More than 40 UK organisations from music, art, publishing and film are calling for the Government to tackle big tech firms' unauthorised use of content to train AI systems, writes Paul Revoir.

The Creative Rights in AI Coalition, which was launched yesterday in the UK, is urging ministers to protect copyright rules for creative groups.

There is huge controversy over the way tech companies use content from the UK to feed their AI systems, without paying or crediting these firms.

The Government is expected to launch a consultation on how to manage the relationship between AI companies and creative industries.

The coalition wants ministers to adopt a set of principles that would become "a framework for developing AI policy".

It said this included the need for "robust" protections for copyright control and "transparency" for content creators.

Among members of the group are the Publishers Association, UK Music, the Motion Picture Association and DMG Media.

Polling released yesterday showed that 72 per cent of people thought AI companies should be made to pay royalties to the creators of content they use to train their systems.

The coalition said: "Protecting copyright and building a dynamic licensing market for the use of creative content in building generative AI isn't just a question of fairness: it's the only way that both sectors will flourish and grow.

"The UK creative industries generate well over £100bn annually. We have earned the right to have our voice heard."

The group said AI developers had "largely exploited" copyright-protected works "without permission".