AI 101: Is Training AI Legal?

AI and ChatGPT have the internet abuzz, and promise to transform many aspects of life and work. But litigation is already underway, as rights-holders challenge the use of their material in training different algorithms. In this piece, we explain how the AI training process works, and some of the legal challenges involved.

In this series of blog posts, the team at Lewis Silkin, Ius Laboris's UK firm, unravel the legal issues involved in the development and use of AI text and image generation tools. This initial post explores how these tools operate and considers the legal cases being brought against major AI platforms in the UK and US. Later posts in the series will consider who owns the output of AI image generators, the infringement risks involved in using output created by AI, the ethical implications of programming AI, and what regulation is on the horizon.