A key sticking point is the AI giants’ closely – guarded models, which underpin their systems and make it difficult to know just how much their tech relies on other creatives’ work. One firm, however, claims to be able to shine a light on the issue.
The US tech platform Vermillio tracks use of a client’s intellectual property online and claims it is possible to trace, approximately, the percentage to which an AI generated image has drawn on pre-existing copyrighted material.
In research undertaken for the Guardian, Vermillio created a “neural fingerprint” for various pieces of copyrighted work, before asking the AIs to create similar-looking imagery.
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