UK needs to relax AI laws or risk transatlantic ties, thinktank warns

Tue, 01 Apr 2025

Tony Blair Institute says enforcing stricter licensing rules for copyright-protected material will threaten national security interests

Tony Blair’s thinktank has urged the UK to relax copyright laws in order to let artificial intelligence firms build new products, as it warned a tougher approach could strain the transatlantic relationship.

The Tony Blair Institute said enforcing firm copyright measures would strain ties with the US, which is poised to announce tariffs on UK goods on Wednesday.