A Stability executive quit after saying that generative AI 'exploits creators.' It could spell trouble for AI companies.

Sat, 11/18/2023 - 07:04

Stability AI has argued that it should be able to train its AI on copyrighted works without permission from creators.
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Stability AI executive Ed Newton-Rex dramatically quit the buzzy AI startup this week.
He opposed Stability's argument that it should be able to train AI using copyrighted works for free.
A huge fight is brewing over whether tech giants should pay for the data needed to build AI.

A fight is brewing over whether tech giants should pay for the copyrighted data needed to train their AI — and a dramatic resignation this week suggests that it is about to get personal.