The legal battles around copyright and fair use could potentially reach the Supreme Court, with the issue of whether copyrighted input going into AI training data is considered "fair use" still largely unresolved. The lawsuit also brings attention to the use of "shadow libraries" for AI training, which host large quantities of copyrighted material. Enterprises are seeking indemnification to protect against potential claims related to their use of AI-generated content.
Key takeaways:
- Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement, alleging that her book was used as training material for their AI models without her consent.
- Legal issues around copyright and 'fair use' in AI are becoming more prominent, with more lawsuits expected to come.
- The datasets used for AI training will be increasingly scrutinized, but enforcing copyright laws, especially against 'shadow libraries', will be challenging.
- Enterprise businesses are seeking indemnification for the use of AI-generated content to avoid potential lawsuits related to AI training data.