This week, two main AI firms scored early wins in court docket, with federal judges siding with Meta and Anthropic in separate lawsuits over how their fashions have been skilled on copyrighted materials.
The selections signify the primary actual authorized validation of AI firms’ argument that coaching fashions on books, photos, and different artistic works may be thought of “truthful use” — even when these supplies weren’t obtained with permission. It’s an enormous deal for firms constructing generative AI, and a possible turning level for the various lawsuits nonetheless in movement.
Immediately, on Trendster’s Fairness podcast, hosts Max Zeff and Anthony Ha have been joined by Sean O’Kane (who graciously stepped in whereas Kirsten headed off to the Nevada desert to see the subsequent huge act of Redwood Supplies, the startup based by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel) to dive deeper into the rulings. Whereas neither case units a precedent but, Anthony famous that appeals are seemingly, and broader challenges might in the end form how AI firms work together with whole industries going ahead.
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