Shivam Kaushik delves into the interaction of Large Language Models (LLMs) with non-expressive parts of copyrighted works in the context of copyright infringement.
LLMs during training abstract representations common to tokens generated from text, leading to questions about the protection of 'expression' under copyright law.
The essence of words, syntax, and semantics in texts is considered non-expressive and falls outside copyright protection.
Language models compress linguistic information into numeric forms, transcending the traditional boundaries of copyright protection.
Pre-training processes strip copyrighted works of their original form, focusing on mathematical representations and patterns.
Certain legal perspectives view non-expressive use as transformative and not infringing on copyright, as highlighted in US court cases.
Some jurisdictions have exceptions for Computational Data Analysis, while others like India lack specific Text and Data Mining exceptions.
Debates arise on whether AI understanding of semantic and syntactic information during training infringes copyright.
The post emphasizes caution in generalizing legal implications of AI in copyright law, advocating for specific analysis and avoiding broad assumptions.
The discussion focuses on the pre-training stage of LLMs, leaving room for further exploration into fine-tuning, output stages, and related aspects in future posts.