Images in a graphic novel that were created using the artificial-intelligence system Midjourney should not have been granted copyright protection, the U.S. Copyright Office said in a letter seen by Reuters.
“Zarya of the Dawn” author Kris Kashtanova is entitled to a copyright for the parts of the book Kashtanova wrote and arranged, but not for the images produced by Midjourney, the office said in its letter, dated Tuesday.
The decision is one of the first by a U.S. court or agency on the scope of copyright protection for works created with AI, and comes amid the meteoric rise of generative AI software like Midjourney, Dall-E and ChatGPT. Read More
Daily Archives: February 23, 2023
Will Russian President Vladimir Putin use nuclear weapons in Ukraine? What ChatGPT thinks
NEW DELHI: When President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine a year ago, most of the world expected Kyiv to fall within a few days and the superior Russian forces to prevail on the battlefield – similar to Taliban’s lightening quick takeover of Afghanistan.
But a resiliant Kyiv rewrote Putin’s script by putting up a brave front and eventually pushing back the Russian forces with the help of Western aid.
… For now, US thinks that Russia will not resort to nuclear use.
…Amid the raging ‘will he, won’t he’ debate, we asked ChatGPT about the possibility of Putin using nuclear weapons in Ukraine and when the war is likely to end. Here’s what it said… Read More
From retail to transport: how AI is changing every corner of the economy
The high profile race to enhance their search products has underscored the importance of artificial intelligence to Google and Microsoft – and the rest of the economy, too. Two of the world’s largest tech companies announced plans for AI-enhanced search this month, ratcheting up a tussle for supremacy in the artificial intelligence space. However, the debut of Google’s new chatbot, Bard, was scuppered when an error appeared, knocking $163bn (£137bn) off the parent company Alphabet’s share price. The stock’s plunge showed how crucial investors think AI could be to Google’s future.
However, the increasing prominence of AI has implications for every corner of the economy. From retail to transport, here’s how AI promises to usher in a wave of change across industries. Read More
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