Seize the data! : Legal and regulatory issues for Artificial Intelligence (AI) training data

Seize the data! : Legal and regulatory issues for Artificial Intelligence (AI) training data

Data serves a vital role in training artificial intelligence (AI) models. Data is scraped from various sources including websites. The term data mining and data scraping are similar but not quite identical in nature. It is similar in the sense that both involved bulk copying of data.

Algo-rhythms to beats : Legal considerations for music created by generative AI

Algo-rhythms to beats : Legal considerations for music created by generative AI

Another form of generative artificial intelligence (AI) that has been frequenting the headlines is AI-generated music. A well-known example being the viral Drake and The Weeknd song titled “Heart on My Sleeve” which has now been pulled off Apple Music and Spotify. This AI-generated song produced remarkably realistic renditions of Drake and The Weeknd’s voices. 

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) : Overview, risks, and regulation

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) : Overview, risks, and regulation

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a set of algorithms trained on large volumes of data to generate output like images, text, music and videos. A popular example of this is ChatGPT which is a large language model (LLM) developed by OpenAI. Other generative AI also include DALL-E which generates art from text descriptions.

AI Image Wars: the Battle over Copyright Images Reaches the Courts

AI Image Wars: the Battle over Copyright Images Reaches the Courts

Photo licensing agency Getty Images is suing Stability AI for copyright infringement.  The news comes after three artists filed papers in the US District Court of California allege that UK company Stability AI (and Ors), which uses artificial intelligence to generate images, “downloaded or otherwise copied billions of copyrighted images without permission”, to create its image generator software product Stable Diffusion.

Laytons Artificial Intelligence (AI) Series: Data protection and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Laytons Artificial Intelligence (AI) Series:  Data protection and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial intelligence (AI) paves way for innovative technology advancement which benefits society, but there is also a potential for it to affect individuals' rights and freedoms. Consumers have become increasingly concerned about data security in recent years, resulting in "techlash" - a growing negative feeling against large tech companies.

Libralex Art Law Conference: Blockchain & the art market: Hype or revolution?

Libralex Art Law Conference: Blockchain & the art market: Hype or revolution?

On Friday 6 May London’s Christie’s hosted the second Libralex Art Law Conference in collaboration with The International Art Market Studies Association (TIAMSA) and Christie’s Education: “Blockchain and the Art Market: Hype or Revolution?” with a Keynote Speech from, Christie’s Deputy Chairman of 20th & 21st Century Art EMEA, Dirk Boll.