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Big Technology Podcast

New York Times Sues OpenAI, Apple Watch Ban's Implications, Snapchat Rising On AI Success

Dec 29, 2023
Ranjan Roy from Margins joins the podcast to discuss various topics including the New York Times' lawsuit against OpenAI, the implications of the lawsuit on perceptions of AI and the tech culture war, the potential development of the New York Times' own ChatGPT, the impact of news on AI, copyright issues in AI models, the Apple Watch ban and its implications, Amazon's advertising move on Prime Video, the success of Snapchat+ as a consumer AI product, and year-end predictions.
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  • The New York Times' lawsuit against OpenAI could have significant implications for how large language model-driven companies operate in the future.
  • Snapchat Plus represents the first successful large-scale consumer AI product, opening up new opportunities for monetization and introducing younger users to paid features on the platform.

Deep dives

The New York Times is suing OpenAI over copyright infringement for training on its news stories and reviews

The New York Times is suing OpenAI for copyright infringement as many of its news stories and reviews, including those from wirecutter, were trained on by OpenAI's models. Several other corporations are also in talks with OpenAI for licensing deals and may potentially file lawsuits if they are not fairly compensated. This lawsuit could have significant implications for how large language model-driven companies operate in the future.

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