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This isn't the first time the massive open source AI dataset, LAION-5B, has had to defend itself against problematic images.

But his call for a licensing regime for foundation models may also help OpenAI beat back open-source competitors

Databases like LAION are central to AI text-to-image generators, which rely on them for the enormous amounts of visual material used to deconstruct and create new images.

Commonly available software poses threat to tech company and OpenAI’s ChatGPT, leaked document says

Experts warn Brussels it cannot afford to leave artificial intelligence in the hands of foreign firms such as Google

Competition and Markets Authority sends ‘pre-warning’ to sector, while White House announces measures to address risks

Christoph Schuhmann is building the world's biggest free AI training data set

High school teacher Christoph Schuhmann is working with a small team of volunteers to build the world's biggest free AI training data set.

Working with volunteers, Christoph Schuhmann was both inspired and concerned that AI platforms could encourage big tech to make more data proprietary.