Notwithstanding the caveats, this move is as bold as heck and sends quite the message. I'm sure the fact that they're Microsoft and have super deep pockets is part of it, but I'm really curious to...
Notwithstanding the caveats, this move is as bold as heck and sends quite the message. I'm sure the fact that they're Microsoft and have super deep pockets is part of it, but I'm really curious to see if other companies looking to AI as a key component of their offering (Adobe comes to mind) are willing to step up in the same way.
Thanks, very interesting. Corporations obviously try to avoid liability as much as possible and are not generally in the business of effectively acting as insurers for their customers (especially...
Thanks, very interesting. Corporations obviously try to avoid liability as much as possible and are not generally in the business of effectively acting as insurers for their customers (especially in an area as unsettled as AI IP law is right now), so there must be some very strong pressure for this reallocation of risk from their customers!
I think that the strong pressure is in fact other large businesses who ban generative AI in production works (code or graphics) for fear of losing copyrighted code, and also infringing on some...
I think that the strong pressure is in fact other large businesses who ban generative AI in production works (code or graphics) for fear of losing copyrighted code, and also infringing on some other copyrighted code.
If they don't get the large businesses behind their solutions there's not much money to be made. Household consumers don't matter that much in the grand scale of things.
The Copilot Copyright Commitment extends Microsoft’s existing IP indemnification coverage to copyright claims relating to the use of our AI-powered Copilots, including the output they generate, specifically for paid versions of Microsoft commercial Copilot services and Bing Chat Enterprise.
There are important conditions to this program, recognizing that there are potential ways that our technology could intentionally be misused to generate harmful content. To protect against this, customers must use the content filters and other safety systems built into the product and must not attempt to generate infringing materials, including not providing input to a Copilot service that the customer does not have appropriate rights to use.
This new benefit doesn’t change Microsoft’s position that it does not claim any intellectual property rights in the outputs of its Copilot services.
Notwithstanding the caveats, this move is as bold as heck and sends quite the message. I'm sure the fact that they're Microsoft and have super deep pockets is part of it, but I'm really curious to see if other companies looking to AI as a key component of their offering (Adobe comes to mind) are willing to step up in the same way.
It's funny you mention Adobe because they did the same thing a couple months ago (Source).
Here's an article about it: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-08/adobe-offers-generative-ai-products-with-copyright-protection
Thanks, very interesting. Corporations obviously try to avoid liability as much as possible and are not generally in the business of effectively acting as insurers for their customers (especially in an area as unsettled as AI IP law is right now), so there must be some very strong pressure for this reallocation of risk from their customers!
I think that the strong pressure is in fact other large businesses who ban generative AI in production works (code or graphics) for fear of losing copyrighted code, and also infringing on some other copyrighted code.
If they don't get the large businesses behind their solutions there's not much money to be made. Household consumers don't matter that much in the grand scale of things.
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