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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.
Millions in ‘climate-friendly’ investments awarded to fossil fuel giants, investigation reveals.
2024-07-26 Euronews
As mentioned in thearticle on greenwashing published during the summer of last year, the health of our planet is being put at risk on a daily basis. The "climate-friendly" policies of big companies often turn out to be clear attempts aimed at gaining consumer trust, which is irretrievably broken once the activity is ex...
‘The disruption is already happening!’ Is AI about to ruin your favourite TV show?
2024-07-25 The Guardian
The implementation of artificial intelligence within the television media industry is not exactly new; during last summer, the United States was the stage for the complex conflict between SAG-AFTRA, WGA and AMPTP - the results of the whole affair came, after months and months of negotiations, during the first week of N...
OpenAI breach is a reminder that AI companies are treasure troves for hackers.
2024-07-24 Techcrunch
The renowned artificial intelligence company OpenAI recently fell victim to a hacker attack that breached its security protocols. However seemingly superficial, the risk presented by this incident is a stark reminder of the relentless determination of cybercriminals, especially in the face of the priceless treasures th...
Would having an AI boss be better than your current human one?
2024-07-23 BBC
Why have a human owner when, in the age of technology, you can rely on an AI manager? The U.S. company Inspira has, in fact, recently released its own "autonomous AI manager," designed to help the agency's employees, who work remotely with flexible schedules, set schedules and plan their tasks in advance.
Like a real ...
News nonprofit sues ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement.
2024-07-22 JapanToday
The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news outlet responsible for publishing "Reveal" and "Mother Jones," recently accused the creator of OpenAI, and its trusted business partner Microsoft, of Copyright infringement.
More specifically, the association accused OpenAI of using its content without permissio...
Meta accused of breaking EU digital law by charging for ad-free social networks.
2024-07-19 The Guardian
Users of Instagram and Facebook will surely have come across the devious "pay or consent" model recently introduced within the two famous platforms, which requires payment of a monthly fee in exchange for an ad-free version of the social media in question that does not use users' personal data for advertising purposes....
Stable Diffusion 3's Disastrous Launch Could Change the AI Landscape Forever.
2024-07-18 404 Media
StableDiffusion, Stability AI's renowned artificial intelligence, took the world of technology by storm upon its release in 2022. OnJune 12, 2024, two years later, Stable Diffusion 3, the latest version of the software, has been released.
Unlike its competitors, the company decided early on to make the product's code ...
Ted Cruz Wants Platforms To Be Liable for Deepfakes.
2024-07-17 404 Media
The last week of June saw theintroduction of a new bill, the first of its kind, entitled TAKE IT DOWN Act (Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks). The goal is, essentially, to "punish" social platforms for posting non-consensual images generated through dee...
World's biggest music labels sue over AI copyright.
2024-07-16 BBC
As mentioned last Friday, two startups specializing in generative artificial intelligence have recently come under the spotlight of the U.S. music-media landscape. They are the protagonists of a lawsuit brought by the RIAA and strongly supported by Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Records.
This update to w...
Are you 80% angry and 2% sad? Why ‘emotional AI’ is fraught with problems.
2024-07-15 The Guardian
Recently there has been some emphasis on the emergence and sudden development of a branch of technology called "emotional AI." As explained in the recent article posted in the blog section of the site, emotional AI is a technology that uses affective computing techniques to perceive, learn about, and interact with hum...
The RIAA’s lawsuit against generative music startups will be the bloodbath AI needs.
2024-07-12 Techcrunch
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is receiving a huge level of support following the lawsuit filed against two generative music startups. Until now, the RIAA has always been regarded as the bogeyman of digital media-cheering for it seems almost impossible.
The current situation features two generati...
What is 'AI washing' and why is it a problem?
2024-07-11 BBC
Watch out for the various "washings" enacted daily by big corporations - there is never an end to hypocrisy. In addition to the famous"greenwashing," a soon-to-be legally actionable activity, and "rainbow washing," yet another attempt to gain support from the LGBT community without actually supporting it in any way, it...
Building a $2bn online game by breaking the rules.
2024-07-10 BBC
The concept of "fame," in recent years, has gained an extremely subjective nuance - leaving aside the economic aspect, which is undeniably impersonal, the impact of a media on its consumers translates into a myriad of different experiences. Such is the case with Elder Scrolls Online, an MMORPG that fails to fit any des...
Computer says yes: how AI is changing our romantic lives.
2024-07-08 The Guardian
In 2013, the celebrated sci-fi film "Her" was released, in which an introverted writer buys an artificial intelligence system and gradually falls in love with the technology behind the software, falls in love with "Her." At the time, the idea of engaging in a romantic relationship with a technological tool, whether phy...
Google’s $2.3 million check secures bench trial in adtech antitrust case.
2024-07-05 Search Engine Land
On September 9, 2024, after months of uncertainty, the infamous trial, initiated by the Department of Justice and eight states, dedicated to Google's adtech antitrust lawsuit will be held. This lawsuit aims, in effect, to dismantle the online advertising business of one of the world's largest companies.
In fact, to le...
We built a mean game to test AI's ability to apologise.
2024-07-04 BBC
Recently, the ability (or inability) of artificial intelligence to act like a human being has been emphasised several times: between AI boyfriends, bereavement technology and chatbots built to provide psychological support, it is clear that the empathic potential of this technology is being put to the test on a daily b...