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US government backing signals lower copyright risk for training your models
◆ 85RelevanceOn a story from TechCrunch AI1mo ago
The government’s stance suggests that AI dominance is now a matter of national interest, likely shielding builders from aggressive copyright overreach. This reduces the tail risk of your training data being declared illegal, allowing you to prioritize data scale over expensive licensing.
Takeaways
- US prioritizes global AI competitiveness over strict copyright enforcement for model training.
- The risk of federal crackdowns on scraped training data has significantly decreased.
- Expect the 'Fair Use' defense to remain the standard for US-based AI labs.
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US government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material
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