To avoid future legal challenges, some generative AI companies are allowing artists to opt out of model training or sharing revenue generated by the models. Runway is considering these options. Germanidis also stated that Runway-generated content can be copyrighted and the company will defend its customers if necessary. The U.S. Copyright Office is currently seeking comments on generative AI and intellectual property issues.
Key takeaways:
- Generative AI has raised copyright issues, with authors including George R.R. Martin filing a lawsuit against OpenAI for training its AI-powered chatbot on their work without consent.
- Runway, a company developing generative AI tools for video, is exploring the right approach to training AI models on artists’ and creators’ works, and is considering ways for artists to opt out of model training.
- Several AI companies have faced lawsuits from artists who argue that their copyrights are infringed when their works are used to train AI models.
- Runway co-founder Anastasis Germanidis asserts that content generated by Runway can be copyrighted, and the company will defend customers if necessary, although it has not promised to pay any copyright-related legal damages like Microsoft has.