Wikimedia Foundation warns AI copyright ruling could endanger open web
Original headline: Wikipedia’s operator says a bad AI copyright ruling could threaten the open web
The Wikimedia Foundation is taking a balanced stance in a series of high‑profile AI copyright lawsuits, urging courts to protect the training of large language models on copyrighted works while restricting chatbots that simply regurgitate that content. It warns that an overly black‑and‑white decision could strip Wikipedians of valuable AI tools and jeopardize the open web.
The outcome of AI copyright cases will directly affect the sustainability of open‑web platforms like Wikipedia.
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