ABBA member and CISAC president Björn Ulvaeus took the stage at the United Nations’ AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva on Monday (July 13) to ask a simple question: “Good for whom?” “Tracing the output was always the wrong question,” he said. “The right question is much simpler. […]
Media research expert Nic Newman has warned the ability of AI models to provide “liquid content” in different formats is a “really serious challenge” to news media. He gave the example of asking Claude questions relating to the UK heatwaves, including where the UK stands in terms of air […]
A new Edison Research at SSRS study commissioned by Spoken, an AI audiobook company, revealed that the company’s multi-voice productions achieved a higher favorability rating than human-narrated productions. “There’s opinions good and bad for AI among the American consumer, right, so we […]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised “the strongest possible protection” for Australian creatives against misuse of their work by artificial intelligence models, warning it would be “theft” if writers, artists and musicians didn’t have control of their work or receive payment for […]
Musician Owen Lyman-Schmidt found out that his work had been stolen when a longtime fan of his band, Makeshift Hammer, messaged him to let him know an album on Spotify sounded as if someone had taken his music and “distorted it a bit.” They sent a link to an album called Blue Road by an […]
The case, which alleges that Meta systematically pirated thousands of adult movies using BitTorrent to feed its AI models, offers critical insights into how courts are handling tech giants’ efforts to dodge AI-related copyright liabilities at the early pleading stage. According to the lawsuit, […]
Streaming is accelerating how audiences discover and revisit nostalgic content, according to a new study from Vevo. Vevo‘s report finds that music videos trigger nostalgia more than any other music format. It also finds that 65% of Gen Z feel nostalgic for eras they were never alive to […]
The use of artificial intelligence in the art world has been touted for its supposed ability to spot fakes and authenticate works by Old Masters, identify which emerging artists will become the next superstars and even create artworks without human involvement. It’s all very space age and […]
Phonorecords V is the latest installment in a five-yearly cycle in which the Board sets the statutory mechanical rate under Section 115 of the US Copyright Act – the royalty owed each time a song is reproduced and distributed, from a vinyl pressing to a download. The settlement was filed […]
Meta has said it is discontinuing an AI feature launched this week that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram accounts, after drawing widespread criticism over privacy concerns, including from a Hollywood union. “We’ve heard the feedback that this feature […]
