Why Tech Professionals Must Lead the Charge on GenAI Safety

I recently spoke to my friend’s daughter, who has had a lifelong ambition to be an illustrator. Despite being extremely talented, she has decided to go in a different direction at university, telling me, “AI means that no one will pay artists to make art.”

I’m not convinced she is right. But if this pattern plays out repeatedly, the creative industries will be starved of fresh talent.

Copyright, which exists to protect and regulate a piece of work — whether it’s a book, painting, piece of music or software — might protect…