OpenAI is urging the Trump administration to grant AI companies an exemption to train their models using copyrighted material. In response to President Trump’s AI Action Plan, OpenAI recently posted a blog on their stance. The plan, introduced in late February, sought feedback from the private sector with the aim of strengthening America’s status as a leader in AI and fostering innovation within the industry.
OpenAI emphasizes the importance of America’s intellectual property system in driving innovation globally. They propose a copyright strategy that adapts this system to the Intelligence Age, safeguarding the rights of content creators while also preserving America’s AI leadership and national security. The company advocates for the government to protect Americans’ access to AI learning opportunities and prevent the potential loss of AI advancements to China by allowing American AI models to learn from copyrighted materials.
In addition to this proposal, OpenAI recommends stringent export controls on AI chips to China and encourages the widespread adoption of AI tools by the US government. Notably, OpenAI has already made available a version of ChatGPT tailored for use by the US government earlier this year.
Google has also outlined its suggestions for the president’s AI Action Plan, echoing OpenAI’s call for AI models to be trained on copyrighted material. Google emphasizes the importance of balanced copyright rules, such as fair use and text-and-data mining exceptions, in enabling AI systems to learn from existing knowledge and publicly available data. These exceptions facilitate the use of copyrighted material for AI training without significantly impacting rights holders, streamlining the model development process and scientific experimentation.
OpenAI has acknowledged that training leading AI models today would be unfeasible without utilizing copyrighted materials. Despite this acknowledgment, the company has faced multiple lawsuits alleging copyright infringement, including disputes involving The New York Times and a group of authors led by George R.R. Martin and Jonathan Franzen. Concurrently, OpenAI has accused Chinese AI startups of attempting to replicate their technologies.
This article was originally published on Engadget. Preserving American AI models’ ability to learn from copyrighted material is crucial for both securing Americans’ freedom to learn from AI and maintaining the country’s lead in AI technology over the People’s Republic of China. Additionally, the US government should enforce strict export controls on AI chips to China and embrace the use of AI tools on a broader scale, as recommended by companies like OpenAI and Google. Fair copyright rules, such as fair use and text-and-data mining exceptions, are essential for enabling AI systems to learn from existing knowledge and data without hindering progress or facing legal obstacles. Despite facing copyright infringement lawsuits, companies like OpenAI emphasize the necessity of using copyrighted material to train advanced AI models, while also addressing concerns about Chinese AI startups attempting to replicate their technologies.
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