Scarlett Johansson Takes the AI Fight to Big Tech, and Big Media Should...
Does anyone really believe OpenAI CEO Sam Altman anymore? Altman launched OpenAI in 2015 with a mission to develop AI that “benefits all of humanity.” Fast forward nine years later, humanity be...
View ArticleVox Media, The Atlantic Ink Licensing Partnerships With OpenAI
Vox Media and The Atlantic have both inked separate licensing and product development deals with OpenAI, as news publisher dealmaking with AI firms heats up. Both multiyear deals include licensing...
View ArticleAtlantic Union, ‘Alarmed’ by OpenAI Deal, Demands Management ‘Immediately’...
The Union representing staff at The Atlantic said Thursday it is “alarmed” by the magazine’s new licensing agreement with OpenAI, and is now demanding that management make the terms of this deal...
View ArticleNew York Magazine Union Is ‘Extremely’ Concerned Over Lack of Transparency in...
The union that represents Vox Media staffers demanded “transparency” Friday in response to the company’s new partnership with OpenAI, which the guild calls “extremely concerning.” On Wednesday, the...
View ArticleVC Says ‘Chaos’ Coming for Startups, Ads and Online Business as Generative AI...
As generative AI products ingest more of the web — via deals like OpenAI’s with Vox and The Atlantic this week — the impact could be felt well beyond news publishers. “Chaos” is en route for the...
View Article‘Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse’ Writer-Producer Chris Miller Shuts Down...
Chris Miller, cowriter and producer of the animated Spider-Man “Spider-Verse” trilogy, shut down rumors that his team used generative artificial intelligence as part of the production of the next...
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Media and Entertainment’s AI ‘Watch List’: 10 Tech Companies to Closely Track...
May was not a good month for generative AI companies in the eyes of the creative community. OpenAI mimicked Scarlett Johansson’s voice to push CEO Sam Altman’s agenda. Google search introduced AI...
View ArticleJeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo Raises $460 Million to Invest in ‘High-Potential...
Jeffrey Katzenberg and WondrCo partner Sujay Jaswa have raised $460 million for the venture capital company’s seed and venture funds, they announced Tuesday. The duo touted the moment as “a milestone...
View ArticleNvidia Overtakes Apple as World’s Second-Most Valuable Company
Nvidia officially passed Apple as the world’s second-most valuable company at the close of Wednesday’s market. The artificial intelligence boom in the last year helped the chipmaker claim the second...
View ArticleTim Cook’s AI Moment | Commentary
Shortly after 10 a.m. pacific time on Monday morning, Tim Cook will take the stage at Apple Park in Cupertino for a critical moment in his career. Cook’s lived through much in 12+ years at the helm of...
View ArticleNew York Bill to Protect Actors From AI Voice and Likeness Replicas Passes...
A law that would protect actors’ voices and likenesses from being copied or used without permission in New York state passed its assembly Friday morning. The Digital Replica Contracts Act, which was...
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AI Copyright Issues ‘on Shifting Sands’ but Legal Protections Are Coming,...
AI experts took the stage at the PGA Produced By Conference on Saturday for a panel on the ways that generative and predictive AI has already changed the industry — plus the stumbling blocks producers...
View ArticleApple Debuts ‘Apple Intelligence’ AI Feature With ChatGPT Integration
Apple unveiled its plans for AI technology Monday, launching “Apple Intelligence,” which includes a partnership with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into the tech company’s products. Some key differences...
View ArticleGoogle’s Note To Self: Section 230 Saved You Before With YouTube, But May Not...
Google may have just opened a Pandora’s box with its new “AI Overviews” feature, the company’s new AI generated one paragraph summaries that now appear first in its search results. The reigning champ...
View ArticleNew York Times Union Urges Management to Reconsider 9 Art Department Cuts as...
The New York Times Guild is urging management to reconsider cutting 9 of the 16 positions from its art-production department, expressing concerns over what the union says amounts to an AI-based...
View ArticleYahoo News Integrates Artifact AI Technology Into Reimagined App – Here’s...
Yahoo News is integrating Artifact AI-powered technology into its app in an effort to provide viewers with a more “personalized experience” in news consumption. The reimagined app, which launches on...
View ArticleApple’s AI Intelligence: Safe, Secure and Ethically Sourced – Or Is It? |...
Apple’s redefinition of “AI” to mean “Apple Intelligence” was all the rage earlier this week. That’s kind of funny since a big piece of Apple’s announced AI launch strategy is OpenAI and ChatGPT...
View ArticleElon Musk Rebuffs Advertisers Who Fled X, Touts Free Speech on Platform:...
CANNES – As soon as the doors opened on Wednesday, a swarm of Cannes Lions’ delegates rushed into the Lumiere Theater to hear the most anticipated guest speaker of the week, Elon Musk, as the X CEO...
View Article81% of Creatives Think AI Will Benefit Their Work in New Study, but...
CANNES – A new study on the use of artificial intelligence in the arts found that 81% of creatives believe AI will benefit their work, but a majority 71% agreed that regulation of the new technology...
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Introducing Showrunner, the AI Platform That Lets You Make Your Own TV Show
First came AI’s Sora, which created video stories from voice prompts. Then came Suno, which wrote songs via AI. Now the latest AI platform to test Hollywood’s nerves is a streaming service where fans...
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