USCO Report: Copyright and AI
The U.S. Copyright Office recently published a report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence—after which the head of the USCO was fired by the executive branch of the government.
Here is an excerpt from the introduction:
“The stakes are high, and the consequences are often described in existential terms. Some warn that requiring AI companies to license copyrighted works would throttle a transformative technology, because it is not practically possible to obtain licenses for the volume and diversity of content necessary to power cutting-edge systems. Others fear that unlicensed training will corrode the creative ecosystem, with artists’ entire bodies of works used against their will to produce content that competes with them in the marketplace. The public interest requires striking an effective balance, allowing technological innovation to flourish while maintaining a thriving creative community.”