Stability AI Executive Resigns Over 'Fair Use' Controversy

Ed Newton-Rex steps down, citing disagreement with the company's stance on training AI models using copyrighted content without permission or payment.

• Ed Newton-Rex, VP of audio at Stability AI, has resigned over the company's stance on 'fair use' of copyrighted content in training generative AI models.
• Stability AI, a leading generative AI firm, argues that training AI models on copyrighted works is 'fair use', a stance that has become a focal point in a pivotal legal battle for generative AI.
• Newton-Rex, who is also a composer, believes that the use of copyrighted works to train generative AI models can compete with the original works, affecting the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work.
• Several companies in the generative AI sector have been sued for scraping copyrighted material from the internet to train machine-learning models without gaining permission from the creators and rights-holders.
• Newton-Rex hopes others will speak up against the exploitation of creators in generative AI, arguing that it cannot be the long-term solution.

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