Under what circumstances should AI companies be allowed to ‘scrape’ content from publishers and artists (i.e. automatically extract their content to use to teach their AI models how to create similar content)?

Under what circumstances should AI companies be allowed to ‘scrape’ content from publishers and artists (i.e. automatically extract their content to use to teach their AI models how to create similar content)? Published on 18 October 2024 → Survey conducted on 18 October 2024 on 5406 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Should be allowed regardless of any objections the publishers or artists may have

Should be allowed by default, unless the publishers or artists have expressly denied permission

Should not be allowed by default, unless the publishers or artists have given express permission

44%

Should not be allowed at all

25%

Don't know

22%

Should be allowed regardless of any objections the publishers or artists may have

Should be allowed by default, unless the publishers or artists have expressly denied permission

Should not be allowed by default, unless the publishers or artists have given express permission

44%

Should not be allowed at all

25%

Don't know

22%

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