Google, OpenAI Fighting Hollywood on CA Copyright Bill

Last year California governor Newsom vetoed an AI safety bill that big tech donors didn’t like. That bill, SB 1047, would have required big tech to do safety testing of their AI models. Newsom said it would hurt innovation.

Now another fight is happening. Assembly bill 412 would require generative AI developers to meticulously document and disclose any copyrighted works that they use to train their software.

That is a pretty simple bill that the average Joe can understand. Tech industry lawyers say its not fair. They should be able to use whatever they want however they want.

The bill is supported by the Screen Actors Guild and co-sponsored by the Concept Art Association and the National Association of Voice Actors.

Big tech says it would make it hard for them to steal your data without your permission and some activists said it would hurt startups that are trying to steal your data like the big guys.

You can tell I have an opinion on this one :). Copyright law was created for a reason and that is to protect content creators. What big tech would like to do is be able to use copyrighted work, fed into AIs in a way that would allow them not to have to pay artists but use their skill. I understand but don’t have much sympathy for multi-billion dollar companies doing that. Credit: Cybernews

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