The technology is a vexed topic in the literary world. Many authors are concerned about the use of their copyrighted material in generative AI models. At the same time, some are actively using these technologies — even attempting to train AI models on their own works. These experiments, though limited, are teaching their authors new things about creativity.
Everything You Need to Know About AI Detectors for ChatGPT
Detecting when text has been generated by tools like ChatGPT is a difficult task. Popular artificial- intelligence-detection tools, like GPTZero, may provide some guidance for users by telling them when something was written by a bot and not a human, but even specialized software is not foolproof and can spit out false positives.
Source: Everything You Need to Know About AI Detectors for ChatGPT
Rightsholders Want U.S. KYC Proposal to Include Domain Name Services
The U.S. Department of Commerce has proposed new customer verification requirements for Infrastructure as a Service providers. The goal of the ‘Know Your Customer’ regime is to prevent fraud and abuse, including piracy. In response to this plan, prominent rightsholders want the department to expand the proposal’s scope to include domain name registrars and registries. Ideally, they argue, domain companies should also be required to take down pirate domains.
Source: Rightsholders Want U.S. “Know Your Customer” Proposal to Include Domain Name Services * TorrentFreak
Blackstone launches $1.57 billion bid for Hipgnosis Songs Fund
Last week, Concord – partly financed by Apollo Global Management – launched a USD $1.511 billion cash bid for the portfolio of Hipgnosis Songs Fund. That was the equivalent of USD $1.25 per share. Today (April 29), Blackstone and HSF’s board have jointly announced a new offer from Blackstone worth around$60 million more than Concord’s latest bid.
Indie publishing body AIMP criticises Spotify bundle strategy
Earlier this month, US publishing body the NMPA lobbed some brickbats at Spotify over its new music and audiobooks bundle, which (under the current US royalty rates agreement) would generate lower mechanical royalties for publishers. Now another body, the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) has backed the NMPA’s stance.
Source: Indie publishing body AIMP criticises Spotify bundle strategy
Billionaires Lining Up to Buy TikTok — ByteDance Icy Response
No sooner had President Biden put his signature to an act that will force Chinese tech company ByteDance to sell TikTok in the US than a handful of American tech tycoons started champing at the bit to offer their bids. But TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said that should the company fail in winning its legal challenge to block the legislation, ByteDance would rather shut down its US operations than sell.
Source: Billionaires Lining Up to Buy TikTok — ByteDance Icy Response
IATSE Contract Talks Shift to Toughest Issues: Wages, AI and Residuals
On Monday, IATSE and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will shift the focus of negotiations to wages, residuals, working conditions and the use of artificial intelligence in production. Those are the thornier issues to hammer out for the union that represents the vast majority of below-the-line workers in TV and film.
Source: IATSE Contract Talks Shift to Toughest Issues: Wages, AI and Residuals
OpenAI to use FT journalism to train artificial intelligence systems
The Financial Times has struck a deal with the ChatGPT developer OpenAI that allows its content to be used in training artificial intelligence systems. The FT will receive an undisclosed payment as part of the deal, which is the latest to be agreed between OpenAI and news publishers.
Source: OpenAI to use FT journalism to train artificial intelligence systems
Apple releases eight small AI language models aimed at on-device use
In the world of AI, what might be called “small language models” have been growing in popularity recently because they can be run on a local device instead of requiring data center-grade computers in the cloud. On Wednesday, Apple introduced a set of tiny source-available AI language models called OpenELM that are small enough to run directly on a smartphone.
Source: Apple releases eight small AI language models aimed at on-device use
Ex-Amazon AI exec claims she was asked to ignore IP law
The allegation emerges from a complaint [PDF] accusing the tech and retail mega-corp of demoting, and then dismissing, a former high-flying AI scientist after it discovered she was pregnant. As well as alleging sexism and discrimination against her, Ghaderi also accuses the tech giant of singling her out because she complained when Amazon allegedly breached its own rules against copyright infringement when it came to AI research.
Source: Ex-Amazon AI exec claims she was asked to ignore IP law