Blumenthal, Hawley File Bill for AI-Related Copyright Protection
Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Monday introduced legislation that would ban AI companies from using copyrighted works to train their models.
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The AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act would establish a private right of action for individuals to sue when their copyrighted works are used without consent. Hawley in his announcement said the bill is intended to “protect consumers’ data rights and hold Big Tech companies accountable for illegally pirating creators' copyrighted works.”
The legislation would apply to uses related to AI training and AI content generation. It requires companies to “clearly disclose every third party that will access an individual’s data at the time consent is sought.”