Google to protect users from AI copyright allegations

Google has announced its commitment to protecting users of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the Google Cloud and Workspace platforms in the event of claims of intellectual property infringement. The move puts Google in line with companies like Microsoft, Adobe and others that have made similar guarantees.

In a recent blog post, Google made it clear that customers using products integrated with generative AI capabilities will have legal protection. This notice addresses the growing concerns regarding potential copyright issues associated with generative AI.

Google clearly lists seven products that fall under this legal protection. Its products include Duet AI in Workspace, text generation in Google Docs and Gmail, as well as image generation in Google Slides and Google Meetings. Duet AI in Google Cloud; Vertex AI search; Vertex AI Discussion; Vertex AI text embedding API; A description of Vertex AI; and Codey APIs. It is important to note that this list does not include the Google Bard search tool.

According to Google:

“If you object because of copyright, we will take responsibility for the legal risks.”

Google has unveiled a unique approach to intellectual property compensation, described as a pioneering two-pronged strategy. With this initiative, Google expands its protection to include both training data and results from its underlying models.

This means that if legal action is taken against someone using copyrighted material in Google's training data, Google will take responsibility for resolving the legal challenge.

The company clarified that compensation related to training data is not a new form of protection. But Google says its customers want clear and unambiguous confirmation that this protection extends to cases where the training data includes copyrighted material.

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Google expects users to take legal action based on the results they get while using the base models. This includes situations where users generate content that resembles published works. The company emphasizes that this protection ensures that users do not intentionally generate or use content that violates the rights of others.

Other companies have issued similar statements. Microsoft has announced its commitment to corporate users to take legal responsibility for its counterfeit products. Adobe affirms its commitment to protecting enterprise customers from copyright, privacy and publicity rights claims when using Firefly.

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