News Summary: White House Unveils AI Action Plan, Sparking Concern from Publishers

Following on from the report of the Senate hearing into AI, a second big piece of news on AI this week is the launch of the White House’s “AI Action Plan.” In essence, this lays out (inter alia) the direction of travel the White House wants the relation…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/ai-action-plan/

#AIActionPlan #copyrightconcerns #deregulation #MariaPallante #publishingindustry
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AI Translation Sparks Backlash from Translators and Authors: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

Another week, more AI angst. While the Meta AI scandal is not going away any time soon, this week it is AI translation that’s causing the issues—specifically, academic publishing giant Taylor & Francis’s decision to use AI translation…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/ai-translation/

#AITranslation #copyrightconcerns #ElonMuskxAI #OpenAIimagegenerator #TaylorAndFrancis
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Generative AI, including OpenAI and Midjourney, may have trained on copyrighted material without transparency. Concerns arise over potential copyright infringement and the need for ethical practices, including proper licensing, artist consent, and compensation. Similar issues may emerge in other fields like music generation.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/midjourney-copyright

#AIethics #CopyrightConcerns