The New York Times has banned the use of its articles and photos to train artificial intelligence systems.
This comes as AI developers are collecting vast amounts of data to improve their models.
Critics say some of this information is copyrighted and being used without permission.
The Times has updated its terms of service to prohibit the use of its content “for the development of any software program, including a machine learning or artificial intelligence system.
It says violations could result in civil or criminal penalties.
The paper told NHK its terms of service have always banned the use of content for AI training and development. It said it made the change “simply to make that prohibition even more clear.”
This comes as AI developers are collecting vast amounts of data to improve their models.
Critics say some of this information is copyrighted and being used without permission.
The Times has updated its terms of service to prohibit the use of its content “for the development of any software program, including a machine learning or artificial intelligence system.
It says violations could result in civil or criminal penalties.
The paper told NHK its terms of service have always banned the use of content for AI training and development. It said it made the change “simply to make that prohibition even more clear.”
◆terms of service サービスの利用規約
◆civil or criminal penaltie 民事罰あるいは刑事罰