OpenAI is raising the specter of China and suggesting the US will lose the AI race if it's unable to scrape copyrighted materials. As Ars Technica reports,
The article from MSN discusses a legal battle involving OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, and its use of copyrighted material to train its AI models. OpenAI has argued in a court filing that if it were prohibited from using copyrighted works for training its AI, it would be unable to develop its technology effectively, essentially stating that its business model relies on the use of such material. This stance has raised concerns about copyright infringement and the ethics of AI training practices. The company's argument is that without access to a broad range of texts, including copyrighted books, articles, and other writings, the development of advanced AI like ChatGPT would be severely limited or even impossible. This has sparked a debate on the balance between innovation in AI and the rights of content creators, with critics arguing that OpenAI's approach could undermine the value of original content and the livelihoods of creators.
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Sun, March 16, 2025
