The bill addresses concerns raised by artists, authors, and creators about the use of copyrighted material without permission in AI training. It has received support from industry groups such as the Writers Guild of America, the Recording Industry Association of America, and the Authors Guild. However, the Motion Picture Association, which typically supports copyright protection measures, is not listed among the supporters.
Key takeaways:
- A new bill, the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure bill, has been proposed by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) that would require tech companies to disclose any copyrighted materials used to train their AI models.
- The bill would require a detailed report on the copyrighted material in the training dataset to be submitted to the Copyrights Register, including any changes made to the dataset.
- The bill has received support from industry groups such as the Writers Guild of America, the Recording Industry Association of America, and the Authors Guild, however, the Motion Picture Association is notably absent from the list of supporters.
- The issue of AI models being trained on copyrighted material without permission has been a contentious one, with artists and authors resorting to lawsuits to assert their rights.