This chapter explores the challenges of funding and legal issues in the open source community for AI chatbots. It discusses the debate around paying data sources and the difficulty in tracing back information in AI-generated content.
The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft last week for copyright infringement. Kevin Roose and Casey Newton walk through the lawsuit and discuss the stakes for news publishers. Then, they talk about Apple’s “walled garden,” which is facing threats from both regulators and 16-year-olds. Finally, we set our tech resolutions for the new year.
Today’s guest: Eric Migicovsky, co-founder of Beeper
Additional Reading:
- The New York Times sued OpenAI.
- Apple’s latest headache in the debate over blue vs. green bubbles.
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