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Artificial intelligence firms must ask for permission before using copyrighted text and images to generate content, a consortium of news groups said in an open letter.

Media organisations including AFP, Getty Images and the Associated Press said that AI tools risk shattering their business models, flooding the web with misinformation and breaking copyright laws.

Last week's open letter from news organisations including European Pressphoto Agency and Gannett/USA TODAY is the latest attempt to influence the debate by organisations that have much to lose if AI firms continue to scrape material from the internet without restrictions.

AI firms have attracted billions in investment and all big tech firms have pivoted towards the technology, with Google and Microsoft leading the way.

 

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