In the EU, Opt-outs Are the Way Forward

Spawning, a company that runs the Do Not Train Registry, argues that EU copyright opt-out rules for text and data mining are the way forward for AI training. Stability AI's Stable Diffusion 3 and Stable Cascade removed images opted out in that registry from their training datasets. The article says the EU's Articles 3 and 4 of the CDSM Directive permit text and data mining of lawfully accessible works, with commercial uses allowed unless rights holders opt out in an appropriate manner, such as machine-readable means. It also says member states apply these rules differently, which the registry is designed to address.