5 things about AI you may have missed today: UK spies using AI, Johnny Cash sings Barbie Girl via AI, more
Today was another eventful day in the artificial intelligence space as thousands of authors have written an open letter requesting tech companies working with AI to pay them for their copyrighted material that is allegedly being used to train AI models. In other news, British spies are reportedly using AI to disrupt the weapons supply to Russia, amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. And for those interested in country music, the long-dead iconic American singer-songwriter, Johnny Cash was just brought to life by AI. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.
According to a report by CNN, thousands of authors have written to companies such as OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, IBM, and more, requesting payments for their copyrighted work, that is allegedly being used to train AI models.
A total of 8000 authors have signed the open letter including some of the most influential and famous personalities such as Margaret Atwood, Dan Brown, Michael Chabon, Jonathan Franzen, James Patterson, and more.
“Generative AI technologies built on large language models owe their existence to our writings. These technologies mimic and regurgitate our language, stories, style, and ideas. Millions of copyrighted books, articles, essays, and poetry provide the “food” for AI systems, endless meals for which there has been no bill. You're spending billions of dollars to develop AI technology. It is only fair that you compensate us for using our writings, without which AI would be banal and extremely limited,” the letter stated.
British spies are taking the help of AI to cut down the critical weapons supply chain to Russia, Richard Moore, the chief of the UK's MI6 spy agency, said, as per a Business Insider report. Giving a
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