Reported EU legislation to disclose AI training data could trigger copyright lawsuits

The current AI boom, from Bing and Midjourney, relies on free access to training data, much of it scraped from the web and often protected by copyright. The use of this data has led to both criticism and lawsuits, particularly in the art world, with rights owners arguing that their work is being exploited without their permission.

Some of the AI world’s biggest players, like OpenAI, have avoided scrutiny by simply refusing to detail …

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