Calls for urgent new AI laws in UK and US

Setlist

On this week's show we discuss the calls on both sides of the Atlantic for new AI laws to protect creators, the big love-in between Universal and TikTok as they finally resolve their differences, and more.
SECTION TIMES
01: AI laws (00:07:00)
02: News in brief (00:20:29)
03: Universal x TikTok (00:23:20)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
THIS WEEK'S MAIN STORIES
• MPs call on UK government to create “a pro-creative industries AI bill”
• FKA Twigs and Warner boss tell Senators about the urgent need for a US-wide law to regulate deepfakes
• Universal and TikTok are best buds again
• Universal boss Lucian Grainge talks up the new TikTok deal which “will protect the integrity and value of human artistry”
NEWS IN BRIEF
• EU TikTok ban “is not excluded” says European Commission President, as FCC Commissioner says US ban won’t be scuppered in the courts
• CEO of NewJeans label Ador refuses to convene board meeting as parent company HYBE tries to push her out
• R Kelly fails to overturn Chicago conviction
• Astroworld victims want first trial to be livestreamed
• Taylor Swift and Record Store Day push UK vinyl sales reach highest level since 1994
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