US urges G20 countries to allow AI training on creators' work
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CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Sept. 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. urged G20 countries on Wednesday to develop rules governing how AI companies use copyrighted material to train their systems, as major American technology firms face mounting lawsuits over the practice.
Companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta have been sued in the U.S. by authors, publishers, media organizations and other creators who allege that the firms misused their work to develop their AI products.
Tech firms train their AI models to generate images and text by feeding them vast amounts of data, often including books, music and art. They have argued that using that work to build their AI tools is legal.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told the G20 officials at a tech-focused meeting in North Carolina that they should allow AI companies to train their models on creators' work, while finding a way to "protect artists."
He said the countries should embrace "fair use," a principle that allows the unauthorized use of copyright-protected works under certain circumstances.
