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  • Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta AI assistant, deployed on IG, Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger

    Sporting longer, curly hair, Mark Zuckerberg made it clear that Meta is all-in on AI. The company announced its open-source Llama 3, which underlies its Meta AI assistant. It’s like ChatGPT or Microsoft Co-pilot. Instead of doing a Google search, you can ask Meta AI a question or request for information. There are 2 models… Read more

  • Federal bill introduced (text): Future of AI Innovation Act

    U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), introduced the bipartisan Future of AI Innovation Act. From their webpage announcing the bill: Read more

  • List of AI bills before Congress

    List of AI bills before Congress

    Below is a list of proposed bills (including as draft discussion not yet introduced) in Congress that relate to AI. The bills are listed in reverse chronological order with links to the text of the bills. Highlights: Note: this list might not capture all bills affecting AI. It focuses on the major bills that expressly… Read more

  • Microsoft invests $1.5 billion in G42, AI group in Abu Dhabi

    Microsoft 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] 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… Read more

  • Status of copyright lawsuits v. AI (April 14, 2024)

    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… Read more