28 April 2023FeaturesCopyrightJoel Smith and Penny Thornton

Copyright and AI generators: are UK rights holders protected?

Artificial intelligence (AI) generators are developing at a startling pace. The product of some AI generators is so good it is hard to distinguish them from genuine work.

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