More than 1,000 British musicians, including Kate Bush, Damon Albarn, and Annie Lennox, have released a silent album to protest the UK government’s proposed changes to copyright laws. The album, titled “Is This What We Want?”, features 12 tracks of empty studios and performance spaces, symbolizing the potential impact on artists’ livelihoods if AI companies …
Chegg has filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming that Google’s AI Overviews feature in search results is damaging its business, CNBC reports. The online education company alleges that Google uses Chegg’s proprietary content without compensation and that AI-generated summaries appearing above regular search results are reducing traffic to its website. According to the lawsuit filed …
Technology expert Gary Marcus warns about the potential dangers of Elon Musk’s AI model Grok, particularly its apparent political bias and propaganda capabilities. In his latest newsletter issue, Marcus criticizes Musk’s approach to developing large language models that align with his personal views. The author points to research from Cornell Tech showing that AI language …
Computer scientist Louis Rosenberg warns that AI-powered conversational agents could soon become highly effective at manipulating humans. In an article published by VentureBeat, he explains how these agents will be able to analyze personalities and adapt their strategies in real-time to maximize influence. According to Rosenberg, the recent release of Deepseek-R1 has significantly reduced processing …
A comprehensive analysis examining the ethics of using the internet’s collected works to train large language models has been published by Robin Sloan, addressing fundamental questions about the morality and implications of this practice. The essay asks whether it is ethically acceptable to use humanity’s collective written works – what Sloan terms “Everything” – as …
A new analysis proposes that Apple’s implementation of AI features lacks the company’s signature user-friendly design approach. In a detailed review for Macworld, tech journalist Jason Snell points out that while Apple is working to catch up in AI capabilities, the main issue lies in how these features are presented to users. The article highlights …
Christie’s auction house has announced its first dedicated AI art exhibition, sparking significant controversy in the art community. As reported by Kyle Wiggers, the “Augmented Intelligence” show will open on February 20 at Christie’s Rockefeller Center galleries in New York. The exhibition features works from artists including Mat Dryhurst and showcases a live-painting robot. Critics …
Tech journalist Carl Franzen shares his analysis of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s recent blog post and the company’s first Super Bowl advertisement. In his article for VentureBeat, Franzen views the combination of these two communications as revealing a stark vision for artificial intelligence’s future. While finding the $14 million Super Bowl ad relatively uncontroversial and …
Stanford professor Ge Wang argues that current approaches to AI-generated music fundamentally misunderstand the purpose of artistic creation. In his article published on Stanford HAI’s platform, Wang challenges the notion that AI should primarily serve as a labor-saving tool in creative processes. The professor, who teaches Music and Computer Science at Stanford’s Center for Computer …
The Vatican has issued a detailed document addressing the ethical implications and proper use of artificial intelligence in relation to human dignity and religious faith. The note, titled “Antiqua et nova: Note on the Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence,” was released by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery …