OpenAI urges Trump administration to remove guardrails for the industry

OpenAI on Thursday submitted its proposal for the U.S. government's coming "AI Action Plan," to be submitted to President Trump by July 2025.

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AFAICS #copyrightinfringement, I.e. copying #copyrightedmaterial is different from theft. In the latter the victim is deprived of a physical good, while in the former there is unauthorized sharing of knowledge.

"…suits have been filed regarding the use of #copyrightedmaterial during training of #AI systems. But the Times' suit goes well beyond that to show how the material ingested during training can come back out during use.

"Defendants’ GenAI tools can generate output that recites Times content verbatim, closely summarizes it, and mimics its expressive style,as demonstrated by many examples…"

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/ny-times-sues-open-ai-microsoft-over-copyright-infringement/

NY Times sues Open AI, Microsoft over copyright infringement

Shows evidence that GPT-based systems will reproduce Times articles if asked.

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