Chris Miller, co-writer of the Spider-Verse franchise, criticizes the NBA's AI system for imitating the films' iconic art style without permission and failing to achieve the same level of artistry. The NBA revealed 'NB-AI', allowing fans to activate "movie mode" and watch live games animated like popular films, such as…
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued guidance stating that only natural humans, not AI systems, can be named as inventors and awarded patents. This establishes that legal personhood and rights like intellectual property protections are still limited to humans.
Data security company Metomic has launched a browser plugin tool that allows businesses to monitor what sensitive data employees are uploading to ChatGPT, in order to identify data risks and prevent sensitive company information from being exposed. READ MORE
The estate of late comedian George Carlin is suing the Dudesy podcast for using his likeness and material without permission to create an AI-generated comedy special featuring Carlin, but it turns out the special was actually written by a human. The Dudesy podcast released a 1-hour comedy special titled "George…
OpenAI is initiating content licensing deals with publishers to use their content ethically for training its AI models, amid industry-wide challenges regarding intellectual property rights and sustainable AI development. READ MORE
Get ready for Hollywood's new virtual "it" crowd - glossy digital celebrities created completely by AI. Soon you may not be able to tell who's real or fake on the red carpet! AI generated synthetic actors and virtual humans are rapidly advancing and becoming widespread, posing challenges for distinguishing what's…
The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, for alleged copyright infringement and misuse of the newspaper's intellectual property in developing AI models. READ MORE