India, Dec. 15 -- India's Licence To Train AI

India has proposed what could be the world's most ambitious AI copyright regime. A DPIIT working paper has recommended a licencing regime that will open up copyrighted content for training AI models. So, what's this new proposed policy?

The Mechanics: Under the proposed framework, AI companies will gain access to copyrighted content upon obtaining a licence in exchange for post-revenue royalties. The paper also pitches a body, which will handle the task of collecting and distributing these royalties. But critics are up in arms against this new hybrid policy.

Compensation Puzzle: The policy's payment mechanism is not without its flaws either. Unlike music streaming where play counts track us...