Devon artists concerned by planned change to AI laws

Ms McIntyre, from Bovey Tracey, said she would be impacted if the change was to happen.

She said: “We’ve always owned our work, that’s just a part of British law.

“I made this, it’s mine and I can earn money from it and if someone else copies it then that’s against the law.

“But now they are saying everything we’ve ever created, all our artwork, we have to go back and opt out of it being used to train AI.”

Ms McIntyre has written to Mel Stride, Conservative MP for Central Devon, and asked for help.

Stride said although AI presented “significant opportunities for innovation and economic growth” the government was “putting the creative industries at risk”.

“Labour must press pause on its rushed consultation and rethink its approach to harness the benefits of AI without compromising the success of our creative industries,” he said.