AI is quickly evolving and poised to become a new normal, but copyright law is still playing catch-up. Can AI be trained on copyrighted material to create the large language models that power generative AI systems like ChatGPT? Are works created using AI tools like Midjourney able to be protected?

WSJ asked an intellectual property lawyer to break down three of the biggest cases to explain how copyright law is adapting and what it means for the future of generative AI.

Chapters:
0:00 AI-related lawsuits
0:26 Should AI work be copyrighted?
3:27 Can AI work violate the right of publicity?
5:19 Can AI be trained on copyrighted work?

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