The conversation in many professional media circles is already turning to how much AI will be able to do and how many traditional creative jobs will be displaced as a consequence. It’s smaller AI companies that are breaking new ground. Firms like Runway, LeyLine & Synthesia are redefining how we create, edit, and share video and animation content.
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AI music startup Lemonaide introduces new collab tool promising ‘ethical’ AI models
Lemonaide, which describes itself as an “artist-first creative AI” platform, has launched a new tool called ‘Collab Club,’ that allows professional producers to train their own AI models using their own catalogs. The launch comes a little over a year after Lemonaide and beat buying and selling platform BeatStars struck a strategic alliance with the aim “to establish a precedent for ethical AI business models in the music industry.”
Source: AI music startup Lemonaide introduces new collab tool promising ‘ethical’ AI models
Hollywood icons’ estates cashing in on AI voice cloning deals
Stars from Hollywood’s golden age are being reborn through celebrity estate AI voice cloning deals, a sign of how some of the “Wild West” concerns about unauthorized AI impersonation are being addressed by new business models. ElevenLabs, an audio technology startup, has penned multiple deals with the estates of legendary actors for its IconicVoices tool that allows users to have AI-generated voices read to them via an audiobook app.
Spotify is full of AI music, and some say it’s ruining the platform
Artists have long criticized Spotify for its meager royalties system and its questionable content moderation practices. Now artists must contend with an entirely different problem: increased competition from AI-generated tracks, some of which have gained hundreds of thousands of listens.
Source: Spotify is full of AI music, and some say it’s ruining the platform
SAG-AFTRA vs. AI: Why the Video-Game Strike Impacts All Actors
SAG-AFTRA’s strike against video game companies over the use of AI presents new concerns over digital replicas and synthetic performances. The guild’s position is actors aren’t defined by the medium. Whether it’s film, TV, or video games, AI and other rights should be consistent; video game studios, to put it mildly, disagree.
Source: SAG-AFTRA vs. AI: Why the Video-Game Strike Impacts All Actors
News Corp has begun legal moves against ‘AI aggressors’, CEO reveals
Thomson said in a statement alongside the financial results: “Our landmark agreement with OpenAI is not only expected to be lucrative, but will enable us to work closely with a trusted, pre-eminent partner to fashion a future for professional journalism and for provenance. Meanwhile, we have begun to take legal steps against AI aggressors, the egregious aggregators, who are predatory in the confiscation of our content. ‘Open source’ can never be a justification for ‘open slather.’”
Source: News Corp has begun legal moves against ‘AI aggressors’, CEO reveals
British Director, Writer & Actor Bodies Urge Big Tech Firms To Stop Using Their Work In Generative AI Training
Bodies representing the UK’s directors, writers and actors have written to big tech firms challenging them for using their work to train generative AI models. The Creators Rights Alliance (CRA) has today penned the letter, citing the need to “safeguard human creativity, truthful content and the rights of authors, creators, and performers.”
Survey: 84% of tech execs back copyright law overhaul for AI era
The survey, which polled 307 U.S. adults in director-level positions or higher, found that an overwhelming 84% of data, privacy, and AI decision-makers support updating U.S. copyright laws to protect against AI. This sentiment reflects the growing tension between rapid technological advancement and outdated legal frameworks.
Source: Survey: 84% of tech execs back copyright law overhaul for AI era
Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, Apple, Meta Targeted in U.K. Creators’ AI Content Crackdown
Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, Apple and Meta are facing heat from the U.K.’s creative community over the use of copyrighted material in AI development. The Creators’ Rights Alliance (CRA) has fired off a stern warning to these tech behemoths and others in the software development sector, demanding an end to the unauthorized use of creative works for AI training and operation.
Source: Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, Apple, Meta Targeted in U.K. Creators’ AI Content Crackdown
RIAA Backs AI Copyright Lawsuit Against Anthropic, Sees Similarities with Napster
The RIAA and several other organizations condemn AI startup Anthropic for allegedly flaunting copyright law. The criticism appears in an amicus brief in support of a court injunction requested by music publishers, who want the AI company to stop using lyrics without permission. According to the RIAA, Anthropic’s defense relies on the same rhetoric as Napster once did.
Source: RIAA Backs AI Copyright Lawsuit Against Anthropic, Sees Similarities with Napster * TorrentFreak