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French press take on digital databases to defend journalist copyright against AI

French press associations are trying to limit how generative artificial intelligence services use their members' content without authorisation. © Oceane2508/Getty Images/RFI

French newspapers and magazines are launching an offensive against public online databases used to train generative artificial intelligence applications that they say use content without compensating the authors, putting the France's professional journalism sector's economic model at risk.

Two professional organisations representing 800 newspapers and magazines employing over half of journalists in France announced Monday that they are taking “coordinated action” against public datasets used to train generative artificial intelligence services, such as ChatGPT.

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