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New York Times article finds more “memorized” AI works by Midjourney, ChatGPT, Bing
In yet another stunning article, this one titled “We Asked AI to Create the Joker. It Generated a Copyrighted Image,” the New York Times provided more examples of “memorized” visual works, which resulted from prompts, including some nonspecific ones, on Midjourney (5 examples), ChatGPT (2 examples), and Microsoft Bing (2 examples). The AI generated works… Read more
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Deepfake AI images of Taylor Swift in sexually explicit poses draws condemnation, calls for regulation
When “Taylor Swift AI” is trending on Twitter aka X, it can’t be good. This week, X exploded with deepfake images of Taylor Swift in borderline pornographic poses. The controversy has become a blight on AI generators. Lester Holt asked Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella about his company’s responsibility. Substack Follow Us on Substack AI copyright… Read more
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George Carlin’s estate sues creators of purported AI generated video impersonating late comedian (PDF)
The complaints keep coming against allegedly AI generated works. This brings the total number of copyright-related lawsuits against AI companies to 17, 2 of which have been consolidated. This one involves the estate of George Carlin, the late comedian, brought against a group–Dudesy LLC, Will Sasso, Chad Kultgen–who created a video impersonating Carlin in a… Read more
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Status of all U.S. copyright cases v. AI cos. (Jan. 23, 2024), including MTD decision in Doe 1 v. Github by Judge Tigar
Here’s the update for the status in all the copyright cases in the United States against AI companies. The biggest development: Judge Tigar’s partial grant of the motion to dismiss of Github and Microsoft in Doe 1 v. Github. A big win for Microsoft. Status of U.S. Copyright Lawsuits v. AI Cos. Case name Jurisdiction… Read more
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Judge Tigar dismisses DMCA CMI claims v. GitHub (PDF order). Big win for Microsoft.
A major victory today for Github and Microsoft. Judge Tigar granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss in part, including the DMCA claims for removal of copyright management information (CMI) brought under 1202(b)(1) and (b)(3). This is a huge win for Microsoft and Github. Out of 8 claims brought by Doe 1 against the defendants, the… Read more
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OpenAI opens GPT store allowing people to share their custom GPTs
OpenAI announced the launch of its GPT store. It’s like an app store, only for custom GPTs that harness OpenAI’s AI. From its blog post, the steps to create a custom GPT are pretty easy: Building your own GPT is simple and doesn’t require any coding skills.If you’d like to share a GPT in the… Read more
