EU investigates Google for potential unfair use of copyrighted content in AI-generated summaries
Google Under Antitrust Investigation in Brussels On Tuesday, the European Commission revealed that Google is facing a fresh antitrust investigation centered on allegations of using copyrighted material to train its artificial intelligence models without fair compensation for publishers. The EU’s antitrust authorities are concerned that Google leveraged articles and videos from various publishers to develop […]
Film Industry Group Calls for OpenAI to Prohibit Use of Copyrighted Content with Sora 2
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPA) is urging OpenAI to stop the use of copyrighted content in its new video creation tool, Sora 2, immediately. Since its launch last week, users have been testing Sora 2 with content from movies and TV shows, leading to a surge of videos featuring copyrighted material online. The […]
CEO Robert Thomson criticizes AI companies for taking copyrighted content without permission
Robert Thomson, the CEO of News Corp, has urged the White House to take stronger action against AI companies that allegedly misuse copyrighted material. “Is it right for an AI engine to consume his book?” he questioned. “Suddenly, what was once the ‘art of the contract’ feels more like the ‘art of theft.’” Thomson expressed […]
Meta is intentionally using a large amount of copyrighted content to train its AI models.
Sen. Josh Hawley Addresses Meta’s Alleged Copyright Violations During a hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) accused Meta of “deliberately” using copyrighted material to develop its artificial intelligence models. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee gathered to discuss the “large scale intake of copyrighted works for AI training” in the AI sector. […]
Lords review new change to data bill that demands AI companies disclose use of copyrighted material.
New Data Bill Amendment for AI Companies A recent amendment to the data bill mandates that artificial intelligence companies reveal their use of copyrighted material, following a vote by MPS on Wednesday to discard earlier drafts. The changes introduced by Crossbench Peer and former film director Bevan Kidron pose new hurdles for initiatives that would […]
Ministers in the UK will prevent a change that would make AI companies report the use of copyrighted material.
The Minister has resorted to unusual parliamentary tactics to prevent amendments to data bills that would require artificial intelligence firms to disclose their usage of copyrighted materials. The government intends to eliminate the transparency amendment, which received support from peers in the House of Lords last week, by using financial privileges during the Commons debate […]