OpenAI’s GPT Store Is Triggering Copyright Complaints
Apr 5, 2024
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Publisher claims chatbots in OpenAI's GPT Store were made from copyrighted textbooks. OpenAI faces potential complaints from rights holders. Danish alliance takes action against copyright violations in AI-generated content.
OpenAI's GPT Store faces copyright infringement issues with AI bots using copyrighted material without permission.
AI developers need better tools for copyright detection and transparency to prevent copyright violations in the evolving AI ecosystem.
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AI Marketplace Filled with Copyright Violations
The podcast discusses the issue of copyright infringement in OpenAI's GPT store, where bespoke AI tools are created using copyrighted material without permission. Morton Blickfeld Anderson from Praxis, a Danish textbook company, is specifically targeting bots built on his employer's copyright-protected textbooks. Despite OpenAI's policies against using third-party content without permission, bots like Westeros Writer and Right like Stephen King are found to be tapping copyrighted material. Legal disputes and the challenge of identifying infringing bots highlight the complexities surrounding copyright violations on the AI platform.
Challenges for Copyright Holders in AI Environment
As GPT technology advances, copyright holders like Blickfeld Anderson face hurdles in detecting and addressing copyright infringements in the AI landscape. While DMCA takedown notices have been used to remove infringing bots, the lack of transparency in developers' uploaded information poses difficulties in monitoring and preventing copyright violations. Organizations like the Danish Rights Alliance have intervened to protect copyrights, urging AI developers, including OpenAI, to implement better tools for copyright detection. The emergence of services like PatronusAI's copyright catcher aims to help AI companies navigate potential copyright issues, indicating the need for enhanced safeguards and transparency in the evolving AI ecosystem.
A publisher says some chatbots in OpenAI’s GPT Store were created using its copyrighted textbooks. OpenAI has taken down some of the bots but could face more complaints from rights holders. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.