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OpenAI launches Codex software-engineering agent. Is the future of computer programming AI agents?
OpenAI announced its Codex AI software engineering agent. Seems like the end of human computer programming is near. Read more
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Magistrate Wang denies OpenAI’s motion to reconsider order to preserve output log data
Magistrate Judge Wang denied OpenAI’s (frantic) motion to reconsider her order for OpenAI to preserve and segregate its output log data, after the New York Times had alleged that OpenAI had destroyed relevant evidence. There will be a hearing on the alleged spoliation: “The parties should come to the May 27 Spoliation Conference prepared to Read more
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Judge Alsup has concerns about proposed nationwide class of book authors
At yesterday’s hearing, Judge William Alsup reportedly had expressed some concerns about the proposed class action of book authors in Bartz v. Anthopic. According to Isaiah Poritz of Bloomberg Law, Judge Alsup had “sympathy for that problem” of lumping together in a class different book authors with competing or conflicting interests. Alsup reportedly “said class Read more
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Anthropic’s Tempest in a Teapot: Concord Music asks judge to strike Olivia Chen declaration on statistical sampling due to AI-generated fake citation
A tempest in a teapot is brewing for Anthropic. After Concord Music called out the declaration of Anthropic’s data scientist Olivia Chen for including a citation to a source that doesn’t exist (based on the putative authors and the putative article title), Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen ordered Anthropic to provide an explanation. Anthropic’s attorney, Read more