Can Gen AI and Copyright Coexist?

Can Gen AI and Copyright Coexist?

In recent years, gen AI companies have drawn heavily on unlicensed copyrighted materials to train their large language models. This practice has sparked legal battles, with courts divided on whether training AI on such content constitutes fair use. This ongoing debate has significant implications for creative industries and AI companies alike. The debate is far from over and is likely to work its way up to the Supreme Court, but in the meantime,…

HBR: Can Gen AI and Copyright Coexist? - Stephen's Lighthouse

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EU-commissioned study on generative AI and copyright suggests overturning the current opt-out approach that 'effectively treats silence as consent'

Quotas for human-authored content, too? I'm in.

AI and creative sectors convene to tackle copyright issue

Representatives from the AI and creative sectors will convene into working groups to seek solutions to the ongoing issue of copyright protections for training data. For as long as publicly available AI models have been able to generate writing, images and video based on the data of millions of existing pieces of work, there has been a fierce debate over the legality of the practice. Numerous campaigns from high-profile artists like Damon Albarn,…