#Copyright folks: What would you think about the following change to the copyright law: 1) A statutory declaration that training of AI systems for the creation of generative AI systems is a reserved right under copyright; paired with: 2) The introduction of a digital deposit

If one wanted to dip their toes into the fediverse, is self hosting a reasonable option? Can I get it on my own domain without doing so? Are there any other implementations other than the node+ruby one? would there be a preferred server? Anything else? cc Luis Villa

PSA: For the past eight months I have been working with the amazing Glynna Christian to put together PLI's Artificial Intelligence Law 2024 (pli.edu/programs/artif…). If you are a lawyer, there is a good chance you have access already and can stream it for free. We expanded the program

Warning: Jargon I've been thinking about why AI x-risk doesn't seem like a big deal to me, at least yet. I think it comes down to the complexity of ML models. Theorem 1: All forms of computation of higher complexity than a DFA/NFA incorporate a place to write intermediate

I'm listening to a panel of speakers from different companies. The way they talk about AI safety makes it clear that it's all about mitigating *their* risks. Their "AI Safety" means "Safety from lawsuits."

Empirically, people in positions like "director of customer success" create value. But listening to them almost always makes me want to pull my hair out.

Paul R. Ehrlich::The Population Bomb as AI Doomers::P(Doom). Both feature confident assertions of quickly approaching apocalypse based on the idea that we have too much development. Ehrlich was wrong. Millions (possibly even billions) are poorer and unhappier as a result.

Van Lindberg VanL will be one of our Keynote for PyCon Colombia 2024. Van is Founder/CEO at OSPOCO. Lawyer Specialist on Software and Computer Law Issues and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors at the PSF Experience the magic of PyCon with world-class keynotes 🌍

By Vetoing SB 1047, Governor Gavin Newsom helped the AI research community avoid a crisis. Here's our plan to stop another SB 1047 from happening: federal pre-emption for research and publishing. 🧵 Authored by Dean W. Ball, VanL, and Brian Chau

Vice President JD Vance is in Paris for the AI Summit and just gave one of the most pro-innovation speeches I've ever heard from an elected politician. Below is an AI-transcribed version of the speech. Bold is mine. ___ Thank you for the kind introduction, and I want to start

The Japanese government has fully committed to advancing AI. The Personal Information Protection Commission has amended privacy laws to permit the use of personal data—both domestic and foreign—for AI training purposes without requiring individual consent in principle.

CA Asm. Bauer-Kahan has released the farthest-reaching algorithmic discrimination bill so far. AB 1018 turned to the zaniest regulatory overreach thus far and said "hold my disgustingly overhopped IPA." news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Pity the four of us who used em-dashes naturally. Now everyone thinks we're ChatGPTing everything.

The day before Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter was fired, the Copyright Office quickly and quietly dropped a major report on AI and fair use. I break down the timing, the fallout, and my 5 biggest takeaways—up now on Copyright Lately copyrightlately.com/copyright-offi…