Strong IP Laws Are 'the Backbone' of U.S. AI Dominance: Copyright Alliance
Contrary to AI developer arguments that the technology deserves special copyright latitude, strong copyright protection is "the backbone" of AI innovation, rather than the enemy, Copyright Alliance President Keith Kupferschmid wrote Thursday. He said the U.S. has a long history…
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of leadership in innovation and creativity that depends on "established and strong" intellectual property laws. AI companies need human-created, copyright-protected works to develop their models, and disregarding or eliminating U.S. copyright laws means those models can't be developed and U.S. AI dominance can't be sustained, Kupferschmid said. He waved off arguments that changes to copyright law are needed in order to keep up with or beat China in AI, saying the U.S. "want[s] to beat China, not be China" by emulating its lack of IP rights.