News Corp boss Robert Thomson has called on the White House to crack down on AI companies from swiping copyrighted materials.
“Is it correct that his book should be consumed by the AI engine? Thomson said.
“Suddenly, the “art of the contract” became the art of stealing. ”
Thomson squealed about AI companies that are profiting at the expense of publishers and authors, including Trump, after the Post's parent reported more quarterly revenue than expected on Tuesday.
In June, Mehta successfully defended in a federal lawsuit brought by several authors who accused him of training Llama artificial intelligence systems in copyrighted books without permission, but the judge warned that victory would not establish the legality of such practices.
The case alleges that Meta used more than 190,000 conservative works, including the “art of the contract.”
“Is it fair that creators are purifying their work? Is it just a US president being torn apart?” Thomson asked.
News Corp, which also includes Wall Street Journal and Harpercollins from Barron's and Book Publisher, calls for the perplexity of AI startups who allegedly stole content to train language models.
The media executive said the greedy appetite of AI companies is the greedy of training bots with their own content, without risking eroding the US edge against rival nations.
“Many of them are made in competition with China, but the advantages of America are ingenuity and creativity, not bits or bites, but wit, not wit, not watts,” he said.
“To undermine its comparative advantage by stripping IP rights is to destroy our virtuoso.”
Last month, the Trump administration launched an AI Action Plan. It aims to accelerate innovation through increased R&D funding and support for open source AI.
The plan opposes what is called a “awakening” or ideologically biased model, while promoting deregulation and centralized federal management, requiring only “neutral” AI for federal procurement.
But Thomson also urged the AI Giants, including Meta, Google, Openai and Amazon, to drive their rapid rise by just a small portion of the billions they allotted to promote their expansion.
“Companies spend hundreds of billions on data centers, tens of millions of chips, hundreds of billions on energy generation. These same companies need to spend tens of millions or more on critical content for success,” Thomson said.
Beyond the economic concerns of the media industry, Thomson has expressed concern about the long-term health of the content ecosystem.
He argued that instead of creating what is called a “deep derivative” system that could lead to a broader problem in the quality of digital information, it should ensure that diverse and reliable sources continue to thrive.
“In the past year, it has been revealed that strangers are craving profound, purposeful and refreshing content in the midst of mediocrity and repair capabilities,” Thomson observed.
He added that authors, journalists and other creators understand both the responsibility and opportunities faced in the current AI-dominated landscape.
News Corp is one of the most vocal media companies that demand compensation from AI companies that use content for training purposes.
Last May, the media giant attacked the landmark, multi-year partnership with Openai, and was able to access ChatGpt makers for news content from many of its flagship publications to use in training and services for AI products.
Separately, the company filed a federal lawsuit against embarrassing AI last year, accusing the startup of systematically stealing copyrighted news content.
Perplexity AI denied the claim and challenged News Corp's characterization of how the technology works.
Thomson has pledged to continue both courtship and legal action as a strategy for News Corp to protect content creators.
“In the meantime, we will fight to protect the intellectual property of our authors and journalists, continuing to sue and sue companies that violate the most basic property rights,” Thomson said.
