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45% of the EU's total economic activity is attributable to the intellectual property industry worth EUR 6.6 trillion in Patents, Trade Marks, Industrial Design and Copyright. (25 September 2019, EUIPO)
We have collected in these pages a set of articles and news from around the world on the topic of Intellectual Property and Copyright, selected and verified by our Press Office.
Meta refutes claims of copyright infringement in AI training
2023-09-29 Cointelegraph
In February 2023, Meta unveiled and released an artificial intelligence service called "LLaMA," an open source Large Language Model Meta AI. During the year, the company also released the updated version, which is more performant than the previous one.
Recently, the situation has developed further. Meta has been accus...
Billionaire Crypto Promoter Mark Cuban Lost Nearly $1M In Common Scam
2023-09-28 Motherboard
The cryptocurrency market is a jungle of opportunists, thieves and self-proclaimed experts in the field. In essence, it is best to do your research and never completely trust those you are dealing with. As a result of recent developments in the field, it's now clear how even big influencers accustomed to this ignorance...
Hackers Scammed $500K In Crypto from Twitter Users In Just 20 Minutes
2023-09-27 Motherboard - Vice
The Twitter (or X) account of Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the Ethereum phenomenon, recently fell victim to a hacking attack. The culprits in question immediately used the profile to share a phishing link, promising free NFTs-obviously, Buterin's 5 million followers were enticed by such magnanimity.
The tweet stayed...
Microsoft Pledges Legal Protection for AI Customers Against Copyright Infringement Lawsuits
2023-09-26 Game is Hard
Recently, the giant Microsoft introduced a new artificial intelligence tool called "Copilot," the function of which lies in being able to assist professionals in online work environments. As is the norm nowadays, Copilot has the potential to generate content that may infringe on existing Copyrights.
In response to the...
Your Friends Will Hate You If You Use AI to Write Texts, Science Confirms
2023-09-25 Motherboard - Vice
Distrust of Artificial Intelligence is not exactly new; recently, we have seen time and again how the use of this technology in humanistic contexts has done more harm than good. From human operators of online therapy services being replaced by AI chatbots, to "robot" girlfriends that have shown the average human how in...
Controversial prize winner highlights a big problem with AI art
2023-09-22 Creative Bloq
Long ago, an elegant masterpiece generated by Midjourney, a well-known Artificial Intelligence service, had achieved fame by winning a Fine Arts competition. The victory was controversial at the time, and the work, titled "Théâtre D'opéra Spatial," garnered all kinds of attention, positive or negative.
It was said,...
Battle of the AIs: rival tech teams clash over who painted ‘Raphael’ in UK gallery
2023-09-21 The Guardian
As is now well known, artificial intelligence has long been used for all kinds of tasks-the novelty lies in its assumed ability to replace humans, not in its abilities as a technology aimed at analysis.
Recently, two research teams, using different AI services, analyzed in detail a famous painting depicting the Madonn...
Rage against the machine? Why AI may not mean the death of film
2023-09-20 The Guardian
Artificial Intelligence, nowadays, scares many professionals in the creative and artistic fields: not even the film industry is immune to it. Concern about this technological development has been making its way inside Hollywood studios for some time now, sowing discord among workers.
During the recent Venice Film Fest...
X, formerly known as Twitter, may collect your biometric data and job history
2023-09-19 CNN
During the first week of September 2023, the X social media platform stated within an update to the company's privacy policy that it might collect biometric and professional occupation information from its users.
The update emphasizes, therefore, how the social network in question has the ability to expand the informa...
Every New Car Is a 'Privacy Nightmare,' Mozilla Researchers Conclude
2023-09-18 Motherboard - Vice
Thanks to technological developments over the past decade, people can consider themselves increasingly safe, secure and protected while driving - the high level of technology built into modern cars makes long car journeys less taxing and smoother. However, sometimes it's better to be safe than sorry.
The Mozilla Found...
Video Game Workers Are Now Voting Whether to Strike Over AI, Wages
2023-09-15 Motherboard - Vices
The Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) recently stated that ten game companies have not adopted adequate on-set protections or proper regulations on the use of artificial intelligence.
In June, word had spread of a strike by actors and screenwriters at Hollywood stu...
What we know about ChatGPT Enterprise
2023-09-14 WIRED Italia
ChatGPT has conquered the world in less than a year, the AI service has managed to go from loved, to hated, to feared, without any kind of excessive commitment on the part of OpenAI. Recall that, in Italy, the platform in question was even banned during the month of March, before being reinstated in the following month...
It Costs Just $400 to Build an AI Disinformation Machine
2023-09-13 Wired
In May, Twitter was a battleground between a Russian news organization called "Sputnik International" and an account named "CounterCloud". The former published a series of tweets criticizing U.S. foreign policy and attacking the Biden administration, while the latter always seemed to have a prompt response, often accom...
Stronger copyright protection of cultural products promised
2023-09-12 ChinaDaily
Given recent developments in Artificial Intelligence, it is understandable that the protection of cultural property has become a priority for those in power. Recently, to prevent any misuse, or unregulated use, of Chinese cultural items, four Chinese government departments have mobilized to strengthen Copyright enforce...
‘Be flexible, imaginative and brave’: experts give career advice for an AI world
2023-09-11 The Guardian
Seeing the enormous spread of Artificial Intelligence, and the resulting impact in any professional setting, large or small, it's only understandable that the younger generation is struggling in the face of these recent developments. Each sector is facing its own changes - for example, the creative industries are still...
Ordering In From a Restaurant? You Could Soon Be Talking to AI From DoorDash
2023-09-08 Motherboard - Vice
Doordash, a home food delivery service famous in the United States, has recently come under the spotlight. The company is currently the largest company in the industry, at least within the nation.
According to what was announced during last week's press release, the company is now devoting itself to the development of...