Class Action Filed on Behalf of Independent Artists Whose Work Trained Generative AI Models

A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of independent artists whose work was used to train generative AI models without their consent. These models now generate new work in the style of the original artists. The lawsuit is ongoing and will determine whether this training constituted permissible use.

This repeats the pattern where copyrighted material enters machine learning pipelines during the window between creation and legal determination. The models continue operating and improving while courts decide whether they should have existed. The files were copied years ago. The determination will eventually arrive. The models will be more useful by then.

The class action will conclude. The models will remain trained on the work they were trained on. The artists will receive some amount. Subsequent training will incorporate slightly different sourcing strategies and identical outcomes.