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Aiming at addressing artificial intelligence deep fakes and improving the protection of authors’ rights via content watermarking, a bipartisan group of senators has presented a new measure.
Key Provisions of the COPIED Act
Under the direction of Democrat Senator Maria Cantwell, the material Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act (COPIED) suggests many steps to limit AI-generated material and increase safeguards for online producers. The measure demands a uniform approach for watermarking AI-generated material and rules mandating AI service providers to let creators incorporate information about the authenticity of their work, therefore guaranteeing that AI tools cannot erase or eliminate any content.
Transparency and Control for Creators
In her comment before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 11, Senator Cantwell underlined the importance of openness and control over AI-generated information. She stated, “The COPIED Act will also put creators—including local journalists, artists, and musicians—back in control of their content with a provenance and watermark process that I think is very much needed.”
Industry and Legal Context
The COPIED Act’s introduction coincides with growing investigation of artificial intelligence’s capacity to harvest enormous volumes of web-based data. The New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI for copyright and intellectual property infringement attracted a lot of interest on this matter. Major technological firms like Microsoft and Apple have also lately turned away from OpenAI because to escalating privacy and data infringement worries raised by worldwide authorities.
Following a $13 billion investment in OpenAI a year ago, Microsoft said on July 10 that it would be leaving the board. European Union authorities announced in June OpenAI’s affiliation with Microsoft may lead to an antitrust probe.
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