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The advisory jury will decide Musk v. Altman on Monday. Closing arguments completed.
Read more: The advisory jury will decide Musk v. Altman on Monday. Closing arguments completed.The advisory jury in Musk v. Altman will deliberate starting on Monday over Elon Musk’s two claims against Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI for alleged breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment. The court schedule for the trial did not hold any sessions on Friday. But it’s a bit of surprise no exception was…
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OpenAI faces most copyright lawsuits. But other AI companies face multiple lawsuits, too.
Read more: OpenAI faces most copyright lawsuits. But other AI companies face multiple lawsuits, too.Nearly four years into the AI Copyright Wars, more than 100 copyright lawsuits have been filed against AI companies. But the number of lawsuits by AI company is not equal. OpenAI faces the most lawsuits by far. Here’s a look at the Top 18 AI Companies by Number of Copyright Suits: Download a PDF of…
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How did OpenAI fumble its lead in AI?
Read more: How did OpenAI fumble its lead in AI?How It Started in 2022 In late 2022, a relatively unknown startup called OpenAI launched ChatGPT. That “ChatGPT moment” changed the trajectory of technology and society. It ushered in the Age of AI. Microsoft, too, benefited from this ChatGPT moment. Its partnership with OpenAI gave it access to OpenAI’s models that Microsoft soon deployed in…
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Why is it open season on OpenAI?
Read more: Why is it open season on OpenAI?Yesterday, we announced the launch of our AI Copyright Case Tracker. We think it provides the public with a wealth of information and insights about the 130 copyright lawsuits against AI companies raging around the world. Fully 100 of the copyright lawsuits have been filed right here in the United States, where most of the…
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OpenAI pulls plug on AI video generator Sora in major shakeup to compete with Anthropic in enterprise
Read more: OpenAI pulls plug on AI video generator Sora in major shakeup to compete with Anthropic in enterpriseTHE CLAUDE EFFECT. OpenAI pulls the plug on video generator Sora. No more video generation. According to the Wall Street Journal, “CEO Sam Altman announced the changes to staff on Tuesday, writing that the company would wind down products that use its video models. In addition to the consumer app, OpenAI is also discontinuing a…
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OpenAI faces skeptical Second Circuit panel in Raw Story Media appeal of lack of Article III injury ruling
Read more: OpenAI faces skeptical Second Circuit panel in Raw Story Media appeal of lack of Article III injury rulingToday, the Second Circuit heard oral argument in Raw Story Media’s appeal of Judge Colleen McMahon’s ruling that the alleged removal of Raw Story Media’s copyright management information from its works did not show an Article III injury. On the panel were Judge Richard C. Wesley, Judge Dennis Jacobs, and Judge Eunice C. Lee. According…
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Sam Altman announces amended agreement with Department of War as users make Claude No. 1 on App Store
Read more: Sam Altman announces amended agreement with Department of War as users make Claude No. 1 on App StoreThe turmoil over OpenAI’s agreement with the Department of War after it rescinded the agreement with Anthropic continues unabated. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, took to X to announce OpenAI had beefed up the language for guardrails in the agreement with the DoW: Meanwhile, many people apparently terminated their accounts with OpenAI and Anthropic’s Claude…
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OpenAI announced $110B funding by Amazon, NVIDIA, and Softbank
Read more: OpenAI announced $110B funding by Amazon, NVIDIA, and SoftbankOpenAI announced a $110 billion round in funding from Amazon, NVIDIA, and Softbank. OpenAI is spending a fortune so it needs to continue to raise funds.
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OpenAI is 1st US AI company sued in copyright case in South Korea filed by KBS, MBC, SBS broadcasters. Total = 112 copyright suits v. AI in world.
Read more: OpenAI is 1st US AI company sued in copyright case in South Korea filed by KBS, MBC, SBS broadcasters. Total = 112 copyright suits v. AI in world.Three Korean broadcasters KBS, MBC, and SBS sued OpenAI for copyright infringement in the alleged use of their news content. This is copyright lawsuit No. 112 against AI companies around the world. OpenAI leads the total count for an AI company with the most lawsuits against it. The Korean Broadcasting Association issued a press release,…
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OpenAI strikes again: hires Peter Steinberger who created OpenClaw aka Moltbot for autonomous AI agents
Read more: OpenAI strikes again: hires Peter Steinberger who created OpenClaw aka Moltbot for autonomous AI agentsSam Altman announced OpenAI’s hiring of Peter Steinberger over the weekend. Steinberger’s OpenClaw open-source project for autonomous AI agents has already cause quite a stir. Steinberger was recently interviewed by Lex Friedman. OpenClaw was a nonprofit project. Steinberger himself was donating $10K to $20K a month to the project. Steinberger, then still on his own,…