Artificial Corner

Artificial Corner

The Dark Side of AI

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Kevin Gargate Osorio and Frank Andrade
Feb 17, 2025
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AI has improved the lives of millions of people. However, it also hurt many.

Some have experienced a decline in their quality of life and the world around them. Whether it’s AI dependency, artificial companionship, reality distortion, or legal infringements, AI remains a topic of controversy.

In this article, we’ll put aside the AI hype and talk about its shadowy side

The copyrighted data that makes AI possible

The AI magic we see in tools like ChatGPT is possible thanks to the large amounts of internet data used to train AI models. While some online data is freely available, other content is protected by copyright.

The integration of copyrighted materials into AI model training has sparked controversy. Authors, artists, and other creators argue that AI companies have infringed upon their intellectual property rights by using their works without permission or compensation.

Is using copyrighted works to train AI models fair use?

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