Generative artificial intelligence systems lying at the heart of this controversy are trained using huge databases consisting of text and images that have been collected from the Internet. This is done without obtaining permission from the content authors, which raises questions about copyrights and the ethics of such practices.

In response to such many cases, the US government are considering a law that could force AI companies to disclose the sources of any content they use. This is seen as a way forward towards potentially compensating copyright owners.

AI ​​companies, on the other hand, defend their actions by claiming that their use of publicly available data from the Internet is legal, invoking the fair use doctrine enshrined in US copyright law. Lawsuits are currently underway that will determine the future of these practices, and the legislation under consideration by the Congress could bring significant changes in the way artificial intelligence use of copyright contents is managed and compensated.

Such a regulation aims to promote greater transparency and fairness in the use of copyright contents, which will be important for young Gen Z creators who are producers of digital contents, including for the largest social media.