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Major controversy erupts at OpenAI as Sam Altman, Greg Brockman attempt damage control over safety employees leaving
Read more: Major controversy erupts at OpenAI as Sam Altman, Greg Brockman attempt damage control over safety employees leavingSam Altman and Greg Brockman were doing full damage control on Saturday to respond to a scathing tweet thread by outgoing super-alignment co-leader Jan Leike, who questioned OpenAI’s commitment to safety and developing responsible AI. Leike said that “safety culture and processes have taken a backseat to shiny products.” “[O]ver the past years, safety culture…
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Co-founder Sutskever, Jan Leike, & safety employees leave OpenAI. Must they sign non-disparagement agreements, or accept potential loss of millions in equity?
Read more: Co-founder Sutskever, Jan Leike, & safety employees leave OpenAI. Must they sign non-disparagement agreements, or accept potential loss of millions in equity?OpenAI is losing key employees, left and right, including co-founder Ilya Sutskever, superalignment co-leader Jan Leike, safety team member Evan Morikaw, and others. Many of the outgoing employees were responsible for safety concerns to develop responsible AI. Sutskever, who had approved the notorious removal of Sam Altman as CEO (before he was later reinstated), said…
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AI voice generator Lovo sued for claims of right of publicity in Lehrman v. Lovo, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-03770 (S.D.N.Y. May 16, 2024)
Read more: AI voice generator Lovo sued for claims of right of publicity in Lehrman v. Lovo, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-03770 (S.D.N.Y. May 16, 2024)Lovo.ai is a “hyper realistic AI voice generator that captivates your audience.” As first reported by the New York Times, Paul Skye Lehrman and Linnea Sage, two voice actors, have filed a class action complaint against Lovo for allegedly violating their rights of publicity in their voices under New York state law and Lanham Act…
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Status of all 24 copyright lawsuits v. AI companies (May 17, 2024)
Read more: Status of all 24 copyright lawsuits v. AI companies (May 17, 2024)Here’s the latest status report in all 24 copyright lawsuits against AI companies. This week’s new developments from the last status report are indicated by an asterisk (*). Case name Jurisdiction Judge Latest status Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH et al v. ROSS Intelligence Inc. D. Del. Bibas Trial on the copyright issues will begin…
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Jobiak LLC v. Botmakers tests copyright claim in AI based platform’s job postings
Read more: Jobiak LLC v. Botmakers tests copyright claim in AI based platform’s job postingsA copyright case filed in October 2023 raises an interesting claim of copyright infringement of Jobiak, an automated AI-based platform for job postings, and a competitor’s alleged unauthorized scraping and copying of Jobiak’s database. Jobiak claims that “Defendant Tarta.Ai operates in a similar line of business as Plaintiff, utilizing AI technology to assist in job…
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OpenAI strikes licensing deal to include Reddit content to ChatGPT
Read more: OpenAI strikes licensing deal to include Reddit content to ChatGPTAs announced by OpenAI and Reddit, here are the key parts of their parternship: Reddit stock is up following the news.
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USA Today, other Gannett owned newspaper to get AI-generated “key points” to summarize articles
Read more: USA Today, other Gannett owned newspaper to get AI-generated “key points” to summarize articlesAccording to the Verge, Gannett owned newspapers, including the USA Today, will incorporate AI-generated “key points”–similar to the bullet points some media, such as Business Insider, already feature–at the top of articles. Sample of Key Points of article in USA Today: There is a disclosure statement of the use of AI at the bottom of…
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Sony Music warns Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, hundreds of companies against unauthorized scraping & use of music to train AI
Read more: Sony Music warns Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, hundreds of companies against unauthorized scraping & use of music to train AISony Music has reportedly sent warning letters to 700 companies, including Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft, against the unauthorized scraping in data mining and use to train AI models. On its website, Sony Music stated: “ Evolutions in technology have frequently shifted the course of creative industries. AI will likely continue that long-standing trend. However, that…
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Google I/O impresses with immediate Gemini response to GPT-4o
Read more: Google I/O impresses with immediate Gemini response to GPT-4oOn May 13, 2024, OpenAI showcased its new model GPT-4o (o for omni) a multi-modal model with vision, voice, text, and video. Not to be outdone, Google showcased its upgraded Gemini model 1.5 at its I/O conference a day later, along with other applications. This shows that Google has clearly upped its AI game to…
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Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of OpenAI, leaves company
Read more: Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of OpenAI, leaves companyStunning news out of OpenAI: one of its co-founders, Ilya Sutskever, announced he’s leaving the company after a decade.