STM supports transparency in AI training

posted on Mar 5, 2026
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STM has expressed support for Congressional efforts to legislate on AI transparency, with several bills proposed to require AI developers to disclose the use of copyrighted material.

The TRAIN Act grants rightsholders the ability to petition courts to subpoena developers to release generative AI training data. The CLEAR Act would require generative AI developers to disclose, available via a Copyright Office database, detailed summaries of the copyrighted works used during training for all publicly accessible models.

STM CEO Caroline Sutton provided supportive quotes regarding the goals of both of these bills, and will be working with the bills’ sponsors on details if they move forward in the legislative process.

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