The New York Times Tuesday March 5, 2024
As we’ve noted, The New York Times sued OpenAI and its partner Microsoft in Dec., accusing the companies of infringing on its copyrights by using millions of its articles to train A.I. technologies like the online chatbot ChatGPT. Now, reports The Times, OpenAI has filed a motion in federal court that seeks to dismiss some key elements of the lawsuit, arguing that ChatGPT “is not in any way a substitute for a subscription to The New York Times.” Ars Technica recently explained why some people think the Times has “zero” chance of winning the lawsuit—and why they might be wrong.
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David Schonauer Tuesday March 5, 2024
Over the past two years, tech companies have been racing to develop artificial intelligence technologies. Now, with the consequential election of 2024 on the horizon, they are racing to find ways to
prevent AI misuse from undermining democracy. Recently, 20 tech companies, including Adobe, Amazon,, Google, Meta, OpenAI and TikTok, signed a voluntary pledge to help prevent deceptive A.I. content
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THE VERGE Monday March 4, 2024
Apple’s future roadmap for wearables may include a fitness ring, smart glasses and even AirPods with cameras, notes Bloomberg. Both concepts are in the exploratory phase inside Apple, adds The Verge. Apple reportedly started looking into camera-equipped AirPods last year, under the codename B798. If the company can pull it off, they would be roughly the same size as modern AirPods, just with embedded, low-resolution cameras that would be paired with AI to help users with their routines.
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BRUCE SILVERSTEIN Monday March 4, 2024
A founder of the Kamoinge Workshop, Ray Francis made “lush, powerful photos that document and honor members of the African diaspora,” notes The New York Times. His work in on view through March 22 in the exhibition “Waiting to Be Seen: Illuminating the Photographs of Ray Francis” at New York City’s Bruce Silverstein gallery. It’s the first solo exhibition for Francis, who died in 2006 at age 69. The exhibition “considers the role of the camera and photography in creating a new black visual culture,” notes the gallery.
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