Will the class-action lawsuit by artists against several AI art generators be successful?
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StaleJan 17, 23, 4:24 PM UTCJan 1, 27, 4:59 AM UTC
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Resolves yes if it is legally confirmed in this case that any or all of the AI image generators violate copyright law(s) OR if any money is awarded to the defendants.
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/artists-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-ai-image-generator-companies/
- From the article:
- "Some artists have begun waging a legal fight against the alleged theft of billions of copyrighted images used to train AI art generators to reproduce unique styles without compensating artists or asking for consent."
- "Using tools like Stability AI's Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, or the DreamUp generator on DeviantArt, people can type phrases to create artwork similar to living artists.
- Since the mainstream emergence of AI image synthesis in the last year, AI-generated artwork has been highly controversial among artists, sparking protests and culture wars on social media."
