MPA Says Copyright Law Must Be Defended In AI Age

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In a ten-page comment directed to the White House Office of Science and Technology earlier this month, the Motion Picture Association said AI “can, and must, coexist with a copyright system that incentivizes the creation of original expression and protects the rights of copyright owners.” The trade group repping members Amazon Studios, Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal, Walt Disney Studios and Warner Bros.

Entertainment sent the missive during a now closed comment period sought by the Trump administration as it formulates its AI policy.

Giants like OpenAI and Google have asked for fewer restrictions on how they use content to feed their large language models, posting a threat to the current copyright regime.

They are calling it a national security matter because if anything slows them down, China will pull ahead in the AI race. The filing, quietly posted to the MPA’s website, stakes out a position in broad strokes in line with the creative community but moderate enough to pass muster with all of its members.