Artificial Intelligence
Public art tribute planned for codebreaker Alan Turing as AI summit opens in the UK
The British codebreaker Alan Turing who laid the foundations for the study of artificial intelligence (AI) is due to be honoured with a new permanent public art commission in Bletchley. Three artists have been shortlisted to create the tribute to Turing as world leaders, policymakers and entrepreneurs meet for a two-day global AI summit held at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes hosted by the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak..
A wartime hero, Turing successfully decoded German messages with the Bombe—his machine designed to break Enigma-enciphered messages—at the British codebreaking site during the Second World War. But after being disgraced by a conviction for “gross indecency” for homosexuality in 1952, resulting in an enforced chemical castration, Turing is thought to have killed himself in 1954.
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The creative industries are fighting back against UK government proposals to let artificial intelligence companies use copyright-protected work without permission.
The latest protest is a silent album co-written by more than 1,000 musicians, including Kate Bush, and follows a statement signed by 48,000 creatives including Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus in which they warned of a “major, unjust threat” to artists’ livelihoods.
Artificial Intelligence
Kate Bush, New Order, & Damon Albarn Among 1,000 UK Artists Protesting Government’s AI Stance With A Silent Album
Last week, the UK government proposed a new policy that would allow tech companies to use copyrighted works to train their artificial intelligence algorithms. Under the proposal, artists and companies could opt out of having their material used for AI, but it would otherwise give the companies unfettered access to people’s creative work without having to license anything. The proposal has incited widespread anger in the UK’s arts communities, and now a team of 1,000 British musicians has released a silent protest album called Is This What We Want?
Writers, publishers, musicians, photographers, movie producers and newspapers have rejected the Labour government’s plan to create a copyright exemption to help artificial intelligence companies train their algorithms.
In a joint statement, bodies representing thousands of creatives dismissed the proposal made by ministers on Tuesday that would allow companies such as Open AI, Google and Meta to train their AI systems on published works unless their owners actively opt out.
