Legal and Ethical Perspectives on Generative AI
<p>The year 2023 is the rise of Artificial Intelligence, specifically Generative AI. The technology itself isn’t new; numerous tech companies have developed and launched desktop/web/mobile apps with some “generative” components — Maybe you recall having fun with the <a href="https://simsimi.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">SimSimi chatbot</a> or have been using the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.niksoftware.snapseed&hl=en&gl=US" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Snapseed</a> background remover feature?</p>
<p>It is the launch of GPT-4 in March 2023 that triggered the rise and public (non-tech) interest in the technology. The ChatGPT user interface provides easy accessibility for usage and the GPT-4 high-quality content-generation capability took the world by storm as people started seeing the utilization potential of this technology.</p>
<p>This Generative AI democratization — the rapid adoption and usage from the populace — comes with some risks and implications, including legally and ethically. Legal/regulation-wise, this is still uncharted territory, but it is still a good idea to be aware of the potential implications of the technology.</p>
<h1>The Legal and Ethical Perspectives on Generative AI</h1>
<p>Generative AI, with human creativity of usage, can (knowingly or unknowingly) be a source of legal threats. Generative AI regulation is currently (by July 2023) still a relatively open and debatable space, but the risks are imminent regardless.</p>
<h2>1. Copyright and Ownership</h2>
<p>Quoting Wikipedia, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">copyright</a> is a type of intellectual property that gives its <strong><em>owner</em></strong> the exclusive right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform creative work, usually for a limited time. In Generative AI, the “owner” aspect of this copyright becomes <strong>unclear</strong> as there are <strong>multiple parties involved in the creation</strong> of the content, including:</p>
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