Google has removed its Gemma AI model from AI Studio after U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn accused it of generating false claims about her. The Republican senator from Tennessee stated that when asked about sexual misconduct accusations, Gemma fabricated a story involving a 1987 state senate campaign and a state trooper. Blackburn clarified that none of …
Perplexity will integrate Getty Images’ visual content into its AI-powered search platform through a multi-year licensing agreement. Kritika Lamba reports for Reuters. Getty will provide images via API integration, allowing Perplexity to access licensed visuals with proper attribution and source links. The deal sent Getty’s shares 5% higher. The partnership comes as AI companies face …
Getty Images has largely lost its London lawsuit against AI company Stability AI, though it secured a partial victory on trademark infringement. Sam Tobin reports for Reuters. The stock image company originally sued Stability AI for copyright breach, claiming the company used Getty’s images to train its Stable Diffusion image generator. However, Getty dropped this …
Major players in the music and gaming industries are moving from legal disputes over copyright to strategic collaborations with generative AI companies. This shift focuses on creating licensed AI tools that ensure artists and rights holders are compensated and maintain control over their work. A key example is the recent settlement between Universal Music Group …
OpenAI released a new version of its video generation tool Sora, packaged as a TikTok-style social app. The launch has generated significant user engagement while raising questions about copyright infringement and content moderation. Tech commentator M.G. Siegler described the app as “stupidly simple to use” and reported being unable to stop creating video remixes after …
Record company Hallwood Media has signed a deal with lyricist Telisha “Nikki” Jones, the human creator behind the popular AI-generated R&B artist Xania Monet. Elissa Welle reports for The Verge that the deal highlights significant legal uncertainties surrounding AI and copyright. Xania Monet has over a million listens on Spotify, but her likeness, vocals, and …
Major record labels have amended their lawsuit against the AI music generator Suno. The Verge reports that the complaint now alleges Suno illegally downloaded copyrighted songs from YouTube to train its AI. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) claims the startup used a practice known as “stream ripping” to copy the music. According to …
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have filed a lawsuit against AI startup Perplexity, accusing the company of illegally copying their content for its search engine. Blake Brittain reports for Reuters that the reference publishers filed the complaint in New York federal court on Wednesday. The companies claim Perplexity’s “answer engine” unlawfully scrapes their websites and uses …
The artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion to settle a copyright lawsuit with authors and publishers. This represents the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases. Cade Metz reports for The New York Times that the settlement follows a judge’s ruling that Anthropic illegally downloaded millions of books from pirated online …
Warner Bros. Discovery has filed a lawsuit against the prominent artificial intelligence image generator Midjourney, accusing it of mass copyright infringement. Winston Cho reports for The Hollywood Reporter that the complaint alleges Midjourney built its business by illegally using the studio’s movies and TV shows to train its AI system. Warner Bros. Discovery claims the …