\nThe struggle never stops, does it? Companies are in a constant battle against AI companies regarding the information they scrape to train their models. More than a year on, The New York Times is still tangled in a battle with OpenAI and Microsoft. Well, it looks like the battle just got a bit more heated.
\nSeveral major publications are now taking a stand against AI companies, telling them to \u201cStop AI Theft.\u201d They are urging the U.S. government to put a cap on what sort of data AI companies like OpenAI, Google, Meta, and others can use to train their models.
\nMajor publications urge the U.S. government to stop AI theft
\nThis whole push is being spearheaded by companies like The Washington Post, The Guardian, Vox Media (The Verge\u2019s parent company), The New York Times, and more. We already know The New York Times\u2019 stance on AI technology.
\nThey launched an ad campaign called \u201cSupport Responsible AI\u201c, and it\u2019s being run by the News\/Media Alliance trade association. The ads exist both online and in print, so you\u2019re likely to see the ads at some point.
\nSome of the ads show primarily red and white graphics with text like \u201cStop AI Theft\u201d, \u201cAI steals from you too\u201d, and \u201cKeep watch on AI.\u201d Each ad comes with a link pointing to the official support page.
\nWhy the sudden rush?
\nThese publications want the U.S. government to stop AI companies from training their data on copyrighted material. This is the main reason why the New York Times is suing OpenAI. AI companies want the U.S. government to allow them to train their data on copyrighted material. This means that the companies that create and own the rights to content will be powerless to stop companies from stealing it.
\nWe\u2019ve already seen companies like Lions Gate sell out and hand their content over to Runway AI. Also, we have to account for the literal boatload of news publications that sold out to OpenAI. Even Vox Media, one of the companies running this ad campaign, sold out to OpenAI.
\nThis is noble\u2026 but not really
\nMany major companies can defend their content with expensive and lengthy courtroom boxing matches. However, most average people are, as the kids say, cooked. The small-time filmmaker who posts their stuff on YouTube or the indie pop singer are powerless to stop trillion-dollar companies.
\nWe\u2019ve been waiting for more representation from larger brands to help fight AI companies, and this ad campaign seems to be just that. However, we can\u2019t tell if these companies really care about the state of news media. It doesn\u2019t focus on data being used to train AI; it focuses on copyrighted\u00a0data being used.
\nIt doesn\u2019t feel like these companies are sticking up for the little guy. Rather, it feels like they\u2019re just protecting their property. That might have been the thing to spur them into action. Obviously, we can\u2019t say that for sure, but it\u2019s something to keep in mind.
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