How Copyright Licensing Could Unlock the True Potential of Responsible AI—Are We Ready?
These voluntary arrangements sustain the global creative economy. Licensing drives everything from TV streaming services to the e-reader lending programs offered by public libraries. Opt-in licenses benefit everyone: they create negotiated solutions that rightsholders and users can fit to their specific needs and price points.
As groundbreaking as generative AI technology is, copyright licensing has kept pace with every technological revolution, from the photocopier to the cable box to the internet. And while Big Tech has argued in court that it doesn’t need to pay for copyright content, it has never argued that it doesn’t need it. High-quality, accurate and trustworthy generative AI depends on high-quality, accurate and trustworthy training material. What would you trust more, a language model trained on the copyright work of professional authors and scientific journals or one trained on social media posts?
