Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

Leaving aside the internal U.K. politics, which are beyond the scope of this newsletter, the contrast in the two approaches, and the option selected by most governments, is interesting. "In the UK's Growing Up in the Online World consultation, young people's most consistent demand was mandatory labelling of AI-generated content. The government response never mentions labelling, watermarking or provenance, and neither did 23 peers in the House of Lords debate on AI and children." There have been attempts to label AI-generated content, but in a murky "you can't see it" sort of way. After seeing the debates and policies around food labeling, I can't see anything clear and straightforward being developed. Nor can I see the social media bans enduring for any significant length of time.

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