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> The cat is out of the box. Adapt or die Probably true to some extent, but that's also why copyright laws are put in place, so there could definitely be laws
by didibus 4y ago
> The cat is out of the box. Adapt or die
Probably true to some extent, but that's also why copyright laws are put in place, so there could definitely be laws made that could require licensing if you use it to generate an AI and then use it for commercial purposes.
The time-window to have the debate of if you should have such laws or not is now.
- zarzavat 4y agoThe internet is global. Idiosyncratic copyright laws tend to just get ignored. It’s illegal (in France) to post a photo of the Eiffel Tower at night, but if you search “Eiffel tower at night” on Google images, you will find plenty of examples. EU database rights are a similarly toothless concept and are just ignored most of the time. If someone sets up an AI anime shop in Mozambique, who is going to stop them?
- didibus 4y agoPractically speaking, and the way things are going, I think you're absolutely right. But theoretically, countries can ban your product if it doesn't comply with local copyright laws. That can mean that say any video game, movie or tv show made with AI generated models that break copyright laws in say US could be banned from being sold in the US. You can even go a step further, and sanction the company, blocking all payment processors that are looking to process payment in the US from disbursing money to that company. So in practice I think you're right, and I'd advise that artists, developers and everyone else braces themselves to it and find ways to stay marketable and relevant even in the age of AI, but in theory it's just a political thing, and if there was real will to do something about it, it could be done.