Balancing Innovation and Fairness: The Murky Legal Waters of AI and Copyright
• ChatGPT and other AI models are creative forces that could threaten human creators by replicating their work without permission or compensation
• Copyright law is unclear on whether training AI models on copyrighted content is legal "fair use"
• AI companies argue they are adding something new by using content to innovate, but individual artists may still challenge copycats
• Voluntary licensing deals like Axel Springer's with OpenAI could ensure creators get recompense when AI uses their work
• Updating copyright law could balance promoting AI progress and ensuring human creators benefit from their work powering new AI art