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AI Scores an Early Win Against Hollywood as Copyright War Escalates
A court ruling this week gives AI companies a loophole to cheaply obtain copyrighted work and get around more costly licensing deals
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AI Companies Can Use Copyrighted Books to Train Language Models, Judge Rules in Anthropic Case
Anthropic’s Claude AI model gave users answers that were “exceedingly transformative” and did not violate fair-use law, a California judge rules
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YouTube Videos Are Being Used to Train Google’s AI ‘Responsibly,’ Tech Giant Says
Creators on the Google-owned platform cannot opt out of having their content be used to train artificial intelligence models like Gemini and Veo 3
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Amazon CEO Tells Staffers to Expect AI-Related Layoffs: ‘It Should Change the Way Our Work Is Done’
“We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs,” Andy Jassy says in a Tuesday memo
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New York Becomes First State to Require Employers Disclose When Layoffs Are Due to AI
Bosses in the Empire State must now report if mass layoffs of 50 or more workers are due to AI or another form of technology
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Meta Invests $14.3 Billion in Scale AI as Zuckerberg Builds New Artificial Intelligence Team
Scale CEO and co-founder Alexandr Wang will lead Meta’s new “Superintelligence” division following the deal
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Motion Picture Sound Editors Ban Generative AI for Golden Reel Awards Eligibility
The MPSE’s stance is one of the firmest taken by a guild to date
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OpenAI and Mattel Strike Deal to Develop AI-Powered Toys
The company behind Barbie and Hot Wheels will use tools like ChatGPT to develop products and new ideas
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Hollywood Studios’ First Lawsuit on AI Sends a Warning to Tech Giants: ‘Piracy Is Piracy’
Disney and Universal’s copyright lawsuit against Midjourney could set the stage for Hollywood’s relationship with the new tech
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Bento Box’s Scott Greenberg Joins AI Story Company Othelia as Co-Founder, Executive Chairman
The company’s upcoming Storykeeper tool will use AI to help creators and studios manage complex narrative worlds
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Disney and Universal Sue AI Company Midjourney for Copyright Infringement
The studios accuse Midjourney of “blatantly” letting users generate copies of characters like Homer Simpson and Elsa from “Frozen”
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Chinese Screenwriters Are Finding Ways to Use AI — Is Hollywood Ready to Rewrite the Script?
A rare study out of Hong Kong on screenwriting and AI shows how Chinese screenwriters are applying the technology that still faces skepticism in the U.S.
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Apple, Design, and the Future of the Device
In a world where screens fade away and AI steps forward, where is Apple’s place?
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Lewis Black Jokes AI Makes All College Kids Lazy, Even ‘Sasquatch in a Suit’ Barron Trump | Video
The comedian says college is supposed to be about experimenting with LSD, not ChatGPT, while on “The Daily Show”
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AMC Networks Is Teaming Up With Runway AI
The company will use the firm’s models and tools to help make its marketing and TV development process more efficient