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Adobe files Answer to Lyon’s consolidated complaint
Read more: Adobe files Answer to Lyon’s consolidated complaintAdobe filed its Answer to Lyon’s Consolidated Complaint. The suit relates to its small language model SlimLM. No surprises in the Answer. Adobe faces two other lawsuits, Tanzer and SEIU Pension Plan, related to its AI training. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD THE ANSWER:
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Map of Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) suits v. AI companies
Read more: Map of Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) suits v. AI companiesWe created a new Map of Illinois Biometric Information Act (BIPA) suits v. AI companies. Four of these lawsuits also include copyright claims: Woulard v. Uncharted Labs, Woulard v. Suno, Attack the Sound v. Kunlun Tech, and Kogon v. Google. The rest do not. One issue that the copyright cases will likely raise is whether…
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CNN sues Perplexity AI. Copyright suits hit 114.
Read more: CNN sues Perplexity AI. Copyright suits hit 114.Cable News Network (CNN) has joined the copyright litigation against AI companies. CNN filed a copyright suit against Perplexity AI in the Southern District of New York. CNN is represented by ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. The same firm is representing plaintiffs in the following cases: The filing of parallel litigation raising similar claims…
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NYT, Chicago Tribune, Perplexity AI submit case management plans
Read more: NYT, Chicago Tribune, Perplexity AI submit case management plansThe parties in New York Times v. Perplexity AI and Chicago Tribune v. Perplexity AI filed their joint case management plans. The proposed schedule looks like this, with summary judgment briefing starting on Sept. 15, 2027: DOWNLOAD PLAN IN NYT V. PERPLEXITY AI
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Concord Music, Anthropic disagree on how best to proceed in Concord Music II
Read more: Concord Music, Anthropic disagree on how best to proceed in Concord Music IIConcord Music Group and Anthropic disagree on the best way to proceed with Concord Music v. Anthropic II related to Anthropic’s alleged torrenting of files from shadow libraries, as well as coordination with the BMG v. Anthropic related case. Meanwhile, summary judgment motion oppositions and replies are still to be filed in Concord Music I.…
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UMG Recordings seeks to file 2d Amended Complaint adding
Read more: UMG Recordings seeks to file 2d Amended Complaint addingUMG Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment are seeking leave to file a Second Amended Complaint to add 61,026 more works to the list of works Suno allegedly infringed, plus a claim for circumvention of technological protection measures under the DMCA, Section 1201. The plaintiffs contend they obtained relevant information of works infringed from discovery of…
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Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah’s remarks at Pope Leo’s event for encyclical on AI and “Magnifica humanitas”
Read more: Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah’s remarks at Pope Leo’s event for encyclical on AI and “Magnifica humanitas”Pope Leo XIV’s 42,000 word encyclical on AI titled ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence’ commanded the attention of the news media on Memorial Day. But perhaps the most surprising aspect of today’s event was that Anthropic co-cofounder Christopher Olah was invited to give a few remarks. It’s unclear…
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Olga Tokarczuk, 2018 Nobel Prize winner in literature, draws anti-AI flak for admitting the benefits of using AI to research and brainstorm for her writing
Read more: Olga Tokarczuk, 2018 Nobel Prize winner in literature, draws anti-AI flak for admitting the benefits of using AI to research and brainstorm for her writingThe anti-AI backlash is getting bad. Real bad. The acclaimed author and Nobel Prize winner in literature Olga Tokarczuk is receiving blowback for comments she made during a recent interview in Poland. Tokarrczuk reportedly said (machine translated), as reported by My Company Polska: “The reality is that in today’s market, absolutely no publisher would be…
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Pope Leo XIV issues encyclical, ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ Calls on AI developers to develop AI for good
Read more: Pope Leo XIV issues encyclical, ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ Calls on AI developers to develop AI for goodOn the 135th anniversary of Rerum novarum, Pope Leo XIV issued an encyclical letter on ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ While recognizing that AI is a “valuable tool,” The Pope warns of many risks of AI, ranging from environmental impact to encroachments on human dignity and use…