The US government, led by Senator Amy Klobuchar and seven Democrat colleagues, has expressed concerns about generative AI’s negative impacts on journalism and content creation, prompting a call for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Justice Department to investigate potential antitrust violations within products like ChatGPT. Lawmakers highlighted how these AI features divert user attention away from original content creators, leading to unfair competition and profit-sharing practices by online platforms. The legislators also pointed out the threat generative AI poses to copyright laws and have introduced bills like the COPIED Act and NO FAKES Act to safeguard artists and journalists from unauthorized AI use. As AI poses a significant risk to journalism revenue streams, especially with instances of AI-generated content infringing on paywalled articles, there is a growing urgency to regulate generative AI technologies to protect the integrity of journalism and content creation.
