Mar 14, 2025 11:55:00

Google announces that 'fair use and text and data mining exceptions' are important for AI development, and follows OpenAI in announcing proposals for the White House AI action plan

Google has announced three points that the government should implement to make the United States an AI powerhouse. Google believes it is important to establish '

fair use and text and data mining exceptions.'

Google recommendations for the US AI Action Plan
https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/public-policy/google-us-ai-action-plan-comments/

Google calls for weakened copyright and export rules in AI policy proposal | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/google-calls-for-weakened-copyright-and-export-rules-in-ai-policy-proposal/

Google responds to the Trump Administration's AI Action Plan
https://www.androidpolice.com/google-ai-action-plan-response/

US President Donald Trump is scheduled to release his AI Action Plan in July 2025, and opinions are being exchanged to draft this policy. In the discussion, major AI company OpenAI stated, 'If training AI with copyrighted works is not fair use, the AI ​​race with China is over.'

OpenAI says 'AI race ends if training on copyrighted work is not fair use' - GIGAZINE

Google said, 'AI isn't just a scientific breakthrough, it's a breakthrough in how we achieve breakthroughs. It's already becoming clear that AI can revolutionize medicine, accelerate scientific discovery, and change the economy for the better. But it's up to us to seize that opportunity. To secure America's position as an AI powerhouse, we need the right policy framework to support a new era of opportunity.' It said the U.S. needs government support to establish a strong position in the AI ​​industry, and recommended focusing on three key areas:

1: Invest in AI
Federal and local governments need to work together on policy reforms to address burgeoning energy demand, a critical component of expanding AI infrastructure. We also need export controls to protect national security and enable America to export AI services to foreign markets. American scientists need access to computational resources for their research, which means forging new and advanced partnerships with national laboratories. And the federal government needs to adopt a policy framework that preserves access to data for fair learning, builds on existing regulations to promote a risk-based approach to AI applications, and gets ahead of a chaotic patchwork of state-level rules for cutting-edge AI development.

◆2: Accelerate and modernize government adoption of AI
Governments need to lead by example in adopting and deploying AI: Ideas include implementing multi-vendor, interoperable AI solutions and streamlining procurement procedures for AI and other emerging technologies.

3. Promote innovation-friendly approaches internationally
The federal government should build on Commerce's leadership role in the International Organization for Standardization and other standard-setting organizations to promote market-driven, widely adopted technology standards. It should also work with industry partners and allied nations to develop protocols and benchmarks for potential risks in cutting-edge AI systems. Finally, the government can support American AI leadership by fighting restrictive foreign AI barriers.

Regarding Google's advice to the government, technology media TechCrunch reported, 'Google argues that exceptions to fair use and text and data mining are important to the development of AI and AI-related scientific innovation. Like OpenAI, Google is seeking to enshrine the right to train AI with almost no restrictions on public data, including copyrighted content.'

Like OpenAI, Google is also facing lawsuits for using copyrighted content to train its AI.

Google fined $410 million by competition authorities for using media articles to train its Gemini AI - GIGAZINE

Google is also challenging export restrictions imposed under the Biden administration, saying the restrictions 'impose a disproportionate burden on American cloud service providers and could undermine economic competitiveness goals.'

Additionally, Google calls for long-term, sustained investment in domestic research and development and opposes the Trump Administration's efforts to eliminate scientific research grants in an effort to cut spending.

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