Peers highlighted their'deep concerns' over tech companies hoovering up content from books and news websites on'an absolutely massive scale'. The House of Lords communications and digital committee said ministers had'a duty' to stop tech giants taking control of the multibillion-pound AI industry, warning urgent safeguards were needed. The emergence of ChatGPT has driven demand for the technology, with millions now using the tools every day, from writing school essays to drafting legal opinions. The House of Lords communications and digital committee said ministers had'a duty' to stop tech giants taking control of the multibillion-pound AI industry (File image) News publishers warned AI tools could make it impossible to produce independent journalism. The report said the Government'cannot sit on its hands for the next decade and hope the courts will provide an answer'.

A British humanoid called Ai-Da has made history by becoming the first robot to speak at the House of Lords. Addressing members of the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee on Tuesday afternoon, the bot spoke about whether creativity is under attack from AI and technology. When asked: 'How do you produce art and how is this different to what human artists produce?', Ai-Da replied: 'I could use my paintings by cameras in my eyes, my AI algorithms and my robotic arm to paint on canvas, which result in visually appealing images. 'For my poetry using neutral networks, this involves analysing a large corpus of text to identify common content and poetic structures, and then using these structures/content to generate new poems. 'How this differs to humans is consciousness.