Publishers Sue AI Firms Over Copyright; Debate Rages On Compensating Creators
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Publishers and artists filed copyright lawsuits against AI text/image generators in 2022, with ongoing legal battles in 2024.
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The New York Times is upset that OpenAI and Microsoft allegedly used millions of Times articles without permission to train AI models like ChatGPT that can generate similar stories.
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The core issue is whether AI-generated content infringes on copyright, and if creators should be compensated. There are also debates around changing copyright law.
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There is an argument that AI displaces human creators and labor. Courts will determine if this argument has legal grounds.
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US and China have ruled AI-generated content can be copyrighted if created under direction of a human user. The human is seen as the creative driving force.