Fair use is quite restricted, though. It is not at all clear whether training AIs would fall under fair use. Your example of a meme already runs into similar i

Fair use is quite restricted, though. It is not at all clear whether training AIs would fall under fair use. Your example of a meme already runs into similar issues. There have been successful lawsuits where meme users have had to pay damaged due to copyright infringement, see for example former U.S. Rep. Steve King having to pay $750 in damages for using a Success Kid meme.