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Jun 26, 2024

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AI is a Tool, Not a Separate Species: Should AI developers be allowed to train models freely on the contents of the web? The lawsuit by Sony, Universal, and Warner against AI music generators Suno and Udio raises difficult questions.
Jun 26, 2024

AI is a Tool, Not a Separate Species: Should AI developers be allowed to train models freely on the contents of the web? The lawsuit by Sony, Universal, and Warner against AI music generators Suno and Udio raises difficult questions.

On Monday, a number of large music labels sued AI music makers Suno and Udio for copyright infringement. Their lawsuit echoes The New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI in December.
AI Monopolies, Ancestor Avatars, Benchmarks for Agentic Behavior, Chatbot for Minority Languages
Jun 26, 2024

AI Monopolies, Ancestor Avatars, Benchmarks for Agentic Behavior, Chatbot for Minority Languages

The Batch AI News and Insights: On Monday, a number of large music labels sued AI music makers Suno and Udio for copyright infringement.
Benchmarks for Agentic Behaviors: New LLM benchmarks for Tool Use and Planning in workplace tasks
Jun 26, 2024

Benchmarks for Agentic Behaviors: New LLM benchmarks for Tool Use and Planning in workplace tasks

Tool use and planning are key behaviors in agentic workflows that enable large language models (LLMs) to execute complex sequences of steps. New benchmarks measure these capabilities in common workplace tasks. 
Conversing With the Departed: Lifelike avatars of deceased loved ones, a new market in video generation
Jun 26, 2024

Conversing With the Departed: Lifelike avatars of deceased loved ones, a new market in video generation

Advances in video generation have spawned a market for lifelike avatars of deceased loved ones.
Chatbot for Minority Languages: Startup Two AI launches SUTRA, a multilingual model for South Asian markets
Jun 26, 2024

Chatbot for Minority Languages: Startup Two AI launches SUTRA, a multilingual model for South Asian markets

An AI startup that aims to crack markets in southern Asia launched a multilingual competitor to GPT-4.
U.S. to Probe AI Monopoly Concerns: U.S. antitrust regulators to investigate AI giants Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI
Jun 26, 2024

U.S. to Probe AI Monopoly Concerns: U.S. antitrust regulators to investigate AI giants Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI

U.S. antitrust regulators are preparing to investigate a trio of AI giants.

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