Tina Stowell

Baroness Stowell of Beeston is a Conservative Peer. She was Chairman of the House of Lords Communications and Digital Select Committee until January 2025

The copyright battle is only part of the AI war

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Artificial intelligence (AI) really is the next industrial revolution. In fact, it’s already started, and the technology’s capability is developing faster than anything we’ve seen before. Its benefits mean there is so much more to be excited, than fearful, about. But such is the extent of the technology’s power and potential, it is essential we don’t allow it to be controlled only by a small number of Big Tech companies. The approach the EU has taken is not the answer The entrenched incumbents of Silicon Valley have developed some fantastic products and services over the years that we wouldn’t want to be without. But that didn’t give them the right to control who gets to succeed or fail online, or to censor political debate.

The lessons of equal marriage we need to relearn

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The way in which some activists campaign for their cause makes it difficult to believe they really want the rest of us to change what we do or how we think. Trans-right campaigners who seek to silence the likes of the academic Kathleen Stock and stop debate don’t help in enhancing mutual respect and collective understanding. Likewise, attempts to remove Baroness Falkner from her job as head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission don’t help in achieving an equality legal framework that is fair and respectful of all – which is what most reasonable people want.