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‘Our Laws Will Spell That Out Plain as Day:’ Australia’s Prime Minister Commits to Copyright Protections In AI Age
“No company should use Australian books, music, art or news to build or train AI without the artist’s control, and that includes the artist’s control of the price and value of their work.”
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According to a poll, Generative AI is being used at a whopping 100% Japanese online game developers, as copyright infringement concerns climb
A report on Japan’s online games sector says every surveyed developer is now using generative AI, suggesting the technology has become mainstream in that part of the industry. The finding matters because it points to a sharp rise in adoption while also highlighting a growing gap between developers’ use of AI tools and players’ concerns,…
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OpenAI Staffers Are Funding a Rival Super PAC to Take on Their Boss
A group of current and former OpenAI employees have donated more than $215,000 to Guardrails Alliance, a new super PAC campaigning for stricter regulation of advanced AI companies. The move puts some rank-and-file staff in direct political opposition to OpenAI president and cofounder Greg Brockman, whose support for the pro-industry super PAC Leading the Future…
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George Lucas Has Upset Some Fans for Saying Rejecting AI Is Like Rejecting Cars in Favor of the Horse and Buggy, but Others Aren’t Surprised by His Take at All
As Hollywood and audiences wrestle with the impact of AI, one legend of cinema has said rejecting using the technology to make movies is like rejecting cars in favor of horses.
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OpenAI’s first device will reportedly be a ‘humanlike’ rechargeable speaker
OpenAI wants its first AI device to feel like the physical manifestation of ChatGPT, Bloomberg says.
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The 2002 movie that saved Matt Damon’s career from the pits: “It had all the hallmarks of a failure”
The article argues that *The Bourne Identity* was the 2002 film that pulled Matt Damon out of a difficult patch in his career. It says the project initially looked risky, with several signs that it could flop, but its eventual success mattered because it reinvented Damon as a credible action star and gave him a…
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‘Not up for grabs’: Albanese establishes AI office and vows to protect Australian creatives from copyright ‘theft’
PM lays out plan for datacentre development and rejects prospect tech companies will be given free use of Australian data Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has promised “the strongest possible protection” for Australian creatives against misuse of their…
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Anthony Albanese announces world-first AI laws and crackdown on power-hungry data centres
Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has announced what he describes as world-first laws on artificial intelligence alongside a tougher approach to data centres with heavy electricity demands. The move appears aimed at responding to the rapid growth of AI technologies while addressing concerns about the strain that large-scale computing infrastructure can place on energy systems.…
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OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug discovery startup valued at $2B
The funding discussions point to investor interest in applying AI to make breakthroughs in life sciences.
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Lorde says AI glasses are “not sexy”
“Increasingly in our world, it gets harder and harder to know what is real,” Lorde said on stage.