Connected tech: smart or sinister?

Culture, Media and Sport Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 12 May 2022 Closed: 5 Feb 2024 Parliament page
The DCMS Committee will examine the impacts of the increasing prevalence of smart and connected technology and what needs to be done to ensure it is safe and secure for its users. The Connected tech: smart or sinister? inquiry will explore how devices including smart speakers, virtual assistants such as … Read more
23 Recommendations
8 Conclusions
2 Reports
6 Oral sessions
1 Letter
6 Events
Activity timeline 17 events
11 Jan
2024
Report published
24 Nov
2023
Report published
30 Aug
2023
Report published
7 Aug
2023
Report published
9 Feb
2023
Correspondence
31 Jan
2023
Oral evidence
31 Jan
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
17 Jan
2023
Oral evidence
17 Jan
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
22 Nov
2022
Oral evidence
22 Nov
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
1 Nov
2022
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 6 sessions
31 Jan 2023
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Erika Lewis · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Julia Lopez MP · Department for Culture, Media and Sport Sam Cannicott · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
17 Jan 2023
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David Kleidermacher · Google John Edwards · Information Commissioner's Office Leila Rouhi · Amazon Stephen Almond · Information Commissioner's Office
22 Nov 2022
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Dr Yiyun Kang Svana Gisla · ABBA Voyage
1 Nov 2022
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Dr Asieh Hosseini Tabaghdehi Dr Efpraxia Zamani Dr Matthew Cole
11 Oct 2022
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Matt Lewis · NCC Group Professor George Loukas Simon Moore · Palo Alto Networks
19 Jul 2022
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Antony Walker · techUK Dr Leonie Tanczer Dr Lulu Shi Silkie Carlo · Big Brother Watch
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
Clear
3 Recommendation Deferred
Eleventh Report - Connected tech: …
Establish a discrete AI regulation co-ordination unit within Whitehall to publish regular progress reports.
The Government has announced that it intends to take on a central support role to buttress the regime for AI regulation and provide cross-sector cohesion. The Government should establish a discrete AI regulation co-ordination unit within Whitehall to ensure coherent … Read more
Government Response
The government's response discusses implementing and ratifying the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances and exploring stronger protections against the misuse of performers' likenesses, but does not address the recommendation to establish a discrete AI regulation co-ordination unit or publish regular reports.
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4 Conclusion Deferred
Eleventh Report - Connected tech: …
Current text and data mining framework appropriately balances innovation and creator rights.
We are pleased that the Government has been listening to stakeholders on text and data mining intellectual property for commercial benefit and we are encouraged that Ministers are looking again at this. The current framework, which provides an exemption for … Read more
Government Response
The government responds by discussing its commitment to implementing the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, which relates to moral rights for performers and deepfakes, and not to the committee's observation on text and data mining intellectual property.
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5 Recommendation Deferred
Eleventh Report - Connected tech: …
Cease pursuing broad text and data mining copyright exemption; promote strong licensing schemes.
We recommend that the Government does not pursue plans for a broad text and data mining exemption to copyright. Instead, the Government should proactively support small AI developers in particular, who may find difficulties in acquiring licences, by reviewing how … Read more
Government Response
The government's response focuses on implementing the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances and addressing deepfakes, rather than directly addressing the recommendation concerning text and data mining copyright exemptions, licensing schemes, or a strong copyright regime for AI content.
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6 Recommendation Deferred
Eleventh Report - Connected tech: …
Regain creative industries' trust; ensure transparency, recourse, and redress for AI use.
The Government must work to regain the trust of the creative industries following its abortive attempt to introduce a broad text and data mining exemption. The Government should consider how creatives can ensure transparency and, if necessary, recourse and redress … Read more
Government Response
The government's response addresses the implementation of the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances and issues like deepfakes, sidestepping the recommendation to regain trust with creative industries and consider transparency and redress for wrongful AI use of creative works.
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Government Response AI assessment · 31 of 23 classified
Accepted 13
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 6
Deferred 4
Rejected 7
Total 23 recs + 8 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
9 Feb 2023 To committee Letter from John Edwards, Information Commissioner, relating to oral evidence on 17 January, 6 February 2023
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