AI Art Lawsuit Spotlights Copyright Concerns Over Generative Models
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Tech companies are allegedly using copyrighted artworks without artists' consent to train AI generative models, spurring lawsuits. Midjourney is accused of using a list of 16,000 artists for this.
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Artists are concerned AI art undermines livelihoods and misappropriates style and intention. An AI "completing" a Keith Haring work about AIDS exemplifies this.
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Pending lawsuits seek to rein in AI art infringement, but legislation may be more effective. Some in Congress, however, are distracted from addressing AI impacts.
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Artists are turning to tech to protect work from scraping, using digital tools to ID and tag work. The scope of "misappropriation" by AI is called "staggering."
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CAMILLE PISSARRO painting looted by Nazis remains held by Spanish museum despite appeal by heirs, highlighting complex legal issues on returning such art.