On the issue of AI copyright, Blair Institute favors tech bros over Cool Britannia

Think tank report backs data mining for machine learning, leaving artists and rights holders behind
Opinion Former UK prime minister Tony Blair became famous for standing shoulder to shoulder with allies, even though the fallout from the Iraq war forever sullied his reputation. Nonetheless, the institute that bears his name makes it clear who it stands with when it comes to using copyrighted material to fuel the expansion of machine learning into every human domain.…