When OpenAI Turned Copyright On Its Head
Recently, OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, announced that it would be launching a tool called Media Manager in 2025. It has been hailed as an “olive branch” to content owners. I’m calling foul on that.
According to reports, Media Manager will allow content owners to tell OpenAI what works they own and “express their preferences for how their content is used in AI.” Under this scheme, copyright owners will be able to identify their copyrighted works and select whether they want those works to be used in training AI systems. Sounds great. What’s the problem?