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YouTube and AI Generated Music

YouTube acknowledges the fast growth of AI, which is driving creativity and transforming industries. They're partnering with the music industry to use AI responsibly, creating a framework and launching the "Music AI Incubator" to explore AI's potential while protecting copyrights. YouTube is also improving safeguards like Content ID for AI-generated content.

“AI is here, and we will embrace it responsibly together with our music partners.”

New York Times blocks OpenAI’s web crawler

The New York Times has blocked OpenAI's web crawler, preventing the use of the publication's content to train its AI models. This action followed OpenAI's introduction of the GPTBot crawler, as evidenced by the NYT's robots.txt page.

The change coincided with the NYT's updated terms of service that now forbid the use of its content for AI model training. The New York Times is reportedly considering legal action against OpenAI for possible intellectual property rights violations, joining others who have sued OpenAI for similar reasons.

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IBM Says People Who Don’t Use AI Will Get Replaced

IBM concludes what many of us have known already that AI is hear to stay and many people will need retraining.

Key takeaways below.

1. The AI revolution has reached a crucial juncture, prompting executives to foresee a need for 40% of their workforce to reskill due to AI and automation implementation within the next three years.

2. The key to success lies in strategically organizing work, with companies adapting their operating models showing higher revenue growth rates.

3. Notably, employees find motivation in meaningful work, prioritizing impact over factors like autonomy, equity, flexible work arrangements, and growth opportunities.

AI-generated Art Cannot Be Copyrighted

A recent ruling by United States District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell determined that AI-generated artwork cannot be copyrighted. This verdict was rendered during a case involving Stephen Thaler, who sought copyright for an AI-created image using the Creativity Machine algorithm he developed. Despite repeated attempts to secure copyright, Thaler's applications were denied by the US Copyright Office. Judge Howell's decision rested on the principle that copyright necessitates human authorship and guidance, and she referenced previous cases like the monkey selfie dispute to highlight the importance of human involvement.

While the ruling reflects the current stance on AI-generated copyright, Judge Howell acknowledged the evolving landscape where AI is becoming a creative tool. This raises questions about the level of human input required for AI-generated art to be copyrighted. The case highlights the growing legal complexities surrounding AI and copyright, as demonstrated by ongoing lawsuits involving data scraping practices by other entities like OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and GitHub.

Gartner Places Generative AI on the Peak of Inflated Expectations

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been positioned at the "Peak of Inflated Expectations" on Gartner's 2023 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. Predicted to deliver transformational impact within two to five years, generative AI is part of the larger trend of emergent AI, offering novel avenues for innovation. Gartner's Hype Cycle distills insights from a vast array of technologies, highlighting the most noteworthy emerging technologies with potential for profound transformation over the upcoming two to ten years.

Beyond generative AI, Gartner emphasizes several pivotal themes in the emerging technology landscape: developer experience (DevX), pervasive cloud computing, and human-centric security and privacy. These themes encompass a spectrum of technologies, including AI simulation, cloud-native tools, and cybersecurity measures, that collectively shape the evolving technological landscape's trajectory.