Ultimately, the Chroma Awards entries shared two things in common: Firstly, they revealed that the technology is not yet mature enough for ambitious ideas. Secondly, the storytelling skills of these AI creators could not disguise the fact that their films are artificial. But there is optimism in the community that both these hurdles can be cleared.
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Hollywood’s AI Crackdown Opens Door for Copyright Detection Startups
Hollywood and creative industries are fighting back against AI infringement, with one startup offering proprietary technology to detect suspected misuse of copyrighted material within generative AI models. LightBar, a research platform focused on AI training data, positions itself as the evidence layer that makes those threats actionable.
Source: Hollywood’s AI Crackdown Opens Door for Copyright Detection Startups – Decrypt
ByteDance says it will add safeguards to Seedance 2.0 following Hollywood backlash
Chinese tech giant ByteDance has said it will strengthen safeguards on a new artificial intelligence video-making tool, following complaints from entertainment giants. “ByteDance respects intellectual property rights and we have heard the concerns regarding Seedance 2.0,” a company spokesperson said. “We are taking steps to strengthen current safeguards as we work to prevent the unauthorized use of intellectual property and likeness by users.”
Source: ByteDance says it will add safeguards to Seedance 2.0 following Hollywood backlash
Sony Group develops tech to track original music in AI-generated songs (report)
Sony Music Group‘s parent company, Japan-headquartered Sony Group, has reportedly developed technology to identify copyrighted music embedded in AI-generated tracks. That’s according to the financial news outlet Nikkei Asia, which reported on Monday (February 16) that the tech has opened a path for songwriters to claim compensation when their work is used without authorization.
Source: Sony Group develops tech to track original music in AI-generated songs (report)
Motion Picture Association Denounces ‘Massive’ Infringement on Seedance 2.0
The Motion Picture Association on Thursday denounced the newest AI video generator, Seedance 2.0, saying it had unleashed a flood of copyright infringement in the day since it became available. ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, said the model represents a “substantial leap in generation quality” since the previous version.
Spotify eyes AI ‘derivatives’ as new revenue stream for artists
Spotify says it wants to enable listeners to interact with their favorite artists’ music through AI – and that the technology to do so is already built. The barrier? Licensing. The comments land amid an intensifying industry debate over how AI-powered derivatives of existing music should be licensed and monetized – and where fans should be allowed to create them.
The New Fabio Is Claude
The genre may be especially vulnerable to disruption by A.I., for all the reasons that readers love it. Romance relies on familiar narrative formulas, like the guarantee of an “H.E.A.” or “happily ever after.” And romance novels are often built around popular plot tropes — like enemies-to-lovers or forced proximity — that can be fed into a chatbot.
Source: The New Fabio Is Claude
AI, copyright, and content licensing in digital agriculture
As part of its role in the Generative AI for Agriculture (GAIA) project, CABI is examining data governance issues to improve access to robust content for gen AI developers in a legal, equitable, and sustainable way. We are developing a model content license (MCL) intended as a standardized template that can be adapted to specific contexts by agritech AI developers and creators (e.g., publishers, creative copyright licensors, universities) or collective rights organizations.
Source: AI, copyright, and content licensing in digital agriculture
AI ‘slop’ is transforming social media – and there’s a backlash
Meta, which runs social media sites Facebook, Instagram and Threads, is not only allowing people to post AI generated content – it’s launched products to enable more of it to be made. “Soon we’ll see an explosion of new media formats that are more immersive and interactive, and only possible because of advances in AI,” Zuckerberg said.
Source: AI ‘slop’ is transforming social media – and there’s a backlash
Deezer Offers Its AI-Detection Tool for Sale to Other Platforms
A year after the launch of Deezer’s AI-music detection tool, the company is now making it commercially available, encouraging industry-wide transparency. Up to 85% of all streams on AI-generated music have been detected as fraudulent, the company says, and are demonetized and removed from the royalty pool in continued efforts to support fair payments for artists and songwriters.
Source: Deezer Offers Its AI-Detection Tool for Sale to Other Platforms