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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 07.03.2026 → Survey conducted on 07.03.2026 on 9816 GB adults

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

3%

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

7%

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

44%

Should not be allowed at all

28%

Don't know

18%

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

3%

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

7%

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

44%

Should not be allowed at all

28%

Don't know

18%