Of course they could - but all of the value in AI is in being able to use that copyrighted material to fake talent you don't want to pay for (or spend time crea

Of course they could - but all of the value in AI is in being able to use that copyrighted material to fake talent you don't want to pay for (or spend time creating.) Companies are firing artists and writers en masse rather than pay them to train AIs for a reason.