The plan will get framed as helping China and Russia
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Artificial intelligence companies may have to become a lot more transparent about how they train their models, if a new bill from Rep. Adam Schiff passes in Congress. Schiff has proposed the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act, which would require firms like OpenAI to list the copyrighted works they use to build generative-AI systems. The bill comes amid a growing outcry about the burgeoning industry using copyrighted materials to inform their large language models, and it’s the latest in a number of Congressional pushes to regulate the technology and protect human content creators.
“AI has the disruptive potential of changing our economy, our political system, and our day-to-day lives,” Schiff said in a statement. “We must balance the immense potential of AI with the crucial need for ethical guidelines and protections. . . . This is about respecting creativity in the age of AI and marrying technological progress with fairness.”
The bill faces a potential uphill battle in Congress, as there has been plenty of gridlock when it comes to AI legislation. Some opponents worry that regulation would slow down the technology’s pace of expansion, potentially giving countries like Russia and China an advantage. Should it pass, though, here’s what you need to know about it.