The New York Times Takes on OpenAI and Microsoft Over AI Copyright Infringement

TL;DR for this Update

• The New York Times Vs OpenAI and Microsoft

• Nigeria also signs an agreement with 17 other countries to make AI 'secure by design' - (AI in Africa)

• Apple’s former chief design officer and OpenAI working on an AI device

• OpenAI Pissed Off Developers by Phasing Out Plugins for GPTs

• Leonardo AI releases a new feature to convert images into motion videos + more news

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The New York Times Vs OpenAI and Microsoft

The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging copyright infringement. The claim asserts that millions of articles from The Times were used to train AI chatbots like ChatGPT, posing competition to traditional news sources.

While the lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, it demands "billions of dollars" for the alleged "unlawful copying and use" of The Times's content.

The legal action reflects broader concerns in the creative industry regarding copyright issues in the AI training landscape. The lawsuit underlines the potential impact of AI on traditional journalism and raises questions about the protection of data in the evolving landscape of generative AI models.

Kini Big Deal? (Why does it matter?)

Everyone is waiting to see how this will be settled as a major precedence will be set (if a big gun such as The New York Times can fire at OpenAI and hit, then that’s a big hit!).

As AI continues to advance, such legal battles will shape the boundaries between innovation and protecting creative works, ultimately influencing how information is generated and shared in the digital era.

Other News

• Nigeria also signs an agreement with 17 other countries to make AI 'secure by design' - (AI in Africa)

• Apple’s former chief design officer - Jony Ive is reportedly developing an AI gadget with OpenAI’s Sam Altman

• OpenAI Pissed Off Developers by Phasing Out Plugins for GPTs

• Google introduces VideoPoet - A large language model for zero-shot video generation (See what it’s capable of doing)

• Leonardo AI releases new feature to convert images into motion videos

• OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla predicts AI will deflate the economy over the next 25 years

• PS5 Pro or next-gen PlayStation 6 may use AI processor for real-time predictive gaming

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