According to PYMNTS.com, courts are reaching inconsistent conclusions on whether using copyrighted material to train AI models qualifies as fair use, leaving a fractured legal landscape. For data licensing firms and AI developers, that split raises the stakes on jurisdiction and case selection, since the same training practice could be lawful in one court and infringing in another.
Expect appellate review and possible Supreme Court interest to loom larger as the rulings pile up on both sides.
Courts Split on Whether AI Training Is Fair Use