We’ve got you ;-)
Photographer - Andre Hunter
Don’t worry, we’ve got you ;-)
Or so say Google and Open AI?
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/12/23914998/google-copyright-indemnification-generative-ai
Is training Generative AI on copyright material illegal and unethical? Maybe? / Maybe not? Depends who you speak to. Will generative AI impact the creative industries and arts both positively and negatively? Probably.
Business doesn’t like uncertainty and nor does the economy and the introduction of Generative AI at pace with these issues unresolved puts risk into businesses including the creative industry.
The reports below suggest Google and Open AI are seeking to mitigate risk by offering users of some of their services indemnity against the risk of copyright infringement. Understandable from their point of view. They are trying to calm the market for a product they need to succeed.
But something leaves me feeling rather “icky”. The “we’ve got you” message is rather akin to “don’t ask where it came from” and “you don’t have to ask those difficult questions” you just enjoy it.
I’m not sure that’s a healthy approach to considering how we will choose to use generative AI in the future.
The reality is that many Generative AI tools are taking massive and wholesale inspiration from all the creative work online at a scale no human artist could. This is game-changing and current regulation and laws may not be fit for purpose.
We’ve got you ;-) ?
or
WE’VE GOT YOU!