Generative AI vs. Copyright

The balance between copyright and free speech is being challenged by generative AI (GAI), a powerful and enigmatic tool that mimics human responses to prompts entered into an internet search box. The purpose of copyright law, according to the U.S. Constitution, is "to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their exclusive writings." The problem is that GAI's ability to incentivize progress and innovation threatens the entertainment industry's dependence on copyright to protect creative works.