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Screen sector urges ministers to act on AI's 'direct threat' to future of UK film and TV
The Guardian
|June 09, 2025
Artificial intelligence companies are plundering 130,000 film and TV scripts to train their models in a raid on copyrighted material that poses a "direct threat" to the future of the UK screen sector, according to the British Film Institute (BFI).
In a wide-ranging report analysing the benefits and threats posed by AI to the UK's film, TV, video game and visual special effects sectors, the BFI also suggests automation could eliminate the entry-level jobs that bring in the next generation of workers.
It says the "primary issue" facing the £125bn industry is the use of intellectual property (IP) to train generative AI models without payment to or permission from rights holders.
The UK creative industries want to see an "opt-in" regime, forcing AI companies to seek permission and strike licensing deals before they can use content, with the government currently in the process of considering what legislation to put in place.
This story is from the June 09, 2025 edition of The Guardian.
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