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Microsoft Apple Step Back from OpenAI Board Amid Antitrust Scrutiny
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DMCA Claims Preemption: Judge’s Divergent Ruling on Copyright
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The article mentions claims are remaining (both contractual and Copyright), but overplays the importance of the DMCA claims. In other lawsuits, the DMCA claims were considered by judges to be "pre-empted" (falling *under* Copyright). This judge made the same decision differently.
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Copyright breach threatens social contract and societal stability
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Sure. If you break the society-wide agreement that is Copyright, then society breaks down.
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OSS Advocate Testifies at U.S. Generative AI Hearings
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Yeah, there was an OSS advocate who said exactly that in the U.S. hearings about generative technology.
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LAION Directors Misrepresent IWF Partnership on CSAM Safety
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When CSAM was found in LAION-5b, the directors of LAION claimed in a blog post they had been working with IWF already for such safety issues. When emailed, IWF had no information about the partnership. (LAION subsequently edited the blog post to make it ambiguous.) #EthicsWashing
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LLMs trained on excess energy near power sources
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The most competitive LLMs in the future will be trained (and served) on excess energy, much closer to the source. Not only reducing the electricity bill but also providing a service for the grid…
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DMCA Claims Weakened by Copyright Pre-emption in Court Rulings
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The DMCA claims have been weak across the board in other lawsuits too. Other judges just ruled the DMCA was pre-empted by regular Copyright claims, but in this case it was decided in a different way.
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Fair Use and Copyright: Legal Framework Differences Between US and Europe
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If you claim Fair Use, then you're saying it falls under Copyright — which is the same thing… In Europe that's codified more explicitly.
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DSA DSM AI Act Compliance Framework Already Available
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It's a mistake to wait, IMHO. The DSA and ©DSM provide more than enough to go with, when taken in conjunction with the AI Act recitals that have already been signed by member countries.
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AI Act Compliance and General Purpose Model Training Implications
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Great question. I have wondered about this since posting! AI Act mentions this in the context of "general purpose" models, but ultimately if the process is the exact same for other models then training infringes in the same ways. I'd argue the default has changed now, you'd