How Copyright Licensing Could Unlock the True Potential of Responsible AI—Are We Ready?
Future medical breakthroughs, transportation solutions and agricultural innovation will rely on quality AI. Inventors and artists will harness AI to forge new fronts for productivity and expression. AI will also need the continued ingenuity and expertise of artists, scientists, journalists, photographers and others as it needs electricity and semiconductors.
What good are AI-generated summaries of today’s news if there are no journalists to report it?
Big Tech’s argument that America must choose between advancing AI or respecting property rights is flagrantly self-serving and a false choice. Copyright and AI are complementary, and America should seek to excel at both. In 2021, the core copyright industries generated $2.09 trillion in economic activity, nearly 8 percent of U.S. GDP. Exports of copyright works exceeded $230 billion, meaning America’s content creators brought back more to the U.S. economy than the agricultural, aerospace and pharmaceutical industries. Although smaller, the U.S. AI market accounts for $146 billion and may reach $850 billion by 2034.
