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Eugene

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Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:01 PM Wednesday

Donald Trump Says AI Companies Can't Be Expected To Pay For All Copyrighted Content Used In Their Training Models: "Not

Source: Deadline

Donald Trump Says AI Companies Can’t Be Expected To Pay For All Copyrighted Content Used In Their Training Models: “Not Do-Able”

By Ted Johnson, Tom Tapp
July 23, 2025 3:40pm

Donald Trump said that AI companies can’t be expected to pay for the use of copyrighted content in their systems, amid a fierce debate over the use of intellectual property in training models.

Speaking at the AI Summit on Wednesday, Trump said: “You can’t be expected to have a successful AI program when every single article, book or whatever you’ve studied you’re expected to pay for. We appreciate that, but you just can’t do that because it’s not do-able. And if you’re going to try and do that, you’re not going to have a successful program.”

Trump called for what he characterized as “common sense artificial and intellectual property rules,” saying that the U.S. can’t afford to fall behind China, which does not have strong IP protections.

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His speech was to mark the White House’s release of an AI Action Plan that prioritizes building out the country’s AI capabilities, including data centers and other support, while removing regulatory barriers.

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Read more: https://deadline.com/2025/07/trump-ai-action-plan-copyright-1236466617/

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Donald Trump Says AI Companies Can't Be Expected To Pay For All Copyrighted Content Used In Their Training Models: "Not (Original Post) Eugene Wednesday OP
So, ending copyrights? sinkingfeeling Wednesday #1
"REMOVING REGULATORY BARRIERS" BOSSHOG Wednesday #2
yep FirstLight Wednesday #4
he will talk differently when it is his copyrights and trademarks being used without paying him nt msongs Wednesday #3
Just as the AI bros do. highplainsdem Wednesday #6
Bastard. But his willingness to break laws is why the AI bros are backing him. highplainsdem Wednesday #5
Yes! SheltieLover Wednesday #8
Politico is reporting that "administration officials told reporters the issue should be left to the courts to decide." highplainsdem Wednesday #7
Until slob threatens them with kompromat SheltieLover Wednesday #9

BOSSHOG

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2. "REMOVING REGULATORY BARRIERS"
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:07 PM
Wednesday

A Conservative Value. Let Billionaires do whatever they want with no checks and no barriers. Just like trumps vision of our government.

Why can’t they be expected to pay for copyrighted content? Volume is irrelevant. Like the number of felonies you have been convicted of?

FirstLight

(15,551 posts)
4. yep
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:28 PM
Wednesday

unafraid of the monster unregulated AI has/will become...especially in the hands of corporations like that. ugh

nice shot at the felonies

msongs

(71,874 posts)
3. he will talk differently when it is his copyrights and trademarks being used without paying him nt
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:27 PM
Wednesday

highplainsdem

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7. Politico is reporting that "administration officials told reporters the issue should be left to the courts to decide."
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:09 PM
Wednesday

Contradicting what Trump said. See this LBN thread on the Politico article:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143500966

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