New ep with Dr Jenny Kidd and Dr Eva Nieto MacAvoy from Cardiff University They’ve written about the impact of platforms like DeepNostalgia or DeepStory on how people relate to their family history. We learn about the +/- of algorithm-powered nostalgia. Click link in bio to listen

Solidarity. UVA – United Voice Artists and LESVOIX.FR. Well done to these French artists who have all refused to work on this title, EquityAudioCommittee fandomwire.com/we-are-being-a…

Late 2024, Intellectual Property Office UK launched a Consultation on Copyright and AI. In this ep we ask Tim Carter, solicitor turned tech consultant, who’s worked with tech companies of all sizes, from Google to Flawless AI , whether govt is open to consultation or just open to Big Tech? 🔗 in bio.

Go Spain: reuters.com/technology/art…

A vote for Paul W Fleming is a vote for continuity. Change can feel slow & collectively we’re a hard bunch to please, but the union is doing good work. Paul is about better pay/ conditions for members, has clarity of purpose and has been a galvanising force in the last 5 years.

s my dad was a musician and as I went to Guildhall School of Music & Drama which trains classical musicians as well as actors, I often cite the plight of instrumentalists in streaming. So glad that Musicians' Union are highlighting this. ER in streaming vital for performers. instagram.com/reel/DHs_6CHo7…

The 3rd international AI Summit in Paris. Mathilde was the recipient of a golden ticket and can therefore spill the beans on what actually happens at these global summits. What was it like to be an invited guest, milling about with tech bros and world leaders? Link in bio to 👂

The response from OpenAI to UK TDM/copyright consultation is full of weasel phrases and really tries to work the *UK has a unique chance to stuff Europe on AI*, angle. I switch off when “commercially sensitive” is used to describe data sets containing stolen/unlicensed data.

Our Vice Chair Leonor points up that Games Producers in the UK have little to no regard for union contracts at the BAFTA Games Awards. If they can take the tax breaks, they can respect the talent The Labour Party

Hot off the press. A brand new report has landed. Same old, same old? We think not! The Report into British Film and High-End Television has been published by Department for Culture, Media and Sport committee. We focus on what it says about IP and AI and give our conclusions. Clink 🔗 in bio to 🎧

Delete all IP law, says Jack Dorsey, founder of this platform and of Bluesky . The current owner says the same. Now why would two billionaire tech giants, who control spectacular amounts of data, want that ?

Season 2 ends with reflections on the long-running soap opera that is AI regs. We chooses what we consider to be a Win, one Fail and a Prediction. In best soap opera tradition we have heroes and villains, an evil twin, a dream sequence, and a cat called Cyrano. 🔗 in bio 🎧

Congratulations Paul W Fleming - a political mind who takes an interest in the past. The past informs the present. Going forward, Equity must turn away from performative activism/utopianism and be results driven. The devil is in the detail, the membership know the answers.

In huge news, the UK government was just defeated in the House of Lords for a second time over AI & copyright. The government had removed amendments to the Data Bill that would require AI companies to disclose their training data. The Lords have now reinserted them. Most

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Lots to say about ScotRail’s decision to sack their original announcer voice and to use GayannePotter’s AI voice (Iona) without her express consent or knowledge. Scottish Government - Procurement and Property is supposed to fall under the Fair Work First framework. Gig economy workers included. Diligence ?

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New details today reveal the extent of US tech companies’ influence on UK AI policy 🤯: - Google’s head of AI (Demis Hassabis) was invited to “sense check” The Labour Party’s new AI policy as soon as Labour came to power - Google met with the government 46 times in the run-up to the AI

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Audio artists: use our new recommended min. rates & best practice for recording audiobooks. The guidance has been put together by Equity’s audio committee while we continue to fight for a collective agreement in the industry, so that all audio artists are guaranteed decent pay.