The Training Wheels Are Off: The Copyright Implications Of Training Generative AI

The Bottom Line

• Two pending lawsuits are among the recently filed cases that will test how copyright law will be applied to AI.
• Given the novelty and rapidly evolving nature of GAI, individual creators and companies using GAI need to tread carefully to avoid claims of infringement and to protect their IP.
• As this is an emerging issue, stay tuned for more Davis+Gilbert alerts on the use of GAI and best practices recommendations.

With the introduction of several readily available applications, artificial intelligence (AI) has leaped into the mainstream and brought with it a host of legal questions.

Following the release in November of the now popular generative AI platform ChatGPT by OpenAI, companies including Microsoft and Google are rushing to release their own generative AI services or integrate them into their existing offerings. With a growth in attention-grabbing AI antics, like actor Ryan Reynolds using ChatGPT to craft, in his words, a "mildly