Copyright infringement
AI Risk"The use of large amounts of copyrighted data for training general- purpose AI models poses a challenge to traditional intellectual property laws, and to systems of consent, compensation, and control over data. The use of copyrighted data at scale by organisations developing general- purpose AI is likely to alter incentives around creative expression."
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MITRISK-Bengio2024-49.03.06 - Copyright infringement
"The use of large amounts of copyrighted data for training general- purpose AI models poses a challenge to traditional intellectual property laws, and to systems of consent, compensation, and control over data. The use of copyrighted data at scale by organisations developing general- purpose AI is likely to alter incentives around creative expression."
MITRISK-IBM2025-65.16.01 - Copyright infringement
"A model might generate content that is similar or identical to existing work protected by copyright or covered by open-source license agreement."
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