Reddit is cracking down on AI bots profiting off its data without a licensing agreement.
YouTube is reportedly talking to major labels for AI music deals
YouTube is reportedly talking to record labels for permission to use more songs for AI clones, according to the Financial Times.
Elon Musk says he will defy CNN, let creators stream the presidential debate on X
Elon Musk says X won’t take down unauthorized presidential debate livestreams if CNN makes such a request.
Here’s how Google thinks AI should be regulated
Google published a set of principles guiding how the company believes AI should be regulated. Here’s what it covers and what it doesn’t.
This Week in AI: The fate of generative AI is in the courts’ hands
Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, music labels accused two startups developing AI-powered song generators, Udio and Suno, of copyright infringement. […]
The RIAA’s lawsuit against generative music startups will be the bloodbath AI needs
Like many AI companies, Udio and Suno relied on large-scale theft to create their generative AI models. This they have as much as admitted, even before the music […]
Stability AI lands a lifeline from Sean Parker, Greycroft
Stability AI, the beleaguered generative AI startup behind Stable Diffusion, has raised new cash. But it won’t reveal how much. Greycroft, Coatue Management, Sound Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, […]
Backed by David Sacks, Garry Tan and Walter Isaacson, Created by Humans helps people license their creative work to AI models
In 2024, it seems like no week goes by without a media organization, author group, or artist suing generative AI companies for using their work to train models […]
Justice Department convicts five men for running a huge illegal streaming service
Jetflicks, which charged a monthly fee for access to a massive amount of TV episodes, was not legit after all.
‘What’s in it for us?’ journalists ask as publications sign content deals with AI firms
Vox Media’s president, Pam Wasserstein, sent her staff a Slack message and an email on May 29 detailing what the company’s journalists say was shocking news: Vox had […]