Google to protect users in AI copyright accusations

cointelegraph.com:

Google has announced its commitment to protect users of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems within its Google Cloud and Workspace platforms in cases where they face allegations of intellectual property infringement. This move aligns Google with other companies, such as Microsoft, Adobe and more, which have also made similar assurances.

In a recent blog post, Google made it clear that customers utilizing products integrated with generative AI capabilities will receive legal protection. This announcement addresses mounting concerns regarding the potential copyright issues associated with generative AI.

Google explicitly outlined seven products that fall under this legal protection. The products are Duet AI in Workspace, encompassing text generation in Google Docs and Gmail, as well as image generation in Google Slides and Google Meet; Duet AI in Google Cloud; Vertex AI Search; Vertex AI Conversation; Vertex AI Text Embedding API; Visual Captioning on Vertex AI; and Codey APIs. It’s worth noting that this list did not include Google’s Bard search tool.

According to Google:

Google has unveiled a distinctive approach to intellectual property indemnification, described as a pioneering two-pronged strategy. Under this initiative, Google extends its protection to encompass both the training data and the outcomes generated from its foundational models.

This signifies that if legal action is taken against someone due to the use of Google’s training data that involves copyrighted material, Google will assume responsibility for addressing this legal challenge.

The company clarified that the indemnity related to training data is not a novel form of protection. However, Google acknowledged that its customers expressed a desire