OpenAI granted early access to Sora, its new generative-AI video tool, to some 300 visual artists and filmmakers to “gain feedback” on the technology. The tech company got it — but not the kind it was hoping for. On Tuesday, a group of Sora testers released a version of the tool publicly alongside a manifesto decrying OpenAI’s program as exploitative and “more about PR and advertisement.”
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UMG: Fred Durst’s $200m lawsuit over alleged unpaid royalties is ‘based on a fallacy’
Durst and Limp Bizkit sued UMG last month, claiming that the major music company “designed and implemented royalty software and systems that were deliberately designed to conceal artists’ (including Plaintiffs’) royalties and keep those profits for itself.” In a motion to dismiss filed in California on Friday (November 22), UMG writes that Durst et al.’s “complaint is based on a fallacy” and “should be dismissed with prejudice”.
The Art of Attribution and Three Unlikely Theories of AI Authorship
The oral arguments in Thaler explored the contours of “traditional authorship” through two illuminating hypotheticals posed by Judge Millett: the Kodak camera and the printer malfunction. These examples help map a spectrum of human involvement in creative works and highlight the challenges in placing AI-generated works within existing doctrine.
Source: The Art of Attribution and Three Unlikely Theories of AI Authorship
Hollywood unions are facing an uphill battle against Trump, AI and the slowdown
SAG-AFTRA and the video game companies are resuming contract negotiations for the first time since video game actors went on strike. SAG-AFTRA is seeking a contract that will require game developers to obtain informed consent and compensate video game performers when using the technology to digitally replicate their voices, movements or likenesses.
Source: Hollywood unions are facing an uphill battle against Trump, AI and the slowdown
Spines aims to ‘disrupt’ industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence (AI). Spines, founded in 2021 but which published its first titles this year, is a startup technology business which—for a fee—is offering the use of AI to proofread, produce, publish and distribute books.
Source: New publisher Spines aims to ‘disrupt’ industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone
Soundverse AI attracts 200k creators with ‘ethical practices’
AI music startup Soundverse AI has attracted more than 200,000 creators to its service, who have made more than 500k tracks so far. The startup revealed the figures in an announcement that also stressed its “ethically trained AI model”, with the company saying it has only trained its technology “by securing explicit artist consent and compensating contributors”.
Source: Soundverse AI attracts 200k creators with ‘ethical practices’
Nvidia shows AI model that can modify voices, generate novel sounds
Source: Nvidia shows AI model that can modify voices, generate novel sounds
AI Music Is More Realistic Than Ever: Meet Suno’s New Model
Even as it faces a lawsuit from the recording industry for using countless copyrighted songs to train its music-generating AI model, Suno has become the fifth most-used generative-AI service in the world — and the company is still pushing its technology forward. A new, notably more realistic model, V4, is available today to paid subscribers, and will eventually reach all users.
Source: AI Music Is More Realistic Than Ever: Meet Suno’s New Model
DMG Media invests in publisher-friendly generative AI start-up Prorata
Daily Mail publisher DMG Media has made a “significant investment” in Prorata.ai, a generative artificial intelligence platform that plans to share revenue with publishers each time their content is used to answer a user query. The deal gives Prorata access to DMG Media’s content, which includes the archives of the Mail, Mail Online, Metro, the i and New Scientist.
Source: DMG Media invests in publisher-friendly generative AI start-up Prorata
SoundCloud Expands AI Integrations With Tuney, Pex, Audible Magic Partnerships
SoundCloud users will have access to six new assistive AI tools, including Tuney, Tuttii, AIBeatz, TwoShot, Starmony and ACE Studio. The company is also using Audible Magic and Pex to ensure that these new AI integrations are backed up by strong content identification tools that provide rights holders with proper credit and compensation.
Source: SoundCloud Expands AI Integrations With Tuney, Pex, Audible Magic Partnerships