Our 139th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news, now back with the usual hosts!

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Timestamps + Links:

(00:00) Intro / Banter
(01:30) SuperDataScience podcast ad
(03:07) Response to listener comments / corrections
Tools & Apps
Applications & Business
Projects & Open Source
Research & Advancements
Policy & Safety
Synthetic Media & Art
- (01:33:19) Hollywood’s Deal With Screenwriters Just Rewrote the Rules Around A.I.
- (01:35:10) Indian actor Anil Kapoor wins court battle over AI use of his likeness
- (01:36:24) Tom Hanks warns dental plan ad image is AI fake
- (01:37:36) Amazon restricts authors from self-publishing more than three books a day after AI concerns
- (01:39:59) Project Gutenberg has implemented one of the worst AI fears of striking actors
- (01:42:17) Meta’s AI stickers are here and already causing controversy
- (01:45:22) Franzen, Grisham and Other Prominent Authors Sue OpenAI
- (01:48:55) OpenAI and ChatGPT Lawsuit List
(01:50:16) Outro

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