By Mark Sullivan January 09, 2024 AI is transitioning from a 2023 electrified by ChatGPT to a 2024 when the tech industry and the Fortune 500 will try to make new “transformer” based language models perform meaningful work and create real value. But that transition could be seriously slowed because of the way AI … Continue reading What top IP lawyers say about the New York Times’s copyright case against OpenAI
This is the latest in a number of lawsuits that have accused OpenAI of taking content without permission to train ChatGPT. Kim Davis on January 2, 2024 Last week, The New York Times announced a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft alleging large-scale copyright infringement. They are accused of using millions of articles, without permission, to … Continue reading New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement The AI companies used the newspaper’s articles for training. Malak Saleh Updated Thu, Dec 28, 2023 AP The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for using published news articles to train its artificial intelligence chatbots without an agreement that compensates … Continue reading The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
By Caitlin Dewey—Stateline September 20, 2023 Joshua Wood remembers days during the COVID-19 lockdown when New York City’s streets were practically empty, save for workers like him. That experience convinced the 25-year-old Brooklynite—who makes deliveries for both Uber Eats and a package delivery service—that the gig economy needed some urgent changes. Roughly one in … Continue reading New York, Seattle are among the cities eyeing stronger protections for gig economy workers
MLB ads artificial intelligence to its customer experience and other AI fueled marketing technology developments. Constantine von Hoffman on July 20, 2023 The New York Times reports “Google is testing a product that uses artificial intelligence technology to produce news stories, pitching it to news organizations including The New York Times, The Washington Post and … Continue reading The Mets, Red Sox, New York Times and more in this week’s martech AI roundup
By Yasmin Gagne March 18, 2023 You’re not hallucinating. Ozempic is everywhere. The diabetes medication, which can also be used for long-term weight management, has become a near-overnight sensation, moving from hushed Hollywood diet aid to the mainstream. Ozempic is now on the cover of magazines, the lips of comedians, and in TV … Continue reading Ads for weight-loss drug Ozempic are now blanketing New York City subways
By Michael Grothaus February 14, 2023 Elon Musk’s Valentine’s Day gift this year from Tesla workers in New York is a unionization effort. The effort is led by Autopilot analysts at the company’s Buffalo plant. The analysts make up about 800 employees who work in non-engineering roles and label data from the company’s Autopilot … Continue reading Tesla workers in New York want to unionize: ‘People are tired of being treated like robots’
Robinhood lays off almost a quarter of its staff The company cut nine percent of its workforce earlier this year. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Andrew Kelly / reuters For the second time this year, Robinhood is cutting its headcount. On Tuesday, the company announced it would lay off 23 percent of its workforce. According to … Continue reading New York regulators slap Robinhood’s crypto business with $30 million fine
By Elissaveta M. Brandon July 18, 2022 I’ll start with an apology. I’m about to tell you a story about pigeons and buildings—particularly New York City buildings—and once you’re done, you may not see those buildings in the same light ever again. This won’t be news to anyone, but New York City has … Continue reading How one company has pigeon-proofed all of New York City
New York lawmakers pass bill limiting warehouse productivity quotas It’s now up to Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the legislation. M. Moon @mariella_moon June 4th, 2022 Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images The New York State Assembly has passed a bill that aims to limit productivity quotas in warehouses shortly after it was approved by … Continue reading New York lawmakers pass bill limiting warehouse productivity quotas
