Meta's Use of Publicly Shared Data for AI Training

Kurt 'Cyberguy' Knutsson discusses how Meta (Facebook and Instagram) is using publicly shared content from U.S. accounts to train AI models without offering an opt-out option, contrasting with the situation in Europe where laws protect users better. Users in the U.S. can only prevent their data from being used by making their accounts private or deleting public posts.

Copyright Lawsuit Between OpenAI and New York Times

OpenAI is asking a federal judge to dismiss parts of the New York Times' copyright lawsuit, claiming the newspaper 'hacked' its chatbot and AI systems. The Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for allegedly using its articles without permission to train chatbots. OpenAI argues that the Times manipulated its systems and that AI training should qualify as fair use under copyright law.