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OpenAI and Microsoft sued over alleged unauthorized use of authors’ work

OpenAI and Microsoft are facing a lawsuit alleging the improper use of nonfiction authors’ work to train AI models, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT service. Author and reporter Julian Sancton sued the companies on Nov. 21. According to Sancton’s complaint, OpenAI allegedly utilized tens of thousands of nonfiction books without authorization to train

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Authors Guild Challenges OpenAI’s Use of Copyrighted Material

The Authors Guild asserts that OpenAI’s actions constitute a breach of the Copyright Act. The Authors Guild, a prominent organization representing US writers, initiated a class-action lawsuit against OpenAI on September 19th. The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI improperly utilized copyrighted materials during the training of its artificial intelligence systems. Notably, this

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US Treasury Report Warns of Defi’s Threat to National Security, Authors Conclude Fiat Is Used in Illicit Finance More Than Crypto – Defi Bitcoin News

The U.S. Treasury has released a 42-page report assessing the risks of decentralized finance (defi). The report states that specific nation-state adversaries, cybercriminals, ransomware attackers, thieves, and scammers are using defi to “transfer and launder their illicit proceeds.” The Treasury’s report warns that defi could threaten national security and calls

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Authors of New York’s P2P ‘Public Venmo’ Bill Hope for Greater Decentralization

New York lawmakers proposed a bill on a peer-to-peer (P2P) savings and payment platform called the “New York Inclusive Value Ledger.”Introduced by New York State Assembly legislator Ron Kim and Senator Julia Salazar, the bill proposes to set up the “empire state inclusive value ledger establishment and administration act”

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