Getty’s OpenAI deal shows how AI copyright battles are moving from lawsuits to licensing, as rights-cleared content becomes valuable inside ChatGPT.

It is unclear if the deal will allow OpenAI to train its image generation models using Getty’s vast library of editorial and stock images.

The OpenAI deal turns ChatGPT into a storefront for licensed photographs. Its silence on training is what Getty's 600,000 contributors should read first.