OpenAI Gets a Win as Court Says No Harm Was Demonstrated in Copyright Case

A judge found that two media outlets alleging copyright violations hadn't demonstrated that they'd been harmed by OpenAI removing "copyright management information" from its training data.

Nov 09, 2024

OpenAI won an initial victory in one of the many lawsuits the company is facing for its unlicensed use of copyrighted material to train generative AI products like ChatGPT.

A federal judge in the southern district of New York dismissed a complaint brought by the media outlets Raw Story and AlterNet, which claimed that OpenAI violated copyright law by purposefully removing what is known as copyright management information, such as article titles and author names, from material that it incorporated into its training datasets.

OpenAI had filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing that the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue because they had not demonstrated a concrete harm to their businesses caused by the removal of the copyright management information. Judge Colleen McMahon agreed, dismissing the lawsuit but leaving the door open for the plaintiffs to file an amended complaint.

More about OpenAI’s copyright violation win on Gizmodo

How To Build The Future: Sam Altman

It’s fair to say that few people in tech are positioned to have a bigger impact on the future than Sam Altman. As the CEO of OpenAI, Altman and his team have overseen monumental leaps forward in machine learning, generative AI and most recently LLMs that can reason at PhD levels.

And this is just the beginning. In his latest essay Altman predicted that ASI (Artificial Super Intelligence) is just a few thousand days away. So how did we get to this point?

In this episode of our rebooted series "How To Build The Future," YC President and CEO Garry Tan sits down with Altman to talk about the origins of OpenAI, what’s next for the company, and what advice he has for founders navigating this massive platform shift.

AI-Powered App Integration Platform UnifyApps Grabs $20M From ICONIQ

These days, it seems like every company either wants to or is already offering an AI product or service. For startups building an AI product in this space, it’s a really good time, but they aren’t without their challenges — the tech is still early, and though many companies are interested in trying generative AI solutions, they have been slow to adopt it.

There are numerous reasons why, but what appears to be foremost is the fear of AI hallucinations. “You can’t use [AI] in production for large enterprises if it lies,” said Pavitar Singh, co-founder and CEO of UnifyApps.

Good traction is a great look for a young startup, and investors seem to agree. The company just raised a $20 million Series A funding round from ICONIQ Growth, less than six months after UnifyApps closed a $11 million seed round. Singh founded UnifyApps last year after spending more than 11 years as CTO of Sprinklr, a customer experience management platform for global brands, which went public in 2021.

Navigating Global Challenges: Inflation, AI, Climate & Policy | B20 São Paulo

As global inflation finally moderates, economies are now facing a fresh wave of challenges. José Olympio Pereira, CEO of Banco J. Safra; Karina Saade, Partner at MEP Family Office; and Bloomberg's Stephanie Flanders dive into the uncertain future shaped by climate change, geopolitical tensions, AI advancements, and shifting demographics.

How will changes in interest rates, tariffs, and taxes impact economies worldwide? And do policymakers have the tools to manage these destabilizing forces? Watch to uncover the key factors influencing the global economy. They spoke during Bloomberg New Economy at B20 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Duolingo’s New Eyerolling Emo Chatbot Lily Briefly Replaces CEO On Investor Call To Showcase Its AI Technology

Duolingo found an innovative way to inform investors up on their efforts embedding artificial intelligence as an online educational tool for learning foreign languages.

During its third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, the company had a generative AI chatbot named “Lily” briefly step in for CEO and co-founder Luis von Ahn to summarize the results in a quick video that allegedly took just seven minutes to create. It was meant as a demonstration of a new product that lets users practice speaking with what it calls a “sassy” conversational partner in an unscripted and impromptu manner to build confidence speaking in another tongue.

“We wanted to give an example of how generative AI is positively impacting more and more aspects of our business,” said finance chief Matthew Skaruppa. “We’re using it to make our product more fun, engaging and effective through features like Video Call with Lily.”

Policy Around Accelerating AI Investment Is 'More Than Likely', Says Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora

Nikesh Arora, Palo Alto Networks CEO, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss how Trump's reelection will impact the cybersecurity industry, which kinds of investment is coming, and much more.

Inside Canada’s $2.4 Billion Bet To Close The AI Adoption Gap

The next generation of artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm. There’s been rampant innovation from startup communities with the emergence of large language models. Businesses in Canada, however, are slower to hop on this bandwagon.

The adoption of generative AI in Canada varies significantly by industry. Sectors such as finance, healthcare and technology have seen higher adoption rates, whereas manufacturing and retail sectors have been slower to adopt these technologies.

Earlier this year, the Canadian government laid the groundwork to address some gaps to AI adoption, announcing an investment of $2.4 billion to accelerate job growth in Canada’s AI sector and boost productivity by helping researchers and businesses develop and adopt AI.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Business Data Lab has released a report highlighting the "sluggish adoption” of generative artificial intelligence among Canadian businesses. Currently, only about 14% of these businesses are using or planning to implement generative AI in the near future.

The report identifies several key issues contributing to this sluggish adoption, including multiple barriers such as high costs, concerns about data safety and a lack of skilled workers.

Arm CEO Rene Haas Says The Market Can't Get Enough Compute Capacity

Arm CEO Rene Haas says there are tailwinds that will continue to drive the AI and semiconductor growth. This after the company reported strong second quarter results but posted a disappointing sales outlook. He joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow to discuss on "Bloomberg Technology."

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