The creation of works made with artificial intelligence (AI) raises numerous legal questions. In particular, copyright law, since these tools use content protected by this notion to train their linguistic model.
In this context, Microsoft said that it was ready, this Thursday, September 7, to assume legal responsibility for any violation of copyright on the content generated by the AI software it markets to companies.
A measurement reported by the Financial times which aims to reassure paying users as concerns grow over potential conflicts with content owners.
Numerous judicial proceedings
In detail, the American technology giant has agreed to cover the legal costs of its commercial clients who would be prosecuted for having used its AI tools or the results obtained through them.
Microsoft will protect paying customers of Copilot GitHub, a generative artificial intelligence capable of producing lines of code, as well as its customers who use Copilot Microsoft 365, which applies artificial intelligence to services and applications such as Word, Teams and Power Point.
Questioned by him Financial timesIlanah Fhima, a law professor specializing in intellectual property at University College London, believes that “this decision opens the market” and “makes the acquisition of these tools more desirable because it eliminates an obstacle for companies that now have this insurance.” of legality. protection.
Last June, Adobe also pledged to compensate users of its Firefly AI tool. The battle over generative AI and copyright has already led to legal action by image providers against AI companies. This is particularly the case with Getty Images.
Artists, media outlets and even publishers have reported that their content, protected by copyright, was used to train linguistic models without their consent or any compensation.
Source: BFM TV
