VP of UK’s top generative AI firm resigns over ‘fair use’ controversy
![](https://img-cdn.tnwcdn.com/image?fit=796%2C417&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2023%2F11%2FUntitled-design-7.jpg&signature=4ea010ea36f9214403ed60ad89514fa4)
An executive at one of generative AI’s leading companies has quit over the startup’s controversial use of copyrighted content. Ed Newton-Rex had been VP of audio at Stability AI, which produces the popular image-generator Stability Diffusion, but resigned due to the firm’s treatment of creators. “I’ve resigned from my role leading the Audio team at Stability AI, because I don’t agree with the company’s opinion that training generative AI models on copyrighted works is ‘fair use’,” Newton-Rex announced Wednesday on X. The “fair use” argument has become a focal point in a pivotal legal battle for generative AI. Several companies…
This story continues at The Next Web
from LatestTechyTalks
Comments
Post a Comment