Recently, the 360AI new product launch conference caused a copyright dispute due to an AI-generated photo of a female in ancient costume. AIGC creator Dynamic Wang accused 360AI of misappropriating his work and demanded compensation; 360 Vice President Liang Zhihui responded that the picture was a redrawn version of the 360AI browser, questioned the other party's compensation request, and expressed his willingness to resolve it through legal means. This incident involves the copyright ownership of AIGC works and the application of AI technology in image processing, which has attracted attention in the industry and once again highlighted the complexity and importance of copyright protection for AI-generated content.
Webmaster’s Home (ChinaZ.com) News on June 12: In a recent controversy regarding the 360AI new product launch conference, a photo of a woman in ancient costume became the focus. AIGC creator Dynamic Wang accused 360AI of misappropriating the images he generated through the AI drawing model at the new product launch conference and demanded compensation. However, Liang Zhihui, vice president of 360, responded that the image was actually a redrawn version of the 360 AI browser, and questioned the other party's request to purchase the original image model 10 times, expressing his willingness to resolve copyright issues through legal means.
It is reported that the controversy began at the 360AI new product launch conference on June 6. At the press conference, Zhou Hongyi, founder of 360 Group, demonstrated the "partial redrawing" function of 360AI browser. This function demonstrated the powerful capabilities of AI technology by redrawing a female costume photo image. However, this picture was accused by DynamicWang of plagiarizing the picture he generated through the AI drawing model.
Dynamic Wang said in an interview with the media that this female costume photo picture was generated by using an AI drawing model that he trained and debugged himself, and the picture at the 360AI conference was redrawn based on his original picture. He considered this an infringement and demanded compensation.
However, Liang Zhihui, vice president of 360, expressed a different view on this. He said in his circle of friends that although there are differences in details between the two pictures, the picture used by 360AI browser is a redrawn version, not the original picture. He questioned that the other party's request to purchase 10 times the original model was beyond the scope of his knowledge, and expressed his willingness to resolve copyright issues through legal means.
Liang Zhihui also pointed out that although the ownership of the rights to the generated content and whether it is protected by copyright is still unclear in law, as a product manager, he contacted the author as soon as possible to apologize for possible oversights and problems. He emphasized the importance of an apology and called for fair and open discussions to promote the development and progress of the domestic AIGC industry.
This controversy will prompt the industry to pay more attention to the copyright issue of AI-generated content and promote the improvement of relevant laws and regulations. How to define the copyright of AI-generated content and how to balance the rights and interests of creators and the needs of technological development will become important topics that need to be discussed in depth in the future. The final result still needs legal ruling.