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Politics and the uncertainty of the AI "nopt-out"
While initially taking a "scorched earth" policy position on copyright and AI, the British Government has come to its senses. It just doesn't know what its senses are now.
Mar 19, 2026
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Grammarly's creative smash-and-grab ends in rapid retreat
What could go wrong releasing an AI feature which lets people have their text "edited" by famous real-world experts and writers? Everything, if you haven't asked them first.
Mar 12, 2026
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If the robots all look the same, how do you stand out in an era of AI everything?
As a small civil war breaks out at the AP over LLM usage, it shows how AI content is forcing organisations once known for quality to make some hard decisions.
Mar 5, 2026
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Tears over a giant AI "heist" find few sympathies in the real world
An AI giant is upset their training data has been accosted by rivals in a way that looks pretty familiar to anyone who has been raided by AI already.
Feb 26, 2026
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A truth gap so wide you can drive a bus-sized cod through it
What a load of codswallop. Why strive to verify your excellence when you can simply lie to an LLM?
Feb 19, 2026
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AI firms and paying for content revisited
A leading figure of the AI revolution is revealed as predicting the effects of not paying the true value of the content such systems are trained on. His words could haunt the industry.
Feb 12, 2026
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Skills, shills, and poison pills - the UK's confusion over AI and IP masks actual progress
Beware the AI-company experts when considering issues around AI and copyright. One arm of the UK government recognises this, while another is trying not to.
Jan 29, 2026
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AI and slop: do they mean the content or the investment?
A degree of rationality is taking hold over the uses and limitations of AI systems as slop content helps erode the sheen of the new.
Jan 22, 2026
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The copyright circus and the theatrics of policy vs law
Watching a UK government committee question AI industry figures on content and copyright yielded some enlightening moments, and not necessarily for the right reasons.
Jan 15, 2026
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Is 2026 a transformative year for copyright?
As the LLM transformation magic fails to work on Harry Potter, are The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the vanguard of a counter-cultural copyright battle?
Jan 8, 2026
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Is OpenAI's latest acquisition good politics for us or them?
By parachuting an ex-UK political heavy into the role of global negotiator-diplomat, OpenAI seems intent on reshaping its corporate face outside the USA. And where pragmatism prevails, so do deals.
Dec 19, 2025
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Competition in AI is spurring big players to think again about the role media and content can play in their success
No matter the cost of the pen, it still needs ink and something to write about. The next big AI payday could be playing right into media's hands.
Dec 11, 2025