The human creative community, the U.S. Copyright Office, and AI-enabled creators all have different ideas about where copyrightable human creativity begins. Are you entitled to royalties if your work is used to help train a model? If a model is prompted to create something that is inspired by a bunch of different styles is that work "original?" If a human uses what they've learned to craft a prompt is the result of that prompt "original?" Humans learn by mimicking. In fact, human beings are the most successful mimics on the planet. “Watch Mommy!” or “Daddy will show you how to do it,” or “Repeat after me” are phrases we have heard all of our lives. You will learn about this subject by mimicking the words, acronyms and concepts written here – that’s why you are reading. Generative AI learns in a very similar way. Has it crossed a line? If it has, we’ve been walking up to the edge for decades. Let's explore.
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