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The world is buzzing about the advantages of #artificialintelligence (AI), considered the 4th industrial revolution. Some of the benefits are undeniable, but many of the risks are unquestionable. First and foremost is the immense threat to #creators, #artists, #authors and #rightholders. Many AI models are trained using vast data sets, which often include #music, #images, #texts and other creative content taken from the internet. This material, created by artists and authors, is incorporated into AI systems without the consent or remuneration of the original creators, which represents a form of unauthorized use of their works. A blatant violation of copyright rules. Currently, artists and authors cannot control how their works are used to train AI models. Without explicit permission, this content can be manipulated or reinterpreted in ways that go against the creators' original vision, which diminishes the value and integrity of their creations. The letter below, signed by creators and rightsholder organisations calls for a meaningful implementation of the AI Act to enable creators and rightholders to exercise and enforce their rights when it comes to ingesting and copying copyright-protected works for training by AI models. IFPI AEPO-ARTIS CISAC GESAC - authorsocieties.eu IMPALA Independent Music Companies Association ICMP Independent Music Publishers International Forum (IMPF) News Media Europe European Publishers Council (EPC) European Federation of Journalists

The US Copyright Office has recently adjusted its stance on AI-generated content, which could significantly impact how we use AI tools in educational and creative industries. A detailed discussion by Wired sheds light on these changes: How do you think these changes will impact the creation and use of AI-generated materials in educational settings on our side of the pond? Will this encourage more innovative uses of AI, or does it pose new challenges in terms of content ownership and intellectual property? #AI #CopyrightLaw #EdTech #InnovationInEducation #DigitalRights

Revealing the sources of Generative AI to protect creators The US is pushing forward with a copyright disclosure bill which is designed to protect the interests of creators. There has been a whole series of challenges to Generative AI applications and companies which have been accused of 'theft' by training their datasets on content which is copyrighted. Some organisations like the FT, for example, recently reached agreements with OpenAI which recognises the value of their journalism as a source for AI applications. One of the complications is that some copyright challenges have failed as AI developers have successfully argued that they are not 'stealing data' instead their systems are merely learning from it. A US bill is pushing for greater transparency around the sources of information that AI systems are trained on. It could be argued that they are fighting back for human creators. The Bill appears to have been well received and creates some innovative ideas. Disclosure of sources is critical for a range of reasons: recognising the rights of the creator and also there are some large organisations who are frankly a bit queasy about taking on AI systems when they don't know what data they have been trained on and whether it is laden with potentially reputation damaging content which could surface at some stage and/or unfairly influence decisions or have a discriminatory impact on functionality. New technology cannot be wished away. It is here to stay and in so far as the likes of chat gpt are pioneering and are opening up new frontiers of knowledge and possibilities. Regulation and legislation has to do the same. It looks like templates for transparency -keeping humans in the loop are becoming clearer. These are themes that we are regularly covering at our AI sessions at the Digital Leadership Forum. And through our training sessions and knowledge sharing sessions. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #CopyrightLaw #Copyright #USPolicy #TechPolicy #ContentCreation #Innovation #GenerativeAI #AICopyright #AItransparency #SchiffBill #FutureOfWork #ContentRights #ContentOwnership #Creativity #whosonthehook #AIethics #AIregulation #whosgettingpaid #ai #aiforgood #innovation #legalai #copyright #humansintheloop #thedigitalleadershipforum

🚀 Empowering Creators in the AI Age! The Directors Guild of America and Professional Photographers of America are among the many supporters of the new Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act. Introduced by Rep. Adam Schiff, this legislation enforces transparency by AI companies, safeguarding the rights of creators whose works are instrumental in AI training. A critical step toward fair use and ethical AI practices! #CreativeRights #TransparencyInAI https://lnkd.in/grtr-3Kx

Artificial intelligence is such an interesting technology that also leads to a unique way we must view copyright and the law. This not only references information gleaned from AI services but also that which is used to train AI models. In fact, Anthropic is being sued for copyright infringement based on how it is training its AI model. This suit is in the form of a class action brought by three authors alleging that the AI, Claude, was trained on copyrighted information. As we continue to integrate AI into our lives and work more, it will be interesting to see how issues of training and copyright impact are resolved. https://lnkd.in/eCwBDbVa #AI #Technology #Copyright

#GenerativeAI skirts copyright laws and outdated legal ideas, allowing billion-dollar enterprises and large language models to wantonly infringe on authors and creators. A decade ago, a company had to own the data it trained an AI construct. It cost them money, and rightly so. Unfortunately, companies have spent millions upon millions on court battles and lobbyists to erode our copyrights. Worse still, they have forged ahead and interpreted the law for themselves, deciding that theft of works to train generative AI is "fair use" when they know full well that it isn't. With the Veracity Mark™ "Enjoined" symbol, AI systems are specifically and publicly denied the use of any work it is affixed for purposes of training a generative AI – eliminating any ambiguity. Get to know your Veracity Marks at www.veracitymark.com #newyorktimes

Very interesting and to some extent inspiring - the Ukrainian approach to AI and copyrights. In this article by Liubov Maidanyk, Deputy Director of Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO), you can read about: • the state registration of works containing AI-generated objects • sui generis right to non-original objects generated by a computer program Maybe my much-more-into-AI Polish colleagues would be happy to toss a quick comment? (Damian Flisak, Roman Bieda, Karolina Wilamowska, Marcin Fijałkowski, Michał Markiewicz and not only :-) #AI #copyrights #UANIPIO #IP

Here's Creative Media's latest "AI Case Tracker" - the key generative AI-focused media and entertainment infringement cases (and all the latest updates as of the end of this past week, 3/15/24). These legal cases will define the boundaries of: (1) the "input" side - whether creators need to be compensated for the unauthorized "training" of LLMs on their copyrighted works (or whether Big Tech can use "fair use" as a defense), and (2) the "output" side - whether the relevant copyright test is "substantial similarity" or now a broader "market substitution" type commercial harm test that the The Supreme Court of the United States defined in their recent Prince/Andy Warhol case. In other words, everyone in the entertainment industry - both on the business and creative side - should be tracking these cases closely. That's why I'm here to help! You can track these weekly via my free "the brAIn" newsletter, which is all about how generative AI is impacting the world of #media and #entertainment. I also highlight the 10 key news stories of the past week - and analyze a critical story, perspective or development. https://lnkd.in/gkbXK6PX SUBSCRIBE HERE VIA THIS LINK - https://lnkd.in/gtsk8AH8 #hollywood #tech #copyright #AIlitigation #copyrightlitigation #AI #generativeAI #thebrainnewsletter

In the world of Generative AI, a new proposed law could change the game for the tech industry. The Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act would require companies to disclose all copyrighted materials used in training AI systems. This highlights the delicate balance between innovation and intellectual property rights. What's most exciting about the proposed legislation to me is the creation of a publicly available database containing submitted notices. This will allow copyright owners to verify if their works have been included in AI training datasets, bringing much-needed transparency to the process. It's clear that human creativity is at the heart of AI's capabilities, and that leveraging copyrighted materials has been crucial to developing cutting-edge models. This raises important questions about how we foster technological advancement while respecting the creative genesis that fuels it. #GenerativeAI #CopyrightLaw #Innovation #AI

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