UK govt aims for balancing act in ambitious AI plan

Prime minister Keir Starmer tries to harmonise interests of AI developers and creatives in bold package | Proposals include a National Data Library to unlock public sector data | Critics say plan will give “green light” to Big Tech to “line their pockets at the expense of creative industries”.

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