AI Copyright Bill Thrills Artists. Developers Call It Unworkable

A bill to require generative AI developers to disclose when they train their models on copyrighted works raises major logistical issues to go along with raging legal questions.

The Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act (H.R. 7913), introduced by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) April 9, would require notice to the US Copyright Office of “copyrighted works used in building generative AI systems.” The bill is being praised by writers, artists, and other creators. But advocates of the technology argue the measure is impractical and unnecessary.

Whether using millions of works to train large language models infringes copyrights, regardless of …