News Executives Battle Against “Fair Use” Claims for AI Training Data

Industry Executives Urge Congress for Legal Clarification on AI Training Content

During a recent US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Oversight of A.I.: The Future of Journalism,” news industry executives voiced their concerns and urged Congress to provide legal clarity regarding the use of journalism to train AI assistants like ChatGPT. They argued that this practice should not fall under fair use, as claimed by companies like OpenAI. Executives highlighted the need for a licensing regime that would require Big Tech companies to pay for the content they use to train their AI models, similar to rights clearinghouses for music. The plea for action comes as the news industry faces declining revenues while technology companies profit from AI advancements.