In the realm of artificial intelligence-powered story summarization, there exists a legal gray area when it comes to potential defamation. According to legal expert Grimmelmann, the risk lies in the possibility of inaccurately summarizing a story and making it defamatory without proper credit to the original source. This lack of clear credit may lead to
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Apple’s ambitious push into artificial intelligence faces significant challenges in China, one of the company’s most critical markets. Beijing’s strict regulations around AI technology pose a barrier to Apple’s expansion in the region. With Huawei and other local smartphone players gaining momentum and touting their own AI features, Apple’s market share in China is under
When Adobe quietly updated its terms of service in February, users were alarmed by the language that suggested the company could access their content for the purpose of training its AI models. The use of automated and manual methods, as well as machine learning techniques, raised red flags among artists who rely heavily on Adobe’s
Autodesk, a graphics-design firm, has recently come under scrutiny due to an internal investigation that led to the ouster of its chief financial officer. Starboard Value, an activist fund, has taken a sizable stake in Autodesk and has expressed serious concerns about the timing and disclosure of the investigation results. Starboard Value has raised concerns
The disparity between the median U.S. CEO pay and that of Elon Musk is staggering. While the median CEO pay last year was 200 times more than a worker in the middle of their company pay scales, Musk’s 10-year pay plan, valued at $44.9 billion, overshadows them by comparison. This all-stock package, approved in 2018,
Meta, previously known as Facebook, has decided to halt its plans to utilize personal data for training its artificial intelligence technology in Europe. This decision comes after facing privacy complaints from a Vienna-based privacy campaign group called the European Center for Digital Rights, also known as Noyb. The complaints were filed in 11 European countries,
In a groundbreaking collaboration, Picsart and Getty Images have joined forces to introduce a cutting-edge AI image generator. This innovative tool is designed to provide users with a “responsible, commercially-safe” platform for generating images exclusively from Getty Images’ licensed content. By leveraging advanced AI technology, the partnership aims to address long-standing concerns surrounding copyright infringement
When it comes to RAG-based AI tools, one of the crucial aspects to consider is the accuracy of the content within the custom database. According to Joel Hron, a global head of AI at Thomson Reuters, it is not just about the quality of the content itself, but also the quality of the search and
The conflict between artificial intelligence (AI) and the media has taken a new turn as major Danish newspapers and TV stations are considering legal action against OpenAI for allegedly using their content to train its models. The Danish Press Publications’ Collective Management Organization (DPCMO), representing 99 percent of Danish media outlets, is demanding compensation for
The recent report by Human Rights Watch sheds light on the disturbing practice of using images and personal details of children from Brazil without their knowledge or consent to train AI models. The images have been scraped from various sources, including mommy blogs, personal websites, and YouTube videos. This blatant violation of privacy raises serious