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Council of the EU summary of AI Act agreement
Below is the press release from the Council of the EU describing the provisional agreement reached on the AI Act (Dec. 9, 2023): Artificial intelligence act: Council and Parliament strike a deal on the first rules for AI in the world Following 3-day ‘marathon’ talks, the Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached… Read more
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Justice Joanna Smith rules Getty UK copyright lawsuit v Stability AI can proceed
On Dec. 1, 2023, Justice Joanna Smith ruled that Getty Images’ UK copyright lawsuit against Stability AI, the company that created the AI image generator Stable Diffusion, can proceed. For the claim involving alleged infringement based on the training and development of Stability’s AI model, the court considered an interesting question whether any of the… Read more
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Google receives flak for staged video of multimodal Gemini demo
A day after airing a 6-minute video of its new multimodal AI program called Gemini, Google received flak after reportedly admitting to Bloomberg that the video was staged or a simulation, and not an actual demonstration of the Gemini program in real time. Google also confirmed that “the demo wasn’t conducted in real time, but… Read more
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EU reach deal on AI Act
The EU Parliament struck a deal on the AI Act, a comprehensive set of regulations on the use of AI in the EU. The press release is below: Artificial Intelligence Act: deal on comprehensive rules for trustworthy AI MEPs reached a political deal with the Council on a bill to ensure AI in Europe is… Read more
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What if Shakespeare wrote an ode to Taylor Swift? ChatGPT did.
Time Magazine selected Taylor Swift of the 2023 Person of the Year. Fittingly. Her Eras tour cemented her status as a global cultural icon of which she has no peers. Universities around the country, including Harvard and Stanford, are offering courses on various aspects of Swift’s impact. Some professors have even likened her to a… Read more
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OpenAI is hiring copyright counsel & other lawyers
OpenAI is hiring a copyright counsel, annual salary $250,000, with equity and benefits. The job opening doesn’t specify years of experience, but requires “deep expertise in copyright law as relates to internet and AI technologies.” OpenAI is also hiring four more senior counsel positions. The complete list is below, with links to the job postings… Read more
