Getting Sued for Using AI?

<p>As AI-generated content becomes ever more common, AI’s limitations are
becoming more apparent. Lawsuits are raining down like proverbial cats and
dogs. </p><p>Well, here’s the good news if you’ve been caught with your fingers in
the AI cookie jar – <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/terms/a/artificial-intelligence-ai/">artificial intelligence (AI</a>) behemoths OpenAI have created their <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/06/openai-promises-to-defend-business-customers-against-copyright-claims/">Copyright
Shield</a>, a program that promises legal refuge for users, while Anthropic,
backed by tech behemoths, banks on a liability-shifting model. As the courtroom
drama unfolds, who bears the brunt of AI-generated creativity?</p><p>Hitting the Courts</p><p>Why is all this relevant? Well, Anthropic is <a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/ai-company-anthropic-amazon-sued-universal-music-group/">currently
being sued</a> for copying song lyrics, and <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/tag/openai/" target="_blank" rel="follow">industry leader</a> OpenAI is being done for <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/more-writers-sue-openai-copyright-infringement-over-ai-training-2023-09-11/">training
its models on real life books</a>. </p><p>OpenAI and Copyright Shield</p><p>Perhaps in a bid to stay one step ahead, OpenAI has played its wildcard
in the form of Copyright Shield. During the company’s recent dev conference, CEO
Sam Altman, promised to foot the legal bills for users accused of breaching
copyright laws, if they’re paying customers and not just skimming off the free
version of <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/tag/chatgpt/" target="_blank" rel="follow">ChatGPT</a>. </p><blockquote><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A little on OpenAI’s Copyright Shield:Something I’ve learned over the years is that to big companies, skirting &amp; breaking laws and being fined or sued after the fact is part of the cost of doing business. A thread: 1/