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AI firms will face copyright infringement lawsuits in 2024

Tech giants are gearing up for a series of potentially bitter legal battles over claims they used copyrighted material in training the latest generation of artificial intelligence

By Alex Wilkins

27 December 2023

KRAKOW, POLAND - 2023/09/12: In this photo illustration a Stability.Ai logo displayed on a smartphone with programing code on the background. (Photo Illustration by Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Stability AI will face off against Getty Images in a copyright infringement case in 2024

Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

ARE cutting-edge developments in artificial intelligence built on a foundation of mass copyright infringement? We may start to find out in 2024. In the US, there are nine separate class-action lawsuits against AI firms, including OpenAI, Meta and Google parent company Alphabet. One of those, Getty Images vs Stability AI, is also being tried in the High Court in London.

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