Transformative is just one aspect of the criteria used to assess Fair Use. Fair Use is assessed on a case-by-case basis and there are no general rules or "laws" — otherwise it'd violate international Copyright conventions where exceptions must be limited by definition.
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Training Copying and Secondary Liability in AI Systems
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There is copying at training time, as per the claims going to court. If the system allows further downstream infringement, Fair Use would not absolve them of joint or secondary liability. Your understanding of the situation is not grounded in caselaw.
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Google’s disregard for language sovereignty in AI systems
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Also, forgive me if I don't exactly expect Google to be respectful of things like language sovereignty.
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Historical Data Consent Not Valid for AI Model Training
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Interesting addtl context. “It was a vendor (working on our behalf)” is not a valid excuse esp in this era of responsibility outsourcing. AND consent given in the 90s/2000s for research IS NOT consent to have your data sold to train a model (or etc).
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Surveillance Business Model Threatens to Dominate Digital Economy
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The surveillance business model is threatening to become the only business model.
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Stanford AI Scholars Address Congress on AI Policy Impact
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This morning, @StanfordHAI co-director @drfeifei
, senior fellows @erikbryn & @robreich & faculty affiliate @AndrewYNg joined numerous academics at a congressional roundtable exploring the profound impacts of AI in society and ways for Congress to step in. https://
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/
02/08/silicon-valleys-khanna-top-scholars-being-ignored-ai-debate/
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Sora safety measures: red teaming for misinformation and bias
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We’ll be taking several important safety steps ahead of making Sora available in OpenAI’s products. We are working with red teamers — domain experts in areas like misinformation, hateful content, and bias — who are adversarially testing the model.
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Air Canada Chatbot Tribunal Rules on AI Liability
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"While a chatbot has an interactive component, it is still just a part of Air Canada’s website," writes tribunal member. CC @GaryMarcus
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Air Canada Chatbot Liability: Court Rejects Separate Legal Entity Defense
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Air Canada […] argued that it could not be held liable for information provided by the bot.
"In effect, Air Canada suggests the chatbot is a separate legal entity that is responsible for its own actions. This is a remarkable submission." says tribunal.