TECH - Microsoft's AI Chief Sparks Controversy Says Open Web Content Is 'Freeware' Amid Lawsuits For Training AI Using Copyrighted Online Content | Benzinga
In a recent interview, Mustafa Suleyman, the head of Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ:MSFT) AI division, made a controversial statement about the use of content from the open web.
What Happened: Suleyman suggested that any content published on the open web is considered “freeware” and is open to being copied and used by anyone.
"I think that with respect to content that's already on the open web, the social contract of that content since the ‘90s has been that it is fair use. Anyone can copy it, recreate with it, reproduce with it. That has been "freeware," if you like, that's been the understanding," said Suleyman.
This statement was made during an interview with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin, where Suleyman was asked about the alleged theft of intellectual property by AI companies.
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