Canada's federal government avoids addressing whether AI companies should pay Canadian news publishers for content used by chatbots, as per the Online News Act.

Canada's federal government is avoiding questions about whether AI companies should pay Canadian news publishers for content used by their chatbots. The Liberal government previously passed the Online News Act, requiring tech companies to negotiate licensing agreements with news publishers to use their content. AI chatbots, such as Microsoft's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, and Meta AI, use Canadian news for training or providing answers. Canada's broadcasting regulator will determine if AI services reproduce news as per the Online News Act.

June 17, 2024
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