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Congress Wants Tech Companies to Pay Up for AI Training Data
Jan 16, 2024
Debate on whether AI companies should pay for training data; Growing consensus in Washington, D.C. that tech giants should compensate media outlets for using their work in AI projects; Ongoing Congressional debate on whether tech companies should be obligated to pay for AI training data; Differing viewpoints on fair use, compulsory licensing, and potential implications for the information ecosystem.
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- Lawmakers support media industry calls for tech companies to pay for licensing news articles used in AI training data.
- There is debate over the necessity of mandatory licensing, but agreement that AI companies should pay to license news media's data.
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Growing Consensus on Payment for AI Training Data
In a recent Senate hearing on AI's impact on journalism, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle agreed that tech giants, including OpenAI, should pay media outlets for using their work in AI projects. Media industry leaders assert that using journalistic content without compensation is imperiling their industry and infringing on copyright. They urged lawmakers to clarify that using journalistic content without brokering licensing agreements is not protected by fair use. While there is some dissent on the necessity of mandatory licensing, there is agreement that AI companies should pay to license training data, but the form of licensing regime remains to be seen.
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