Billionaire Diller Urges Media to Sue AI Makers

Media Should 'Absolutely' Sue AI Makers: Billionaire Barry Diller

Media mogul Barry Diller warned publishers to sue makers of generative AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT that ingest text from articles.

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He compared the emergence of AI technology to the dawn of the internet in the 1990s, citing the enormous destruction it caused.

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Diller urged publishers to act quickly and institute litigation to ensure payment for their work.

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Federal copyright law allows creators to pursue legal claims and damages for copyright violations.

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The use of AI technology is evolving, and courts will consider how copyright laws might apply.

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Frank Gerratana, a partner at the law firm Mintz, stated that new court decisions may apply copyright law in unexpected ways.

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Though representatives for OpenAI did not comment on the issue, there are uncertainties regarding the copyright implications of generative AI.

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