artificial intelligence December's AI Crisis Exposes the Ethical Failures of Unconsented Data Scraping A series of controversies in December, including a major lawsuit from the New York Times and the discovery of harmful content in training datasets, highlights the severe risks of building AI on unconsented data.
openai OpenAI Launches Copyright Shield to Cover Client Legal Fees OpenAI introduces a "Copyright Shield" that promises to pay legal fees for enterprise and API users facing copyright lawsuits. The company makes this announcement alongside new products like a ChatGPT app store and the GPT-4 Turbo model.
ai University of Chicago Researchers Develop Data Poisoning Tool to Disrupt AI Image Generators A new software tool called Nightshade allows artists to invisibly alter their artwork so that AI models learn incorrect information if the images are scraped for training. The developers hope this tactic forces tech companies to negotiate with creators over the use of their work.
ai Authors File Over a Dozen Class Action Lawsuits Against AI Developers Approximately a dozen class action lawsuits currently challenge major AI companies for allegedly using copyrighted books to train generative models without permission. These cases cover US book authors and seek to determine who ultimately qualifies as a class member.
copyright Sarah Silverman and Authors Sue OpenAI and Meta Over AI Training Data Comedian Sarah Silverman and two other authors file proposed class action lawsuits against OpenAI and Meta, accusing the tech giants of using their copyrighted books to train AI models without permission.
ai art Artists File Class-Action Lawsuit Against Major AI Art Generators A group of illustrators sues Midjourney, DeviantArt, and Stability AI, claiming the platforms illegally scrape artwork to train their algorithms.
copyright Landmark Lawsuit Challenges Copyright Risks of AI Image Generators Artists take on AI companies in a groundbreaking case that questions whether training image generators on copyrighted artwork constitutes infringement. The outcome of this lawsuit fundamentally shapes the future of generative AI.
ai Artists File Class Action Lawsuit Over AI Image Generator Copyright Infringement A coalition of artists is taking AI image generators like Stable Diffusion and Midjourney to court for allegedly using copyrighted artwork to train their systems without permission or compensation.
copyright Landmark Lawsuit Challenges Copyright Risks of AI Image Generators A class-action lawsuit brought by artist Sarah Andersen and others puts the copyright implications of AI image generators like Stable Diffusion under intense legal scrutiny. The case questions whether training AI on billions of scraped images constitutes infringement against the original creators.
ai art Artists File Class Action Copyright Lawsuit Against AI Image Generators A new class-action lawsuit takes aim at popular AI image generators like Stable Diffusion and Midjourney for allegedly using copyrighted artwork without permission or compensation. The legal challenge seeks to protect the rights and livelihoods of thousands of human creators.
ai art Artists File Class-Action Copyright Lawsuit Against Major AI Art Generators A group of illustrators is suing Midjourney, DeviantArt, and Stability AI for allegedly scraping their copyrighted artwork to train AI algorithms without consent.
ai art Three Artists Sue AI Image Generators Over Unlicensed Training Data A class-action lawsuit targets Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt for using artists' work without consent to train image generators. The plaintiffs argue this technology threatens to destroy their careers by allowing anyone to replicate their unique styles.
ai art Artists File Class-Action Lawsuit Against AI Art Generators Over Copyright A group of illustrators is suing Midjourney, DeviantArt, and Stability AI for allegedly scraping their artwork to train AI algorithms without consent or compensation. The lawsuit claims these tools act as unlawful collage tools that harm the market for original art.
ai art Artists File Landmark Lawsuit Against AI Image Generators A group of artists is taking Stable Diffusion and Midjourney to court, accusing the AI companies of using copyrighted artwork to train systems that threaten their livelihoods. The class-action suit joins a separate copyright battle launched by Getty Images.
ai Artists Advance Landmark Copyright Lawsuit Against AI Image Generators A federal judge allows visual artists to proceed with key copyright claims against Stability AI and other AI companies, finding their arguments plausible.