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Book a demoEU AI rules drafted, Bluesky take a stand for user data and AI bots gone crazy
The EU's first draft Code of Practice for general-purpose AI models shows that legislation is mounting. Meanwhile, Musk vs Altman gathers spite. Catch it in this week's Content Aware media newsletter.
Corbidge comments on... Google seeing itself in the mirror
Google's new site reputation abuse policies turn up the heat on sites which, it says, look to eke money out of commercial content deals. Doesn't it all look a bit like what Google itself does, asks our investigator Rob.
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Draft AI Code of Practice open for feedback
Proposed US AI rules might be up in the air during the interregnum, but the EU is pushing on with its own. The bloc has released its first draft of a Code of Practice for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models, which outlines guidelines on transparency, copyright, risk management, and governance. Feedback is open until November 28th, and you can read more about it here.
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Bluesky: no user posts for AI training
After rapid growth following the US election, rising social star Bluesky pledged not to send user posts to generative AI training sets, and to protect user data from third-party scraping. Their stance to keep user posts from AI training - in contrast to rivals - sets an important precedent in the ongoing debate over data privacy and content ownership. Will this become its competitive advantage?
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Musk questions OpenAI as legal suits loom
The gloves are coming off in what's arguably the highest value question in business today: who "owns" OpenAI? Elon Musk comments on its shift from open source non-profit to a closed source for-profit organisation, placing Sam Altman's trustworthiness at the centre of his comments.
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Election 2024: news traffic down, Substack and Axios up
News site traffic fell by 7.5% during the 2024 US election compared to 2020, highlighting the ongoing shift in news consumption habits. The rise of platforms like Substack and Axios indicates a growing demand for independent and niche journalism, while the decline of some outlets reflects changing audience preferences.
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Researchers reveal AI crackbots
It turns out that pairing chatbot AIs with a real physical robots is a recipe for disaster. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania developed RoboPAIR, an algorithm capable of jailbreaking robots powered by LLMs, allowing them to be manipulated into performing harmful actions. This study reveals a significant vulnerability in AI-driven systems - in this case robots, but in principle many other systems.
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AI Daisy to the rescue against scammers
Phone firm O2 has launched an AI chatbot granny called Daisy which combats phone scammers targeting the elderly by talking their hind legs off and boring them to the point they end the call empty handed.
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Biden's antitrust rush
As the Biden administration winds down, it is intensifying its antitrust actions against Big Tech. Despite facing challenges, there is little doubt the heightened scrutiny reflects rising concerns about monopolistic practices and their effects on consumers.
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OpenAI's continues content deals
OpenAI will pay $16 million annually to Dotdash Meredith to license its content for use in ChatGPT and other AI outputs. This deal is the latest in a series of deals of varying size with with major publishers, including Axel Springer and News Corp.
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