AI Firms Exploit Online Data, Face Lawsuits and Data Access Deals

Jun 30, 2025
MIT Technology Review
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Summary

Major AI companies scrape the internet for data to train their models, sparking lawsuits from rights holders and prompting deals to legally access data, signaling a shift towards a paid data economy.

Key Points

  • AI companies pillage the internet for training data without consent or compensation
  • Music labels sue AI music companies for copyright infringement over using copyrighted songs for training
  • AI companies strike deals with publishers to access data, signaling a shift towards a paid data economy

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