The FTC continues to involve itself in copyright issues related to AI, despite lacking expertise in the area.
The FTC argues that fair use is anticompetitive, but this is incorrect as fair use promotes competition by allowing AI systems to train on data without needing expensive licenses.
Copyright experts have criticized the FTC's misguided stance on AI and copyright.
The FTC recently published a one-sided staff report about AI and creative fields, endorsing the idea that all training data must be licensed, which would further concentrate power in the hands of large AI companies.
The report also raises concerns about "style mimicry," which is a fundamental aspect of creativity and learning for creators.
While the report admits that many of these issues are beyond the FTC's jurisdiction, it still takes a one-sided approach and endorses anti-competitive copyright monopolies.
This goes against the FTC's mission to encourage more competition.
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