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Authors Fight Rise of AI ‘Scam Books’ on Amazon
artificial intelligence // March 13, 2024

Authors fighting for space on Amazon now have a new threat to contend with: books generated by artificial intelligence (AI). “Scam books on Amazon have been a problem for years,” Mary Rasenberger, CEO of the Authors Guild, told NPR in a report Wednesday (March 13), adding that the problem has...

Author Lawsuit Accuses Nvidia of Copyright Infringement
artificial intelligence // March 10, 2024

Nvidia is the latest AI-centric company to become the target of a copyright lawsuit. The firm, whose chips help power artificial intelligence (AI) applications, has been sued by a trio of authors accusing the company of using copyrighted books without their consent to train its NeMo AI platform,...

New York Times Says OpenAI ‘Hacking’ Claim is ‘Bizarre’
Legal // February 27, 2024

The lead counsel for The New York Times said Tuesday (Feb. 27) that OpenAI’s claims that the publisher “hacked” its artificial intelligence (AI) systems to produce misleading results “bizarrely mischaracterizes” the situation. In an email to PYMNTS responding to a Reuters report, Ian Crosby, partner...

Sam Altman: NY Times Lawsuit Not a Priority for OpenAI
artificial intelligence // January 18, 2024

OpenAI’s chief executive is reportedly unconcerned about a lawsuit by The New York Times against his company. The newspaper sued OpenAI and partner Microsoft late last year, accusing the companies of copyright infringement and claiming they used its content without permission to develop their artificial intelligence product ChatGPT. Speaking Thursday...

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Authors Fight Rise of AI ‘Scam Books’ on Amazon

March 13, 2024
Authors fighting for space on Amazon now have a new threat to contend with: books generated by artificial intelligence (AI). “Scam books on Amazon have been a problem for years,” Mary Rasenberger, CEO of the Authors Guild, told NPR in a report Wednesday (March 13), adding that the problem has compounded in the past few months. “Every new book seems […]

Author Lawsuit Accuses Nvidia of Copyright Infringement

March 10, 2024
Nvidia is the latest AI-centric company to become the target of a copyright lawsuit. The firm, whose chips help power artificial intelligence (AI) applications, has been sued by a trio of...

New York Times Says OpenAI ‘Hacking’ Claim is ‘Bizarre’

February 27, 2024
The lead counsel for The New York Times said Tuesday (Feb. 27) that OpenAI’s claims that the publisher “hacked” its artificial intelligence (AI) systems to produce misleading results “bizarrely mischaracterizes”...

Sam Altman: NY Times Lawsuit Not a Priority for OpenAI

January 18, 2024
OpenAI’s chief executive is reportedly unconcerned about a lawsuit by The New York Times against his company. The newspaper sued OpenAI and partner Microsoft late last year, accusing the companies of copyright infringement and claiming...