The Problem With Suing Gen AI Companies for Copyright Infringement
Microsoft’s successful deployment of OpenAI’s ChatGPT has caught companies like Google and Apple off guard, prompting Google to respond aggressively by developing its own generative AI solution called Bard. However, both Microsoft and Google are now facing class-action lawsuits alleging copyright violations related to training their AI systems on massive amounts of data.
The plaintiffs in these lawsuits may not fully comprehend the implications of their actions. Winning the lawsuits could result in unintended consequences for their careers, as they too may be sued in the future for learning from others, similar to how AI systems are trained.
Generative AI is trained by observing vast amounts of data and patterns to create an amalgamated knowledge that constitutes the AI’s “brain.” It’s challenging to trace the behavior back to individual contributors in the training data due to the federated and anonymized nature of the process.
However, if lawsuits against AI platforms are successful, the same case law could be applied to human learning, potentially leading to comedians or other professionals being sued for using similar training methodologies.
The article argues that suing generative AI companies could have adverse effects on the way humans learn and share knowledge, potentially leading to a complicated web of copyright claims and penalties.
In conclusion, the article suggests that the plaintiffs in these lawsuits are unlikely to prevail, and even if they do, the repercussions could be far-reaching and damaging to the way knowledge is acquired and shared in the future.
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