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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 Read more
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Jobiak LLC v. Botmakers tests copyright claim in AI based platform’s job postings
A 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 Read more
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OpenAI strikes licensing deal to include Reddit content to ChatGPT
As announced by OpenAI and Reddit, here are the key parts of their parternship: Reddit stock is up following the news. Read more
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USA Today, other Gannett owned newspaper to get AI-generated “key points” to summarize articles
According 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 Read more
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Sony Music warns Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, hundreds of companies against unauthorized scraping & use of music to train AI
Sony 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 Read more
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Google I/O impresses with immediate Gemini response to GPT-4o
On 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 Read more