Getty Images dropped its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI on Wednesday at London's High Court, narrowing one of the most closely watched legal fights over how AI companies use copyrighted content to train their models. The move doesn't end the case entirely - Getty is still pursuing other claims as well as a separate lawsuit in the U.S.- but underscores the gray area surrounding copyright ownership in the age of AI, noted TechCrunch. The development came a day after a U.S. judge sided with AI company Anthropic in a similar dispute over whether training AI on books without author permission violates copyright law.

  For illustration artists, educators, creativies--AND qualified graduate students--sheltering in from the summer heat, here’s an opportunity to consider for next summer, around now: ICON13 The Illustration Conference. To be held in Baltimore, it's being hosted by @marylandinstitutecollegeofart, and now invites abstracts for 20 minute presentations that broaden the understanding of how illustration is changing in the classroom, practice, and research. The deadline is J...