Influential German producer Max Wiedemann has said the likes of OpenAI and Google need to let content owners share in the upside created by new artificial intelligence tools. “You have to let the rights holders participate in your productivity gains,” he said, before suggesting a body similar to those found in the music business could redistribute some of the bounty. “Maybe we need some kind of AI collection agency; those AI models that earn money from offering these tools have to pay the agency and the money is distributed among the copyright owners.
” Wiedemann is cofounder of Munich -based Wiedemann & Berg, the German producer behind movies including The Lives of Others and series such as Dark . He was speaking at a Munich Film Festival debate about the legal ramifications AI in Film. Related Stories Festivals Kate Winslet Feted At The Munich International Film Festival: "It's Hard To Make Films As A Woman And It Is Hard To Make Films About Women" Festivals Tim Roth & Trine Dyrholm Reflect On Emotionally Charged Shoot For 'Poison' About A Couple Who Lost A Son - Munich Film Festival Copyright and how rights owners are compensated is a hot button issue in the world of AI.
Last week it was revealed that the world’s biggest record labels are suing AI start-ups Suno and Udio, alleging mass copyright infringement because the tech firms have trained AI products using their material. Wiedemann said the tech companies need to be more open about the content they are using .