Recent summer films have included warnings in their end-credits that explicitly state, "THIS WORK MAY NOT BE USED TO TRAIN AI." These warnings are part of a wider effort by studios, including Universal Pictures, to protect their intellectual property as artificial intelligence technologies increasingly utilize vast troves of digital content for machine learning. While a recent ruling favoring Anthropic implies some data scraping could fall under fair use, the legality of using movie content remains uncertain amid evolving copyright discussions.
"THIS WORK MAY NOT BE USED TO TRAIN AI," blares one such warning attached to Universal's animated-heist hit The Bad Guys 2.
The intent of that message - which also appears in the credits of fellow Universal Pictures blockbusters - is crystal clear.
Studios are trying to claw back a semblance of control over their intellectual property.
Despite a recent, first-of-its-kind victory for the AI company Anthropic, the jury remains both literally and figuratively out as to whether scraping other kinds of data constitutes actual copyright infringement.
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