In the biggest all-out assault on intellectual property rights since the “America Invents Act,” the so-called “Generative AI” industry is manipulating language to alter social perceptions of right and wrong, and they have copyrights in their crosshairs.

By exempting government surveillance from its new controls, the EU has created a “foreground AI” vs “background AI” dichotomy — and claimed the latter for itself.

Putting the brakes on public deployment of its voice synthesis AI, OpenAI missed an easy opportunity to take the high road. Rather than remind its audience that unauthorized voice impersonation violates personal property rights, OpenAI calls for “dialogue on the responsible deployment of synthetic voices, and how society can adapt to these new capabilities.“

New Law Adds“Voice” to “Name, Image, and Likeness” Property Rights

The EU AI Act lists certain AI systems as categorically “High Risk.” Generally, these systems involve mechanical safety or basic civil rights. Glaring exclusions from the list appear to include AI systems in the pharmaceutical and financial market sectors.

The EU’s new AI Act gives the Union sweeping powers to regulate AI-based systems. AI-based Social Media platforms used for manipulating behavior and social-scoring are clearly in the EU’s crosshairs. While they’re at it, the EU paves the way for broad use by government of Biometric ID Systems in public.

Copyright infringement by AI systems is a hot topic with new articles and law suits appearing regularly. But what does ChatGPT have to say for itself?