Artificial Intelligence is completely changing the ways that we can consume and create content, but many people are unaware of the damage that this has caused. This short video explains generative AI systems and explores the methods of how these incredibly powerful tools were created and why it has sparked debates between AI companies and content creators.
Generative AI models such as ChatGPT, Dall-E, and Grok are trained using massive amounts of data across the internet. These systems analyze text articles, images, videos, and more content, often without the knowledge or permission from the original creator of the content. This video explains how some massive companies such as the New York Times have taken action against AI companies, claiming that the use of their content by AI models violates copyright laws.
The second portion of this video talks about the tool Nightshade, allowing artists to embed their original images with invisible pixels before posting them online. If the images are then used by AI systems as training data, the invisible changes can cause the models to learn incorrect information.
The creation of tools such as Nightshade and the legal actions that have been taken against AI companies goes to show that creators are against their content being used by AI and are beginning to take action.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/technology/artificial-intelligence-models-chat-data.html