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A federal judge ruled that an AI firm that created a legal platform by scraping content created by info-tech company Thomson Reuters — which has a paywalled platform for users to access info regarding things like case law, law journals, and regulations — is in breach of copyright infringement. The Big Picture: While a copyright-infringement case concerning […]
After completing a successful test flight that resulted in no audible sonic boom, aviation company Boom Supersonic hopes to be the first airline to offer domestic supersonic travel. Why It Flies: Commercial supersonic air travel has been dormant since the Concorde was grounded in 2003, so Boom’s adoption by airlines could result in more flights per day […]
The Elon Musk-run Department of Government Efficiency is reportedly working on a chatbot called “GSAi” that would take over a bulk of the work at the US General Services Administration — the agency in charge of managing office buildings, contracts, and IT infrastructure across the federal government. The Big Picture: DOGE has spent the past three weeks fanning out across […]
A new bill introduced in California could force AI firms to continually remind young users that their chatbot friend is indeed not a real person. The Big Picture: AI companies, including Character AI, ElevenLabs, and Replika, have faced major backlash from users and their families after they had to deal with deleted lovers, manipulation toward violence, and, in the […]
The US Copyright Office released a new report that deems works made using AI tools copyrightable only if they’re used to enhance the creative process of actual humans. The Big (Generated) Picture: Copyright in the age of AI has been a hotly debated issue over the past few years. The Copyright Office’s call for public input received 10,000 comments, mostly […]
David S. Goyer — the screenwriter behind big-budget franchises like The Dark Knight trilogy and Foundation — has unveiled a massive metaverse-storytelling project called Emergence that wants fans to participate in worldbuilding. The Big Picture: Emergence isn’t the first metaverse project attempting to mix blockbuster storytelling, fan crowdsourcing, and Web3 monetization… but none have had someone of the stature of Goyer behind it. If the […]
A Chinese AI company called DeepSeek has reached the capabilities of OpenAI, Meta, Google, and Anthropic for a fraction of the cost and computing power — putting those other companies’ call for nearly unlimited funding and resources to compete with China into question. Why It Hurts: The success of DeepSeek’s models is sending shockwaves across the AI industry and greater financial […]
Sam Altman’s World web3 project — formerly known as Worldcoin — is developing a tool that would allow humans to link their AI agents with their digital identities, so others online can verify that their actions are truly on behalf of a real person. The Big Picture: AI agents are poised to be all the rage for […]
Space startup Vast Space is hoping to blast past the competition to replace the sunsetting International Space Station with its own manned, low-orbit station. In the process, the company plans on testing “artificial gravity,” which could revolutionize humanity’s adaptability to space travel. Why It Flies: Replacing the ISS is seen as the holy grail of space contracts […]
Researchers at the Center for AI Safety and the company Scale AI have joined forces to develop a new test to determine the intelligence of AI systems — potentially the litmus test for declaring if a model has reached the coveted title of “artificial general intelligence.” The Big Picture: Testing AI models has been an evolving process, starting with SAT-like […]