AI
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New York Becomes First State to Require Employers Disclose When Layoffs Are Due to AI
Bosses in the Empire State must now report if mass layoffs of 50 or more workers are due to AI or another form of technology
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Meta Invests $14.3 Billion in Scale AI as Zuckerberg Builds New Artificial Intelligence Team
Scale CEO and co-founder Alexandr Wang will lead Meta’s new “Superintelligence” division following the deal
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Motion Picture Sound Editors Ban Generative AI for Golden Reel Awards Eligibility
The MPSE’s stance is one of the firmest taken by a guild to date
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OpenAI and Mattel Strike Deal to Develop AI-Powered Toys
The company behind Barbie and Hot Wheels will use tools like ChatGPT to develop products and new ideas
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Hollywood Studios’ First Lawsuit on AI Sends a Warning to Tech Giants: ‘Piracy Is Piracy’
Disney and Universal’s copyright lawsuit against Midjourney could set the stage for Hollywood’s relationship with the new tech
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Disney and Universal Sue AI Company Midjourney for Copyright Infringement
The studios accuse Midjourney of “blatantly” letting users generate copies of characters like Homer Simpson and Elsa from “Frozen”
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NBC Deletes Viral Chinese Paraglider Video That Appears to Be ‘AI-Generated’; CNN, NYT Stories Remain Live
A video showing a frost-covered paraglider surviving an unexpected move to 28,000 feet is likely bogus, NBC News finds
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Axios CEO Warns AI Will ‘Reorder Society’
Jim VandeHei says he is concerned lawmakers are paying “very little attention” to the rise of artificial intelligence
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Ron Howard and Brian Grazer Say They’re ‘Excited’ by AI, but It Can’t Replace the ‘Soul or Life’ of Writers
The “Apollo 13” director argues the tech can be a good “research tool” when creating stories
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5 Big Trends From Earnings Season: Linear and Box Office Decline, Fox News’ Trump Bump and AI Surges
The latest round of media and tech earnings saw Hollywood take a hit
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OpenAI Teams With iPhone Designer Jony Ive in $6.5 Billion Deal to Create AI Devices
The AI company is buying the startup io to craft hardware, with Ive taking “deep creative and design responsibilities”
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Kesha Changes Single Artwork After AI Image Backlash, Calls New Tech ‘Pandora’s Box’
The pop star received criticism last year for using AI art to accompany her song “Delusional”
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Google Unveils New AI Tool to Help Directors Create New Scenes
Flow joins a growing list of Google AI tools that aim to help filmmakers develop movies and shows
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Promise AI Studio Adds Google, Michael Ovitz as Investors
The tech giant, CAA co-founder and media venture join Peter Chernin’s North Road and Andreessen Horowitz as financial backers in the AI company focused on TV and movie production
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WGA Demands Immediate Reinstatement of US Copyright Office Head After Trump’s ‘Unlawful’ Firing
Shira Perlmutter was fired by the Trump administration after releasing a critical AI report, saying the technology was premature for government use