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Laion accused of training AI on music without consent

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Laion, a German organization, is reportedly using music for AI training without explicit consent, despite having a copyright clause in its imprint. This practice has drawn criticism, particularly concerning the use of music from artists like Carl Craig. AI

IMPACT Raises ethical questions about data sourcing and copyright in AI training, potentially impacting future dataset creation and artist rights.

RANK_REASON The item discusses an alleged practice by Laion regarding AI training data, which falls under commentary on AI ethics and data usage.

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Laion accused of training AI on music without consent

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Crawling music for training without consent. Made in germany edition. Laion has a copyright clause on their imprint but has no issues training datasets of music

    Crawling music for training without consent. Made in germany edition. Laion has a copyright clause on their imprint but has no issues training datasets of music without consent https:// ai-watchdog.embedded.theatlant ic.com/datasets/music?q=Carl+Craig&aid=6732e9f3-5f24-4ba4-aef1-…

    LINKS ai-watchdog.embedded.theatlantic.com/…/music…

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