Google has decided to take responsibility for handling copyright-related issues if customers using its generative AI services encounter copyright-related issues.
This means that Google will be directly responsible for not only creative works created using generative AI, but also copyright lawsuits related to the use of training data.
Other companies are also announcing similar policies regarding copyright issues for customers using generative AI, and Microsoft and Adobe have also announced similar policies. Google’s policy applies not only to content created by generative AI, but also to information used as training data for generative AI. Google explained that it strives to ensure that corporate customers can be confident in the face of some claims of copyright infringement by users.
However, Google is not responsible for all copyright issues. Google will only be liable if the user did not intentionally create or use the generated output to infringe the rights of others. Google will continue to support corporate customers to use generative AI services safely and reliably.