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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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...