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Microsoft invests $1.5 billion in G42, AI group in Abu Dhabi
Read more: Microsoft invests $1.5 billion in G42, AI group in Abu DhabiMicrosoft has invested in or partnered with OpenAI, Mistral, and now G42, an AI group based in Abu Dhabi. The latter investment is valued at $1.5 billion and gives Microsoft a minority stake in the group. [Report from Financial Times]
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Adobe to add OpenAI tools to Premiere Pro?
Read more: Adobe to add OpenAI tools to Premiere Pro?AI is developing so fast, it’s hard to keep pace with all the development. Out of San Francisco come reports that Adobe is in discussion with OpenAI to possibly add AI tools, such as text-to-video generator Sora, to Premiere Pro. Adobe is reportedly having similar talks with Runway and Pika Labs, two AI startups. Adobe…
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Status of copyright lawsuits v. AI (April 14, 2024)
Read more: Status of copyright lawsuits v. AI (April 14, 2024)Here’s the latest (and greatest) status report of all 20 copyright lawsuits against AI companies. Please visit our Master List of all lawsuits organized by jurisdictions. The new developments from last week’s report are noted in the chart below by an asterisk* Case name Jurisdiction Judge Latest status Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH et al v. ROSS Intelligence…
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Backlash over using AI to restore old movies
Read more: Backlash over using AI to restore old moviesI was just commenting this week to a photographer friend how it’s interesting to compare film photographs to digital images. Many people prefer the richness, texture, and warmth of old film photographs over the razor-sharp images produced by digital cameras. Just check out the latest book with Ruth Orkin’s stunning film photographs. Fujifilm’s x100v camera…
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Bill for American Privacy Rights Act would create new federal rights to personal data privacy
Read more: Bill for American Privacy Rights Act would create new federal rights to personal data privacyU.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. introduced this week a new bill to recognize new federal rights to personal data privacy. The bill titled the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) was surprising and stunning. The United States Congress has long avoided serious consideration of any data privacy rights similar to…
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Rep. Schiff bill the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act (TEXT)
Read more: Rep. Schiff bill the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act (TEXT)Rep. Adam Schiff introduced a bill titled the Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act. According to his press release, the bill “would require a notice to be submitted to the Register of Copyrights prior to the release of a new generative AI system with regard to all copyrighted works used in building or altering the training…
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Status of copyright lawsuits v. AI (April 8, 2024)
Read more: Status of copyright lawsuits v. AI (April 8, 2024)Here’s the latest status report of all 20 copyright lawsuits against AI companies. The main development was Judge Stein’s order rejecting the motion of the California Plaintiffs represented by the Joseph Saveri Law Firm to intervene in the Authors Guild case and other cases in the Southern District of New York. You can read the…
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YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says OpenAI would be violating YouTube’s terms of service if training Sora on YouTube videos
Read more: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says OpenAI would be violating YouTube’s terms of service if training Sora on YouTube videosThe Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern interviewed CTO Mira Murati on Stern’s podcast. There was a telling exchange in which Murati appeared unsure or evasive in answering what data OpenAI used to train Sora, its text-to-video generator, including being “unsure” about whether OpenAI is using YouTube videos. Well, when asked about it, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan…