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It was recently revealed that nearly 200,000 YouTube videos, including material created by globally recognised British musicians, news channels and artists, had been scraped into a dataset used to train AI models. Content from over 40,000 creatives has been found in that dataset, yet consent was not sought from a single impacted creator to use their copyrighted works. This is not a unique case. I asked 200 creatives about their experiences with AI and copyright. I heard repeatedly of negative experiences, including one individual who had 600 images taken to train AI models without their knowledge. It is clear that AI offers a fantastic opportunity for our economy. However, it must supplement and grow industries, rather than replace them wholesale.