Country music legend Randy Travis, who has been battling limited speech for over a decade following a debilitating stroke, surprised fans with the release of his first new song in over a decade. The song called Where That Came From, was released on the occasion of his 65th birthday in collaboration with Warner Music Nashville. Warner saw an opportunity to utilize AI “for good” with its effort to restore Travis’ voice.
Source: Randy Travis returns with new song thanks to Warner’s AI experiment
For many creatives, AI has evolved from a fear striking buzzword to steadfast companion. It’s now a tool that is seamlessly and regularly applied to the whole of the creative process: from ideation, through strategy and production, to execution. Its ability to streamline production and enhance outputs makes it a necessity for industry professionals — if you aren’t using it, your competitors are.
Source: How generative AI is influencing the creator economy
OpenAI on Tuesday is launching a new tool that can detect whether an image was created using the company’s text-to-image generator, DALL-E 3. OpenAI officials said that the tool is highly accurate in detecting DALL-E 3 images, but that small changes to a picture can confuse it—reflecting how artificial-intelligence companies are playing catch up in the ability to track their own technology.
Source: OpenAI Says it Can Now Detect Images Spawned by its Software
A group of newspapers is suing OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of effectively stealing—and profiting from—journalists’ work. This could well be an existential legal fight. Some of Silicon Valley’s tech barons are openly hostile to journalism, dreaming of the day when it can be “disrupted” or rendered obsolete. To do so, however, they may have to get through copyright law first.
For color images, the widely used RGB (red, green, blue) model can correspond to over 16 million possible colors. So as graphics rendering technology becomes ever more photorealistic, the distinction between pixels captured by real-world cameras and ones rendered in a game engine is falling away.
Source: AI Is Gathering a Growing Amount of Training Data Inside Virtual Worlds
The report calls for the UK to pass new laws that would protect artists’ personalities from being copied by AI without permission; mandate transparent labelling of AI-generated content; and require AI developers to gain permission from copyright holders to use their materials for training, among other things.
Source: UK lawmakers call for AI legislation to protect artists from deepfakes, copyright infringement
Stock photographers who survived the disruptive advent of digital cameras and online sales are bracing themselves for the next great tech shock: generative AI. Some are predicting the worst. “The stock photography industry is going away,” said Connecticut-based photographer Tony Northrup.
Source: The Last Stock Photographers Await Their Fate Under Generative AI
A report published by the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music has called for the government to craft a “pro-creative industries AI Bill” with protection for copyright and creators at its core. That conclusion should come as no surprise given that the report was researched and funded by music industry body UK Music, whose July 2023 position paper on AI had previously set out its wishlist for the government.
Source: UK music report: ‘AI can be a great servant but would be a terrible master’
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hinted that banning TikTok in the European Union is an option, during a debate this evening in Maastricht, featuring parties’ lead candidates for the bloc’s 2024 election. “It is not excluded,” von der Leyen said, after the moderator referred to the United States, where TikTok faces a national ban unless it is sold by its owner, ByteDance.
Source: TikTok ban in EU is ‘not excluded,’ von der Leyen says
British antitrust authorities are reviewing partnerships between tech giants and smaller AI developers, citing concerns about competition. This inquiry could reshape the AI industry’s landscape. Some experts warned that a strict antitrust ruling may not only alter how major corporations interact with emerging AI firms but could also dampen enthusiasm for new partnerships, possibly stalling the pace of innovation.
Source: As British Regulators Scrutinize Microsoft and Amazon AI Deals, Industry Braces for Impact