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21 July 2023CopyrightMuireann Bolger

'An uphill battle': Artists fail to assert case against AI firms

Dispute hinges on whether the output from an AI infringes as a derivative work | Stability AI says suit lacks merit, MidJourney argues that generative outputs do not bear similarity to artists’ works | Host of defects identified in original complaint.

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