Generative AI: Get Ready for a Copyright Showdown!

“The Generative AI Copyright Fight Is Just Getting Started”

“In the summer of 2020, OpenAI unveiled a remarkable piece of software called GPT-3. Give it a few prompts, and the program generates impressively human-like text. Among technologists, journalists declared, this was the dawn of a new era of artificial intelligence, a great leap forward for machine learning.”

With last year’s release of OpenAI’s GPT-3, it’s safe to say that no curtains were left behind in this fantastically orchestrated performance. A grand entrance, complete with flashing lights and awe-struck spectators (well, metaphorically at least), the world of technology eagerly chewed up what GPT-3 had to serve. Many acclaimed think-tanks even hung up their skepticism to celebrate the dawn of a fresh artificial intelligence era, effectively placing machine learning on a gilded pedestal overnight.

Now, it’s only fair to address the big AI elephant in the room – copyright laws. If AI is now curating original art, who gets to throw in the copyright stamp? Is it the AI itself or the human maestro conducting its symphony? The software was taught using numerous books, articles, websites, and other sources of human knowledge slickly tucked away into a database. Like a diligent student, it had the recognizing and repeating game down to perfection, producing impressively human-like text with just a few prompts. An AI that diligently does its homework? Brought a tear to the eye!

The digital beast wanders into uncharted territories, scratching its AI-head, wondering: “Who owns the rights now?” Of course, this raises broader discussions surrounding legal status and rights for artificially intelligent entities. And these aren’t answers one can easily Google, folks! It’s about time courts started brushing up on their tech lingo.

This topic is indeed a Pandora’s box of ethical, legal, and technical issues. Sadly, no terminators or dystopian futures involved (as much of a guilty pleasure those cheesy movie references are). Instead, what awaits is a future of intense debates, dramatic court cases, and nightmarishly complex legislation drafts. The generative AI show is just getting started, and there’s plenty of popcorn to go around.

To the technocrats, welcome to the front row seat of the greatest tech drama of the 21st century. To the clueless bystanders who are still stuck at “what does AI even mean?” – fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be one heck of a ride, folks!

Read the original article here: https://www.wired.com/story/livewired-generative-ai-copyright/