Nearly 60 arts and media organisations in the UK are backing a peer's attempts to stop tech firms ignoring copyright rules when training their AI systems, writes Paul Revoir.

Baroness Kidron has tabled a series of amendments to the Data (Use and Access) Bill which would make clear that bots should stick to UK law.

The Government has revealed plans to allow big tech firms to bypass such rules when training AI models.

This would mean creative organisations would have to opt-out if they do not want their work exploited by such companies.

The Creative Rights in AI Coalition, which has around 60 members, including DMG Media, which owns the Daily Mail, has given its support to Baroness Kidron.

The crossbench peer's amendments include imposing "transparency requirements" that would let copyright holders "identify when and from where their work has been taken", and make it clear that AI developers with links to the UK must obey British copyright law.

These are set to be voted on in the House of Lords tomorrow.

Yesterday Paul McCartney criticised the proposed overhaul of copyright law.

He told the BBC's Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme: "The truth is, the money's going somewhere... Somebody's getting paid, so why shouldn't it be the guy who sat down and wrote Yesterday?"

There is huge controversy over the way tech companies use content to feed their AI systems, without paying or crediting its creators.

Ministers claim their proposals "lay the groundwork" for rights-holders to strike licensing deals.

But the News Media Association, a trade body which represents news publishers in the UK, has claimed the Government proposals will allow AI firms to "shirk their responsibilities".

Baroness Kidron said: "Creatives want to work with AI companies, but they don't want to be annihilated by them."