Copyright AI nerds have been eagerly awaiting a decision in the German case of Kneschke v LAION (previous blog post about the case here), and yesterday we got a ruling (text of the decision in German here, courtesy of Mirko Brüß). In short, LAION was successful in its defence against Read more…
With the release of Grok 2, Twitter’s latest model, there has been a growing number of images depicting fictional characters as well as celebrities and public personalities on the social media platform, sometimes with hilarious results, and often quite disturbing. This has resulted in a surprising number of people asking Read more…
My social media timeline has started filling up with angry reactions to the news that several academic publishers have been licensing academic works to AI companies for training purposes without having consulted the authors of those works. I can understand the anger and frustration that this news have generated, so Read more…
It’s been an interesting couple of years here in Llama Towers. While AI has long been a subject of interest to this blog, it’s undeniable that the subject has exploded recently due to the growing number of generative AI tools made available to the wider public. Only two years ago Read more…
If you’re at all interested in artificial intelligence, and if you’re reading this I suspect that you may be, you will probably already be aware about the dispute between OpenAI and actress Scarlett Johansson. On May 13, OpenAI revealed a new version of ChatGPT, and also announced that it would Read more…
There’s growing controversy online about the use of the word “delve” as an easy detector of whether a text has been written by an AI. I have to admit that I’m personally sad to see the word “delve” go, I realised that I used it regularly, even before AI (hey, Read more…
The European Parliament has approved the AI Act (voted version here), setting in motion its publication in the official journal in the next few months (given further edits). While full implementation will take place between 2025 and 2026, we will start seeing its effects sooner rather than later as AI Read more…
The AI copyright infringement cases are increasing rapidly, not only in the US but also in the UK and China. The number of cases is so high that it’s impossible to keep track of all of them, but some common elements are emerging for analysis. While the emphasis has so Read more…
A couple of weeks ago I was discussing in class how some comedians cloned George Carlin‘s voice, and the subsequent lawsuit by his estate. I won’t go into any details, Aaron Moss has written the best analysis of the merits of the case, but suffice it to say that it Read more…
The New York Times has joined the AI Wars by suing OpenAI and Microsoft (complaint here). The case was filed while I was on my yearly holiday, so I am late to the party. Quite a lot has already been written on the subject by various parties. Depending on whom Read more…