Concerns over job displacement and legal challenges in the AI industry

The use of AI in creative professions raises concerns over job displacement, particularly in writing professions. Some authors have voiced their worries that AI tools have been trained on their copyrighted books without permission or compensation. AI companies argue that their models are trained on publicly available data, including paywalled and pirated content. Lawsuits and potential new regulations could impact AI tool development, requiring companies to include licensing in their data collection practices or retroactively compensate content creators for copyrighted content used in training models. Legal challenges are also arising with AI tools that produce imagery and computer code, with lawsuits being filed against OpenAI and Microsoft subsidiary GitHub for reproducing licensed code snippets without credit in their AI tool GitHub Copilot. Access to data may become more restricted or costly, leading AI companies to reconsider their business strategies.