Artists Can Fight Back Against AI by Killing Art Generators From the Inside
How can artists hope to fight back against the whims of tech companies wanting to use their work to train AI? One group of researchers has a novel idea: slip…
AI This Week: One of the Music Industry’s Biggest Labels is Suing Anthropic
Headlines This Week Major newspapers are trying to carve out a deal with AI firms, as an argument brews over the copyrighted material that said firms have used to train…
Victims of Deepfakes Are Fighting Back
Anyone who’s spent a moment observing US political chatter in recent months has probably encountered the following prediction: 2024 will yield the world’s first deepfake election. Rapidly evolving AI video…
Fugees’ Pras Michél Says His Lawyers’ Use of AI Got Him Felony Conviction
Convicted Fugees rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michél said his former lawyer bungled his trial with a closing argument written by AI. It’s another bizarre twist in a sprawling case that saw…
The 12 Worst Examples of Meta’s Dystopian AI Influencers
Meta’s flirtation with innovation has been, at best, poorly panning out and, at worst, delightfully creepy. The latter best describes the case of the tech company’s new foray into AI…
AI This Week: Can AI’s Environmental Impact Be Justified?
Headlines This Week A new report from Politico suggests a “billionaire-backed network” of Silicon Valley-linked AI “advisors” are working to control the regulatory agenda in Washington D.C. Boy, I sure…
Google Has Your Back If Its AI Lands You in Copyright Trouble
Image: rafapress (Shutterstock) Google says it will defend users in a legal setting if copyright issues arise with their generative artificial intelligence. It joins the ranks of other big tech…
SAG-AFTRA Endorses ‘No Fakes Act’ Discussion Draft Presented to the U.S. Senate [Corrected]
Photo: Michael Tullberg (Getty Images) After the most recent negotiations between striking SAG-AFTRA members and the AMPTP broke down, a discussion draft of the bipartisan bill aims to protect performers…
AI on Track to Gobble Up as Much Energy as a Country, Study Finds
Artificial intelligence may have a larger impact on the environment than previously thought, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Joule. The research found that AI could undermine…
So Far, AI Is a Money Pit That Isn’t Paying Off
Photo: jamesonwu1972 (Shutterstock) Silicon Valley has bet big on generative AI but it’s not totally clear whether that bet will pay off. A new report from the Wall Street Journal…