Trump Derides Copyright and State Rules in AI Action Plan Launch

Trump sides with Big Tech in AI copyright battle — "China’s not doing it"

During his remarks before signing new AI executive orders, President Trump made it clear how he feels about the AI copyright debate.

Trump derides copyright and state rules in AI Action Plan launch

Trump: Ordering AI Companies to Pay for Copyrighted Work Is ‘Not Doable’

US President Donald Trump dismissed calls to compensate writers whose works are used to train AI models, calling the idea “impractical” during an AI summit in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. He used the event to outline a vision for a deregulated AI industry and announced a series of executive orders aimed at accelerating domestic AI development.     Contract negotiations for the way AI repurposes content would be impractical, Trump asserted   A…

The UK Should Learn From Trump On AI and Copyright

In a moment of political clarity, President Donald Trump got the issue of artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright exactly right. At the launch of the U.S. AI Action Plan last night, the President laid down two key principles: AI should have the same right to learn as humans do, and without data,

Getting AI companies to agree to licensing deals with copyright owners is “not doable” and “China’s not doing it”, rambles Trump

Donald Trump’s ‘AI Action Plan’ doesn’t talk about copyright, but during an on-stage ramble when launching the plan yesterday the President made it clear he’s very much bought the tech sector’s official line on copyright and AI. Expecting American AI companies to seek permission before making use of any copyright protected works when training their models is “not doable”, according to Trump, and will give China a competitive advantage. “You can’…