Today, the News/Media Alliance commends the bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Task Force for its leadership and thorough work in issuing a report examining the rapid growth and issues surrounding the implementation of artificial intelligence. At the same time, the content of their report shows how much more effort Congress must do to address these issues.
“At this critical time, where artificial intelligence is being deployed at breakneck speed, leaders need to think about the impact on critical industries before it’s too late,” said Daniel Coffey, president and CEO of the News/Media Alliance. However, the task force recognizes that news and content creators rely on copyright to protect their workforces and investments and to continue producing quality content for the American public. Its high-quality content has led to the development of extensive language models. While many publishers have clearly stated that their content should not be scraped without their permission or approval, the task force notes that “unfortunately, these clearly stated It pointed out that “demands are often ignored,” resulting in disputes and litigation.
Published by News/Media Alliance the study This demonstrated that many large-scale language models often retain and reproduce entire passages of copyrighted news articles. If AI companies can replicate the work of publishers and provide users with the information they want without compensating publishers, they will be able to improve reader relationships, web traffic, and the brands they have built over decades. would cause irreparable damage to the publisher’s business, which depends on the credibility of the publisher.
Coffey continued: “This status quo is being challenged. The law needs to catch up with the technological developments of recent years. Both content creators and AI companies need clear rules to operate by. Users need to know what information they can trust, and AI helps publishers and other creators protect their rights under current law. It is essential that companies transparently disclose the content they use to train and deploy models. “Creators could be able to see if they’re included,” and “users of AI systems could be able to evaluate and understand the output.”
Taking an important next step and passing legislation that requires transparency in AI models, protects publishers’ investments in quality reporting, and ensures a secure future for American journalism in the age of AI. It is imposed on the next Congress. ”
A member of the News/Media Alliance staff contributed to this post.
