Newly unsealed court documents show Microsoft employees discussing whether OpenAI was involved in the “largest theft of labor in human history.”
A London production company's AI-generated "actress" identified a CBS News reporter's age and regional origin within minutes of a video interview, and neither the bot nor its creator could explain how. CBS News reporter Leigh Kiniry sat down for a video interview with "Tilly Norwood," a digital persona billed as the world's first AI actor, […] The post Hollywood's first AI actress can't explain how she reads your personal data appeared first on American Almanac .
A London production company's AI-generated "actress" identified a CBS News reporter's age and regional origin within minutes of a video interview, and neither the bot nor its creator could explain how. CBS News reporter Leigh Kiniry sat down for a video interview with "Tilly Norwood," a digital persona billed as the world's first AI actor, and came away unsettled. Within roughly a minute of conversation, the AI, which takes the form of a freckled twenty-something woman, had pegged Kiniry's approximate age and the region of the United States she comes from. When pressed, the bot's creator offered no clear answer for how that happened. Eileen Van Der Velden, who has run the London-based production company PARTICLE 6 for twelve years,…Open
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“I view it as a complement, not a replacement,”
A landmark copyright lawsuit filed by the New York Times against OpenAI and Microsoft in 2023 moved into a critical new phase Friday, as all three parties presented their official arguments to a judge, with hopes of a favorable ruling ahead of a possible trial. Why it matters: A ruling in favor of the Times could wreak havoc on the lucrative business models underpinning the AI industry. - A ruling in favor of OpenAI and Microsoft would serve as a massive blow to the publishing industry, potentially undermining its ability to control and monetize how content is scraped and used by AI giants. Zoom in: In its motion for summary judgment, the Times argued OpenAI and Microsoft copied its works at scale to build commercial substitutes, which…
‘very different than what the DOJ submitted’
Some of the world's largest music publishers filed a blockbuster lawsuit against Anthropic late Friday night, alleging "one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history." Why it matters: The suit is the opening salvo in what is now likely to be a yearslong fight over music, AI, and how intellectual property is protected in a new era of technology. Driving the news: Units of Sony Music and Warner Music filed the suit in federal court in northern California late Friday night, naming Anthropic, CEO Dario Amodei and co-founder Benjamin Mann as defendants. What they're saying: "Defendants Anthropic and its founders Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann have conducted a brazen campaign of illegally torrenting,…
‘promote the human nature of artistry’