AlphaGo v. Lee Sedol During March 9 through March 15, 2016, Google DeepMind’s AlphaGo AI program defeated the 18-time world champion Lee Sedol at the ancient board game Go in Seoul, South Korea. The event was a cause cé·lè·bre in Asia, drawing, in a live broadcast, reportedly over 100 million viewers. AlphaGo won 4 of…
Judge Orrick dismissed a number of the claims in Sarah Anderson’s proposed class action suit against Stability AI and other AI companies on Oct. 30, 2024. In sum, Judge Orrick ruled: This week, Anderson filed her First Amended Complaint to address the court’s reasons for dismissal, such as the need to identify specific works allegedly…
Elon Musk was interviewed by Andrew Ross Sorkin yesterday. One interesting exchange was over the copyright lawsuits against AI companies. Here’s what Musk said: Elon Musk: I don’t know except to say that, by the time these lawsuits are decided, we’ll have a digital god. We’ll have a digital god at that point. These lawsuits…