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• AI images lose copyright battle

• Snap and Meta launch new AI tools

No copyright for you, robot!

You know all those AI-generated images and texts that have been popping up all over the place? Turns out, they might not be protected by copyright. Yep, you heard that right.

The US Copyright Office recently made a ruling that says AI creations aren't eligible for copyright protection. Why? Because they're not made by humans and they're trained on other copyrighted material. Ouch. That means that companies hoping to make a quick buck off of AI-generated art and writing might have to think twice.

And here's where it gets juicy:

• The Copyright Office used Kristina Kashtanova's Zarya of the Dawn as an example to draw the line on what's copyrightable and what's not.

• Apparently, while Kashtanova's text is copyrightable, the images generated using Midjourney are not. Bummer.

But Kashtanova wasn't about to take that lying down. She argued that her prompts to create the images in Midjourney were a type of authorship in and of themselves.

Unfortunately, the Copyright Office didn't agree, saying that the prompts only "influence" the AI's output and don't "dictate a specific result." Ouch again.

So, if you're thinking of trying to pull a fast one and copyright your AI-generated masterpiece, you might want to think twice. The Copyright Office is watching, and they're not playing around.

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Will Big Tech Make Bank or Bust?

Major social media platforms like Meta and Snap are jumping on the generative AI bandwagon! They've introduced their own OpenAI-based chatbots and language models, but here's the kicker: it's not clear whether they'll be able to make any money off of it. Yikes.

• Snap's chatbot, "My AI," is powered by none other than ChatGPT, and is available to all of its 2.5 million paying Snapchat Plus users. My AI can write haikus, recipes, trip itineraries, answers to trivia questions, and other fun stuff. But don't spill your deepest, darkest secrets to My AI, because AI’s reputation for spreading misinformation is still a thing.

• Meta has introduced LLaMA (Large Language Model Meta AI), a vast collection of language models that they'll make available to select government, civil society, and academic research organizations. But as for business applications? Who knows.

But wait, there's more. There's a huge risk that companies will use their generative AI technology in irresponsible or unscrupulous ways, all in the name of profit.

It's a bit of a Pandora's box situation, really. But compared to OpenAI, LLaMA's smaller language models are apparently easier to debug and keep from spreading misinformation.

The bottom line? It's anyone's guess whether Meta and Snap will be able to make a buck off of their generative AI products.

As of now, businesses don't seem too jazzed about it, but who knows what the future holds? Stay tuned.

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