The core of the legal case in AI copyright infringement revolves around the need to prove that copyrighted music was used to train AI models. While the companies claim their models generate new works, the argument asserts that machines copy, while humans create. Unique human creativity, experiences, and inspiration set humans apart from machine learning algorithms, which rely on patterns and predictive models. The lawsuit contends that hiding inputs and claiming transformative use doesn't absolve from proving copying. The legal argument refutes the idea that machine learning is akin to human creativity by emphasizing the distinct nature of human creation and the limitations of AI in truly innovating.
Record labels — including Sony, Universal and Warner — are suing two leading A.I. music generation companies, accusing them of copyright infringement. Mitch Glazier, chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America, the industry group representing the music labels, talks with us about the argument they are advancing. Then, we take a look at defense technology and discuss why Silicon Valley seems to be changing its tune about working with the military. Chris Kirchhoff, who ran a special Pentagon office in Silicon Valley, explains what he thinks is behind the shift. And finally, we play another round of HatGPT.
Guest:
- Mitch Glazier, chairman and chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America
- Chris Kirchhoff, founding partner of the Defense Innovation Unit and author of Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War
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