Etsy Updates Terms to Train AI on Sellers' Creations
Online craft marketplace Etsy has updated its rules so it can use sellers' creations to train AI systems. At the same time, the video says, it blocks sellers from doing the same. The change raises questions for creators about who controls their work and how it gets used.
Quick glossaryEtsy, Terms, Train AI
- Etsy
- An online marketplace, based in the US, best known for letting people sell handmade, vintage and craft goods.
- Terms
- The rules a website sets that users must agree to before using its service and content.
- Train AI
- Feeding large amounts of examples into a computer program so it learns to do tasks.
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