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UK to pilot Creative Content Exchange for AI training licences as opt-out plan stalls; consultation widens, with copyright impact reports due by 18 March 2026

Published on: 20 January 2026

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Parliament was told by DCMS that the UK government will run a pilot of its Creative Content Exchange from January 2026, offering creators a route to licence their material for AI training. The broader consultation on AI and copyright will add further sessions, yet there remains no practical solution in sight for the government’s favoured model, which it believes would strike a balance between creators’ rights and the needs of AI developers seeking up-to-date datasets. Ruth Hannant, DCMS’ Director General for Policy, told the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee that the exchange, trailed in summer 2025, will operate for 12 months from January 2026 with a review halfway through. She said the initiative is experimental, with a test-and-learn approach, and stressed that the state-backed platform is not intended to supplant existing marketplaces. However, growing worries suggest it could dampen early-stage private exchanges that aim to connect AI firms with creative communities. The Committee also called in the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy, alongside the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Liz Kendall, covering the exchange, AI developers’ needs, and the rights of creators at issue...

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