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Title: Big Tech Emerges Victorious in Early Legal Bout Against Publishers Over AI Training Material
Two of the tech industry's biggest AI players, Meta and Anthropic, have recently secured significant legal victories in two separate court cases which revolve around the use of copyrighted material in training their AI models.
Judges have ruled in favor of both Meta and Anthropic, acknowledging their defense that the use of such copyrighted material is neither infringement nor violation of any copyright law. Their argument hinges on the fact that training AI models with creative works like books or images is an essential requirement for improving the technology and driving innovation in the industry.
These verdicts represent the first major legal endorsement for AI companies' stance on this issue, marking a critical turning point in the ongoing legal battle between tech giants and publishers.
In the Meta lawsuit, the court agreed that the AI models developed by the Facebook parent-company used copyrighted content only to enhance their functionality. The models did not infringe upon any copyright because they only processed the input data during the training phases and didn't export or store copyrighted material.
Anthropic, on the other hand, had to fend off a lawsuit claiming that its language-modeling platform used 500 million-word samples from their content without permission. The company claimed that these samples served as a source of information to provide more human-like responses. The court concurred, affirming that incorporating elements of copyrighted material is necessary for advancing AI technology.
These victories bolster the argument that training AI models with copyrighted material is a crucial element in pushing forward technology advancements. AI companies can now confidently continue using copyrighted materials for improving their models without fear of getting embroiled in legal disputes.
The outcomes of these two court cases indicate a new wave of acceptance
Source: AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch, Link
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