It’s rare for legal reports, government consultations, and anime-styled selfies to feel part of the same story – but the last few days, they do. On Tuesday, the U.S. Copyright Office released Part Two…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
In the frantic pursuit of AI training data, tech giants OpenAI, Google, and Meta have reportedly bypassed corporate policies, altered their rules, and discussed circumventing copyright…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
Automattic, the company behind WordPress and Tumblr, is discussing a data and content deal with MidJourney and OpenAI. This information, initially covered by 404 Media and…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
The AI-generated video impersonating the late comedic great, George Carlin, horrified fans while simultaneously demonstrating the advancement AI has made in voice cloning. Carlin’s estate is…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
A group of Chicago-based developers have equipped artists with Nightshade, a method of fighting back against unethical data practices. Nightshade is a sophisticated tool designed to…
By Sam Jeans · 6 min read
Ed Newton-Rex, ex-VP of Audio at Stability AI, announced the launch of ‘Fairly Trained,’ a non-profit organization dedicated to certifying generative AI companies for fairer training…
By Sam Jeans · 4 min read
A recent study by Cornell University has shed light on the capabilities of AI chatbots like ChatGPT in memorizing and reproducing poems, including those under copyright. …
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
January 2024 began with talks of Midjourney, a leading force in the AI image-generation world, using the names and styles of over 16,000 artists without their…
By Sam Jeans · 8 min read
OpenAI has publicly responded to the copyright infringement lawsuit that The New York Times initiated in December. The statement isn’t likely to result in the withdrawal…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
In a statement of written evidence to the UK House of Lords, OpenAI stated that creating AI tools without using copyrighted material is “impossible.” This comes…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
