Microsoft AI CEO: Anything on Open Web Fair Use for Training

Microsoft AI CEO: Anything on Open Web Fair Use for Training

In order to write, lead advertising campaigns, and power side hustles AI needs training material. ChatGPT needed about 300 billion words to get off the ground and continues to train itself based on how users interact with it. However, human beings aren’t being credited or compensated for creating the content that AI is eating up. …

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Justice Department’s ‘deepfake’ concerns over Biden interview audio highlights AI misuse worries

Justice Department’s ‘deepfake’ concerns over Biden interview audio highlights AI misuse worries

WASHINGTON — Releasing an audio recording of a special counsel’s interview with President Joe Biden could spur deepfakes and disinformation that trick Americans, the Justice Department said, conceding the U.S. government could not stop the misuse of artificial intelligence ahead of this year’s election. A senior Justice Department official raised the concerns in a court …

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PayPal’s Court Win Spotlights Evolution of Digital Wallets

PayPal’s Court Win Spotlights Evolution of Digital Wallets

The legal dust-up between PayPal and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over digital wallets has notched a win in PayPal’s favor. As reported this week, U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon ruled that the CFPB “had no rational justification” for placing digital wallets under the rule’s “short-form” fee disclosure requirements. Per the ruling, and …

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Judge Once Again Sides With PayPal in CFPB Lawsuit

Judge Once Again Sides With PayPal in CFPB Lawsuit

PayPal won a legal victory against the U.S. consumer protection watchdog. According to court documents cited in a Friday (March 29) Law 360 report, U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon tossed out an aspect of the so-called “prepaid rule” for digital wallets that went into effect five years ago and became the center of PayPal’s case …

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George Carlin estate sues over fake comedy special purportedly generated by AI

George Carlin estate sues over fake comedy special purportedly generated by AI

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of George Carlin has filed a lawsuit against the media company behind a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic’s style and material. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday asks that a judge order the podcast …

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Google Faces $1.67 Billion Lawsuit Over Alleged Theft of Patented AI Technology for Tensor Processing Units

Google Faces .67 Billion Lawsuit Over Alleged Theft of Patented AI Technology for Tensor Processing Units

Google, one of the world’s largest and most influential tech companies, is no stranger to lawsuits. However, a recent one has caught the attention of many, adding another legal battle to the company’s long list. Singular Computing, a tech company based in Massachusetts, has sued Google in a federal court, alleging that the search giant …

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