New York Times Sues OpenAI, Apple Watch Ban's Implications, Snapchat Rising On AI Success
Dec 29, 2023
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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.
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.
Apple faces temporary sales ban on Apple Watch due to allegations of copyright infringement
Apple has been accused of using blood oxygen reading technology from Massimo without permission, resulting in a temporary ban on the sale of Apple Watch during the holiday season. The company's ability to market the Apple Watch as a health device and its long-term prospects are now in question. The delay in shipping the Vision Pro, a mixed reality headset, could further impact Apple's growth in 2024.
Snapchat Plus, a subscription service for AI features, gains 7 million subscribers
Snapchat Plus offers subscribers access to generative AI tools that allow them to create images from text prompts, expand existing pictures, and more. With 7 million subscribers, this represents the first successful large-scale consumer AI product. The subscription revenue from Snapchat Plus opens up new opportunities for monetization and introduces younger users to paid features on the platform.
2023 showcased the dominance of big tech companies like Tesla, Alphabet, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Apple, Meta, and Amazon
These companies, collectively known as TANMAMA, experienced significant growth and consolidation of power in 2023. The success of their ad businesses, advancements in AI, and strong revenue growth have solidified their positions in the industry. Looking ahead to 2024, the trajectory of these companies and their impact on various sectors, including politics and technology, will be worth watching.
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) The New York Times' Lawsuit against OpenAI 2) Whether the Times' case stands a chance 3) How the lawsuit will change perceptions of AI 4) How it will also create a strange realignment of the tech culture war 5) Will the New York Times build its own ChatGPT? 6) How much does news really contribute to AI? 7) Who is really at fault when a model generates copyrighted material? 8) Is AI in a trust crisis? 9) Where The Apple Watch ban goes from here 10) Big Tech's year of accountability 11) Is it safe to count on the vision pro 12) Amazon's big advertising move in prime video 13) Snapchat+ is the first successful consumer AI product 14) Year end predictions and thanks!
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