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Articles tagged generative AI (32)

Joshua BentonNovember 27, 2023

The legal framework for AI is being built in real time, and a ruling in the Sarah Silverman case should give publishers pause

That an AI model was trained on copyrighted material does not make all of the model’s outputs a copyright violation.

Joshua BentonNovember 20, 2023

What does OpenAI’s rapid unscheduled disassembly mean for the future of AI?

Swinging from an $80 billion valuation to an existential crisis, in less time than it takes to rewatch five seasons of “The Wire”? That’s Tronc-level management.

Jon Keegan, The MarkupNovember 13, 2023

Meet Nightshade, a new tool empowering artists to fight back against AI

“So this can really give some incentives to both companies and artists just to work together on this thing, right? Rather than just a company taking everything from artists because they can.”

Marina AdamiOctober 23, 2023

Here’s a look at how the newly up-to-date ChatGPT reports the latest news

“OpenAI’s chatbot seems to favor sources in the language in which the conversation is conducted, and English seems to be the default. In terms of international news, this may mean that non-English-language news outlets are often underrepresented in answers about news stories in their countries.”

The AP announces five AI tools to help local newsrooms with tasks like transcription and sorting pitches

Mike Ananny and Jake KarrSeptember 27, 2023

Press freedom means controlling the language of AI

Generative AI systems act like “stochastic parrots,” using statistical models to guess word orders and pixel placements. That’s incompatible with a free press that commands its own words.

Sarah ScireAugust 16, 2023

“Not a replacement of journalists in any way”: AP clarifies standards around generative AI

One new AP Stylebook entry cautions journalists to avoid “language that attributes human characteristics to these systems.”

Joshua BentonAugust 14, 2023

The New York Times wants to go its own way on AI licensing

Expect the biggest media companies to use their market power to cut better deals with OpenAI and its peers.

Sophie CulpepperJuly 24, 2023

How a new two-minute quiz measures misinformation susceptibility

Results from a recent YouGov survey using the MIST suggest that younger Americans do a worse job than older Americans distinguishing real news from fake news.

Sophie CulpepperJune 15, 2023

AI will soon be able to cover public meetings. But should it?

“Is it ready for primetime, ready to be released to the masses? Absolutely not…But can it be done? Can you design an AI system that attends a city meeting and generates a story? Yeah, I did it.”

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