The generative AI boom is built on scale, requiring vast amounts of training data. However, this has led to concerns over the ethics and legality of scraping online data without consent or compensation. The music industry’s lawsuit against AI music companies sets a precedent for the importance of high-quality training data not being free.
This shift could lead to AI companies building smaller models or paying for access to large-scale data sets. The biggest players, such as Meta with its existing social media data, may be better equipped to handle this new reality.
The idea of introducing consent into the process is a positive development, allowing rights holders to benefit from the AI boom and ensuring a fairer data economy where users have agency over their data.
Additionally, AI video games could help researchers study human behavior and brain function in a more natural setting.