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Senate Bill Targets AI ‘Black Box’ Problem, Eyes Transparency in Use of Copyrighted Works


The TRAIN Act, introduced by Sen. Peter Welch, seeks transparency in generative AI's use of copyrighted works, and to help get creators paid.

Todd Dupler, the Recording Academy’s chief advocacy and public policy officer, and Mike O’Neill, the CEO of BMI, echoed these sentiments, stressing the bill’s importance in preventing misuse and enabling creators to hold AI companies accountable. Mitch Glazier, RIAA: “Senator Welch’s carefully calibrated bill will bring much needed transparency to AI, ensuring artists and rightsholders have fair access to the courts when their work is copied for training without authorization or consent. David Israelite, NMPA: “We greatly appreciate Senator Welch’s leadership on addressing the complete lack of regulation and transparency surrounding songwriters’ and other creators’ works being used to train generative AI models.

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