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King Charles Warns of AI Threat to Creatives as Ishiguro Says His Books Trained Models

The remarks coincide with a House of Lords inquiry into how AI uses copyrighted works.

Overview

  • During a Windsor Castle investiture, the King told Sir Kazuo Ishiguro it was important to "keep battling" the threat artificial intelligence poses to creative people.
  • Ishiguro said all his books had been used to train AI models and argued that copyrights were infringed.
  • The Nobel laureate, newly appointed a Companion of Honour, said AI could bring benefits if used within controlled, copyright‑respecting frameworks.
  • He previously joined artists and musicians in an open letter protesting the unlicensed use of creative works to train generative systems.
  • As peers open scrutiny of AI and copyright, UK Music chief Tom Kiehl told lawmakers that training on protected material without permission is "pure theft."