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Appeals court rules against Ross Intelligence in AI fair use case

Original: Last week, the first appeals court to weigh in on AI training and fair use ruled against Ross Intelligence. By Thursday,

A US appeals court has issued the first appellate ruling on whether training AI on copyrighted material qualifies as fair use, deciding against legal research firm Ross Intelligence. Despite the ruling against Ross, parties on multiple sides of the AI copyright debate quickly claimed the decision supported their position, prompting legal commentators to caution that the court's reasoning was narrower than many assumed.

Why now: It is the first appellate decision on AI training and fair use, with major implications for pending copyright suits against AI companies.

Ross IntelligenceUS Court of AppealsThomson Reuters

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• Last week, the first appeals court to weigh in on AI training and fair use ruled against Ross Intelligence. By Thursday, nearly everyone with a stake in AI copyright had declared victory. My take on what it did and didn’t decide is up on Copyright Lately: https://… · copyrightlately · 4

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