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Tech firms should pay the creators whose work they use | Letter

Before pledging money for the public good, AI companies such as Anthropic should first pay the creators whose work they use.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated October 25, 2026, 5:11 PM UTC
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  • Before pledging money for the public good, AI companies such as Anthropic should first pay the creators whose work they use.
  • Device manufacturers have a separate responsibility under the same principle: creators should share in the value their work generates.…
  • It could raise up to £300m a year, providing UK creators with additional income, write Barbara Hayes , Tayyiba Nasser , Christian Zimmermann and Paul Seheult Anthropic’s proposal…

Before pledging money for the public good, AI companies such as Anthropic should first pay the creators whose work they use.

Device manufacturers have a separate responsibility under the same principle: creators should share in the value their work generates.…

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