The Originality Challenge: The Paradigm Shift Brought by Artificial Intelligence

One of the first problems that emerged with the widespread use of AI platforms by the general public is the issue of copyright and originality.

Originality:

In the past, anyone could take content from the public domain, draw inspiration from it, and even replicate it. One could say that this is how humanity has developed in terms of research and science—ideas build on many other ideas but bring a new message that moves us forward. An original idea of mine is an idea that I conceived and executed myself, even if it was inspired by a conversation with someone or from hearing others' ideas.

We all know that the world is complex, and even in large and profitable projects like Facebook, the path to greatness, as depicted in the movie "The Social Network," was not paved with original ideas from Mark Zuckerberg. With the entry of AI into our lives, our ability to generate ideas is increasing exponentially, as we now have a tool that has access to all the ideas ever put on the internet. We can all agree that there are a lot of ideas. So, if I wrote a prompt that yielded an original idea, is the idea originally mine?

“Even in large and profitable projects like Facebook, the path to greatness, as can be seen in the story told in the movie "The Social Network," was not paved with original ideas from Mark Zuckerberg.”

The concept of copyright is a legal construct based on the definition of originality. We have already seen many cases of people who have created works using AI and have earned good money from them—children's books, songs, and artworks—but have also gotten into legal trouble because past creators, whose works were used to train the AI model, claim copyright infringement.

“We have already seen many cases of people who have created works using AI and have earned good money from them—children's books, songs, and works of art—but have also gotten into legal trouble.”

On the other hand, how has art developed until now if not from creators who consumed and drew inspiration from other works? In interviews, creators are regularly asked about their inspirations, and some of the greatest creators in history have answered these questions and received admiration and public affection for their answers. So, what's the difference?

The perceptual shift we all need to undergo involves redefining originality and addressing the feeling of "unfairness" that arises when we imagine someone typing a few lines and receiving rewards for a product they could not have created on their own without AI.

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