Congress Debates Laws to Protect Journalism Jobs From Unlicensed AI
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Congress held a hearing expressing concern over AI threatening journalism jobs and the news media industry. They discussed making laws to force AI companies to license content used for training algorithms.
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Media CEO Roger Lynch argued AI cannot replace quality journalism created by human reporters with "grit, integrity, ambition and creativity."
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Currently AI systems just "mash up copies" of existing content at scale without permission or compensation, violating copyright law.
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The New York Times recently sued OpenAI for using its content to train AI models like ChatGPT without permission. Legal experts say the lawsuit has merit.
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While some frame AI as an unstoppable technological leap, copyright laws that make AI companies pay for training data are within our control and can responsibly protect journalism.