Global AI Copyright Rules Take Shape Countries are creating new rules for how AI uses creative work. The UK government proposed four options: keeping current laws, requiring AI companies to get licenses, allowing free data use with opt-outs, or letting anyone use data unless creators say no. This could affect how tools like ChatGPT are trained on books and art. Google showed leadership by making tools like SynthID to watermark AI content and working with publishers on fair use deals.

Australia Fights for Artist Rights Australia's Senate said AI companies must respect artists' copyrights when training models. Companies like ProRata.ai revealed Gist.ai, which lists which artists’ work influenced each AI-made song or image. This could help pay creators fairly, similar to music streaming services.

AI Tools Boost Creative Work At techUK’s London event, marketers learned to use AI for making ads and social media posts faster. Tools like Pinpoint help reporters find quotes in video files quickly. Movie makers shared how AI denoisers improved animation in Oscar-nominated films like *Inside Out 2*.

New Ways to Protect Artists Websites like Have I Been Trained? let artists check if their work was used to train AI systems. Over 1.5 billion images have been removed from datasets after creators opted out. In Germany, lawyers discussed whether AI art deserves copyright protection like human-made work.

US Sees AI in Film and Games Georgia’s first AI Film Festival highlighted ethical AI use in movies. Studios use AI for editing dialog and creating special effects cheaply. Game companies shared how AI helps design characters faster, like a Georgia Tech project from 2017.

The Future of AI and Art While some fear AI will replace artists, others see it as a helper tool. The UK and Japan are leading in making AI that follows copyright rules, while smaller countries worry about being left behind. Companies like Beatoven.ai prove AI can make original music legally, pointing to a future where humans and machines create together.