
Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig on why AI and social media are causing a free speech crisis for the internet
Decoder with Nilay Patel
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The Importance of Copyright for AI-Generated Art
Building infrastructure of registries to navigate in the context of AI-generated art is crucial to protect the livelihoods of artists. Without copyright protection for their works, artists will struggle to make a living, similar to the disadvantage American authors faced when foreign authors had no American copyright. Ensuring a level playing field is essential to prevent businesses from bypassing artists and obtaining free generative AI content for commercial use.
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