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UK Creatives Unveil AI Report Urging Statutory Licensing as Survey Flags Jobs at Risk

Based on 10,000 responses, the study says unlicensed AI training is already undermining livelihoods across music, writing, photography, illustration.

Overview

  • Nearly three-quarters of UK musicians say unregulated generative AI threatens their ability to make a living, according to the report.
  • The study says one in three creative jobs are at risk from GenAI, which it argues is replacing paid work while drawing on creators’ output without permission.
  • Surveyed members report widespread unauthorized training use, with 99% saying their work has been scraped without consent.
  • Sector impacts cited include nearly a third of illustrators losing commissions or projects, 58% of photographers affected, and more than half of authors seeing work disappear.
  • The coalition proposes a CLEAR framework — Consent, Licensing, Ethical use, Accountability, Remuneration — as the government says it is engaging with creatives to find a solution.