{"id":1180440,"date":"2023-09-08T18:40:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T22:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1180440"},"modified":"2023-09-08T18:40:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T22:40:56","slug":"microsoft-offers-legal-protection-for-ai-copyright-infringement-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1180440","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft offers legal protection for AI copyright infringement challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rss-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"intro-image intro-left\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/protection_1-800x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"A man in an armor helmet sitting at a desk with a protective glowing field around him.\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"font-size:0.8em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/protection_1.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"675\" data-width=\"1200\">Enlarge<\/a> (credit: <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"caption-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/photo\/portrait-of-mature-businessman-wearing-helmet-royalty-free-image\/125884691\">Getty Images \/ Benj Edwards<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div><a name=\"page-1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Thursday, Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/on-the-issues\/2023\/09\/07\/copilot-copyright-commitment-ai-legal-concerns\/\">announced<\/a> that it will provide legal protection for customers who are sued for copyright infringement over content generated by the company&#8217;s AI systems. This new policy, called the Copilot Copyright Commitment, is an expansion of Microsoft&#8217;s existing intellectual property indemnification coverage, Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/microsoft-defend-customers-ai-copyright-challenges-2023-09-07\/\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft&#8217;s announcement comes as generative AI tools like ChatGPT have raised concerns about reproducing copyrighted material without proper attribution. Microsoft has heavily invested in AI through products like <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/features\/copilot\">GitHub Copilot<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2023\/03\/microsoft-equips-bing-chat-with-multiple-personalities-creative-balanced-precise\/\">Bing Chat<\/a> that can generate original code, text, and images on demand. Its AI models have gained these capabilities by scraping publicly available data off of the Internet without seeking express permission from copyright holders.<\/p>\n<p>By offering legal protection, Microsoft aims to give customers confidence in deploying its AI systems without worrying about potential copyright issues. The policy covers damages and legal fees, providing customers with an added layer of protection as generative AI sees rapid adoption across the tech industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1966332#p3\">Read 5 remaining paragraphs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1966332&amp;comments=1\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Ars Technica &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1966332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft offers legal protection for AI copyright infringement challenges<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enlarge (credit: Getty Images \/ Benj Edwards) On Thursday, Microsoft announced that it will provide legal protection for customers who are sued for copyright infringement over content generated by the company&#8217;s AI systems. This new policy, called the Copilot Copyright &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1180440\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1180441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,110],"tags":[73],"class_list":["post-1180440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ars-technica","category-unfiltered-rss","tag-ars-technica"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1180440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1180440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1180440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1180441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1180440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1180440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1180440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}