⚖️ NYT, OpenAI and Microsoft in Billion-Dollar Lawsuit

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As much as we wish AI took a holiday break, it didn’t! So we've got lots of fresh AI news for you to check out. From groundbreaking lawsuits to initiatives against deepfakes.

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News Bytes 🗞️

• The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming copyright infringement¹ for using its content to train AI models without permission or payment. The lawsuit seeks billions of dollars in damages and requests that the court prevent the companies from using its content in their AI models. This move raises crucial questions about the fair use of copyrighted material in training AI models and the potential implications for content creators across various fields

• While OpenAI faces lawsuits for using intellectual properties without consent, Apple is using a different approach. It has contacted publishers for a broad licensing deal to use their news articles offering multi-year deals worth at least $50 million. Will Apple's approach yield better results?

• Sony, Nikon, and Canon are developing camera technology to embed digital signatures in photos, aiming to distinguish them from increasingly sophisticated fakes. This move comes as deepfake technology advances and the need for content authentication grows.

• Microsoft has rebranded its AI chatbot from Bing Chat to Copilot and has now introduced standalone free apps for both Android and iOS. The app allows users to access text-to-image generator DALL-E3 and the latest large language model, GPT-4, without a subscription. This not only expands the accessibility of the chatbot but also aligns it with the standalone experience offered by OpenAI's ChatGPT.

• To expand Copilot’s Microsoft has partnered with AI music creation company Suno to integrate its music generation service into Copilot. Users can now create full songs, complete with lyrics, instruments, and vocals, simply by providing a text description.

• Apple has open-sourced Ferret, a multimodal AI model that combines computer vision and natural language processing to have conversations about images. This surprising move by Apple signals a shift towards open-source AI development and paves the way for advancements in multimodal systems.

• Bill Gates predicts that significant levels of AI use by the general population will happen in high-income countries within the next 18-24 months, with less-developed nations following closely behind. He states that AI will supercharge the innovation pipeline, revolutionizing industries such as drug discovery, education, and healthcare.

• After President Biden's recent Executive Order aimed to improve AI safety, privacy, and innovation another American AI Act has been introduced reinforcing the US's position as a responsible AI leader. The AI Foundation Model Transparency Act is intended to mandate AI creators to disclose training data sources and deal with issues like copyright infringement, bias, and accuracy in public AI applications.

• The UK Supreme Court has ruled that AI cannot be legally named as an inventor to secure patent rights², stating that "an inventor must be a person". This decision aligns with a similar ruling made in the US, where a petition to name an AI system as an inventor was also denied.

• Car navigation company TomTom is partnering with Microsoft to develop a new AI-powered voice assistant³ for vehicles, allowing drivers to use natural language to control various functions such as navigation and climate control. The integration aims to enhance the in-vehicle experience and transform the way people interact with their cars.

• Humane announced that its AI-powered wearable⁴, the AI Pin, will start shipping in March 2024. The device can respond to queries without requiring the user to look at a screen, but it comes with a high price tag of $699 and a monthly subscription fee of $24.

This week’s glossary 📖

1. Copyright Infringement: This refers to the unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder.

2. AI Patent Rights: Legal rights related to the invention and patenting processes in AI.

3. AI-Powered Voice Assistant: AI technology that enables voice-controlled assistance in various applications.

4. Wearable AI: AI technology integrated into wearable devices.

Educational Pill 💊

AI Training and Copyright Challenges

As AI evolves, the training of these systems, especially regarding copyrighted content, is in the spotlight.

AI models like ChatGPT are trained using large datasets, which often encompass a diverse range of internet-sourced material, including copyrighted texts and media. This process, crucial for developing the model's understanding and response capabilities, is at the heart of the legal debate exemplified by The New York Times' lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft.

Future trends may lean towards greater transparency and respect for copyright laws, as seen in Apple's approach, signaling a potential shift in how AI models are responsibly trained.

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