昔日我研究著作權與知名度，拿著我的論文去找工作，因為我研究不是像專利、併購、證交法等主流議題，到那都被打槍；不過，隨著人工智能的興起，AI公司利用未經授權著作來訓練旗下的生成模型，引發著作權人反撲，大肆提起侵害著作權的訴訟，著作權法因而熱門起來，從隱學變成顯學；且隨此浪潮，不斷有規範人工智能的法令與政策出現；加以人工智能生成模型可透由模仿生成非當事人之近似聲音、酷似樣貌，涉及尤其是名人的知名度，美國田納西州更立法保護知名度免受此種侵害，可謂創世紀之先河。以上這些議題以在美國蓬勃發展，我國現還處於初步階段，尤其根本無人工智能侵害著作權的訟案，看來我國還離這些先進國家無數步之遙。
大咖晶片製造商Nvidia被提告侵害著作權
Nvidia—the massive manufacturer of graphics processors (computer chips)—is facing a copyright infringement for its role in “generative AI”—specifically in regards to its own LLM called “NeMo.” Three authors contend that the tech giant committed copyright infringement by using protected material in AI training. It is one of many ongoing legal issues regarding artificial intelligence and intellectual property (IP) law.
特別是關於Nvidia旗下大型語言模型NeMo，此大咖圖形處理器製造商現正面臨侵害著作權訴訟之考驗。3位著作權人主張，該科技巨人利用受保護之著作來訓練人工智能侵害著作權；這是許多涉及人工智能與智慧財產權法現尚在發展中的議題。
The Generative AI Revolution Made Nvidia One of the World’s Largest Companies 人工智能革命造就了Nvidia成為全球大企業之一
From a short-term and medium-term commercial perspective, Nvidia has been one of the big winners of the generative AI revolution. With explosive growth over the past two years, the California-headquartered chipmaker has become one of the largest companies in the entire world.
從短期到中期來看，Nvidia成為人工智能生成革命最大的贏家之一；隨著過取兩年爆炸性的成長，這個位在加州總部晶片製造商已成全球最大公司之一。
As of March of 2024, its market capitalization is $2.2 trillion—behind only Microsoft and Apple among U.S. companies. The surge is largely attributed to Nvidia’s dominance in the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) market. GPUs are hardware that are essential for generative AI applications.2024年3月，Nvidia市值達2.2兆美元，在美國的排名僅在微軟與蘋果之後；這種竄起完全歸因於Nvidia主宰圖形處理器市場；圖形處理器是人工智能生成應用程式不可或缺的硬體。
Copyright Lawsuit: Copyright Protected Data Used to Train Nvidia’s NeMo
著作權訴訟：著作權保護被利用於訓練Nvidia NeMo的資料
Nvidia faces a copyright lawsuit over its NeMo generative AI framework. The company has been accused by three authors of using their copyrighted works without permission in order to train its AI models. The lawsuit centers on Nvidia’s use of a dataset that is known to contain copyrighted materials for training its Megatron large language model (LLM). Plaintiffs in the case are currently seeking class action status and they are seeking financial compensation for the damages. Notably, The New York Times is currently locked in similar copyright infringement litigation with OpenAI—the Microsoft owned company that is the market leader in the generative AI space.
Nividia面臨針對Nvidia NeMo人工智能生成框架提起的著作權侵權訴訟。公司就其未經3位著作權人同意利用伊等著作來訓練Nvidia的人工智能模型而涉訟。該訴訟聚焦於Nvidia利用已知含有著作權的素材來訓練其Megatron大型語言模型的數據集。原告等以集體訴訟型態提起訴訟，並請求金錢之損害賠償。紐約時代報對OpenAI（微軟擁有在AI生成領域具領導地位的公司）也提起相類似的訴訟，但目前停滯不前。