Patreon CEO calls AI companies’ fair use argument ‘bogus,’ says creators should be paid

Patreon CEO Jack Conte urged that AI companies should pay creators for training data, arguing that a fair use defence collapses when AI firms license content from major publishers. The stance raises legal and regulatory risk for AI firms and could pressure costs and licensing frameworks between creators, publishers and model builders.

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Patreon CEO Jack Conte urged that AI companies should pay creators for training data, arguing that a fair use defence collapses when AI firms license content from major publishers. The stance raises legal and regulatory risk for AI firms and could pressure costs and licensing frameworks between creators, publishers and model builders.