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Midjourney, Stability AI and DeviantArt win a victory in copyright case by artists — but the fight continues

November 2, 2023
The contentious issue of whether AI art generators violent copyright — since they are by and large trained on human artists’ work, in many cases without their direct affirmative consent, compensation, or even knowledge — has taken a step forward to being settled in the U.S. today. U.S. District Court Judge William H. Orrick, of the Northern District of California, today filed a decision in a…
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Paypal Achieves FCA Registration in the UK, Paving the Way for Crypto Services Resumption in 2024 – Bitcoin News

November 2, 2023
The payments giant Paypal has successfully achieved registration with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom, a fact verified by the FCA’s website on October 31. This move comes shortly after Paypal’s temporary cessation of crypto purchases within the U.K., although the company pledged to reinstate these services at the start of 2024. FCA Greenlights Paypal to Engage in…
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See SWOT Mission’s Unprecedented View of Global Sea Levels

November 2, 2023
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite is sending down tantalizing views of Earth’s water, including a global composite of sea surface heights. The satellite collected the data visualized above during SWOT’s first full 21-day science orbit, which it…
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ChatGPT is combining its different abilities into a single ‘Voltron-style’ chat

October 31, 2023
Startup OpenAI has steadily improved its popular AI chatbot ChatGPT since its release nearly a year ago on November 30, 2022, but the latest update takes everything that came before and seemingly combines it into one, according to users for whom the experience has already rolled out. Multiple users have taken to social media to share an update message to their ChatGPT accounts that reads: “Your…
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VentureBeat launches a GenAI tour for 2024

October 31, 2023
VentureBeat, a publication leading coverage of generative AI news, is launching an event tour of major cities in the U.S. – including one near you – that explores how to best put generative AI to work in your business. VentureBeat’s editorial team will curate a series…
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Confessions of an AI deepfake propagandist: using ElevenLabs to clone Jill Biden’s voice

October 31, 2023
A recent deepfake video of First Lady of the United States Jill Biden, where she attacks her own husband President Biden’s political policies, highlights both the powerful speech potential and emerging challenges of advanced synthetic media technologies — especially in light of the pending and sure-to-be divisive 2024 U.S. general election. Created by filmmaker and producer Kenneth Lurt, the…
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