The Download: flaws in anti-AI protections for art, and an AI regulation vibe shift

MIT Technology Review - AI
Jul 10, 2025 12:10
Charlotte Jee
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Summary

A new technique called LightShed can bypass current anti-AI protections in digital art, making it more difficult for artists to prevent their work from being scraped and used to train AI models. This development highlights ongoing challenges in protecting creative content and underscores the need for stronger safeguards and regulations in the AI field.

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This tool strips away anti-AI protections from digital art The news: A new technique called LightShed will make it harder for artists to use existing protective tools to stop their work from being…