Legal experts offer mixed opinions about how earlier copyright and fair use cases could affect The New York Times' case against OpenAI and Microsoft
A lawsuit accuses OpenAI and Microsoft of violating the New York Times's copyright. But the law is anything but clear.
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Discussion
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
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Whether training an AI on copyrighted works is fair use is the quintessential AI question. Precedent is on the side of AI companies give the Google Books ruling which said it's legal to scan books for book search without permission from the copyright holders. …
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@willoremus
Will Oremus
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Artists, authors, creators, the NYT et al are suing AI firms for copyright infringement. The suits could shake the foundations of the AI boom and rebalance power between humans and machines. But will they actually win? That will hinge on how courts interpret “fair use” for the…
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Matt Hodges
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“Judges so far have been wary of the argument that training an AI model on copyrighted works — the ‘input’ side — amounts to a violation in itself [...] 'I'm going to take the position, based on precedent, that if the outputs aren't infringing, then anything that took place befor…
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@willoremus@mastodon.social
Will Oremus
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Copyright law could be AI's achilles heel. But what will it take for the NYT and other plaintiffs to actually win their cases? — We talked to half a dozen IP and tech law experts about the thorny legal doctrine at the heart of the cases — fair use — and how courts might apply …
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A lawsuit the New York Times filed against OpenAI and Microsoft in federal court last week has the potential to rattle the foundations of the booming generative AI industry, some legal experts say — but they could also fall flat. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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“It's not learning the facts like a brain would learn facts,” said Danielle Coffey, CEO of @newsalliance. “It's literally spitting the words back out at you.'” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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Will Oremus
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Will copyright turn out to be AI's achilles heel? We dove deep into the legal arguments that will decide the industry's future. Story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... w/ @ElaheIzadi [image]