Workers say noDo workers (and buyers) want what the AI companies are actually selling? Stanford Institute for HAI (Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence) asked 1,500 workers across 100+ occupations and AI experts. There is a disconnect between organisational demand for AI (from workers who use it) and AI products being developed: 41% of AI start-ups from Y Combinator are focused on building AI for low-priority areas - tasks that workers have the least desire to automate - or don't want to automate at all. Also, for 47.5% of tasks, workers preferred more human involvement than the AI experts deemed necessary. 46% of positive feedback for automation was for repetitive, low-value tasks (not targeted by start-ups) - in order to free up time for high-value work*. 83% of creative workers don't want their tasks automated. Y Combinator has created over US$800 billion in market value created over 20 years, but this study raises the question about alignment between innovation and real-world needs. "Current investments mainly centre around software development and business analysis, leaving many promising tasks… in the opportunity zone under-addressed." says Stanford Institute for HAI. The paper "provides a crucial roadmap for developers, investors and business leaders to ensure the future of work is more productive and more human." *Interpersonal, organisational and creative skills rising in importance for human agency (while information processing and analytical skills are losing value). References "Future of Work with AI Agents" | Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence | June 2025 | arXiv:2506.06576v2 [cs.CY] |
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Hollywood says noDisney and Universal studios has sued AI-powered image and video generator Midjourney, alleging copyright infringement and seeking injunction and damages. NBCUniversal executive vice-president Kim Harris said the company is suing to "protect the hard work of all the artists whose work entertains and inspires us and the significant investment we make in our content." The copyright lawsuit claims Midjourney pirated the libraries of the two Hollywood studios and, without permission, made and distributed "innumerable" copies of characters such as Darth Vader (Star Wars), Elsa (Frozen) and the Minions (Despicable Me). "By helping itself to plaintiffs' copyrighted works, and then distributing images and videos that blatantly incorporate and copy Disney's and Universal's famous characters - without investing a penny in their creation - Midjourney is the quintessential copyright free-rider and a bottomless pit of plagiarism," the lawsuit states. Midjourney built their database by performing "a big scrape of the internet", admits CEO David Holz. Disney chief legal officer Horacio Gutierrez said in a statement about AI technology: "We are optimistic about how it can be used responsibly as a tool to further human creativity, but piracy is piracy, and the fact that it's done by an AI company does not make it any less infringing." This suit marks the first Hollywood studios to sue over images and videos. |
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The news says noThe BBC has written to AI chatbot Perplexity and threatened legal action over unauthorised use of content. The letter, addressed to Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas, says "this constitutes copyright infringement in the UK and breach of the BBC's terms of use." The letter demands Perplexity AI immediately stops using BBC content, deletes any that it holds, and proposes financial compensation for material already used. The BBC cites research that AI chatbots are unable to summarise news without significant inaccuracies and distortions (Open AI's ChatGPT, Microsoft's Co-pilot, Google's Gemini and Perplexity AI). "We live in troubled times - how long will it be before an AI-distorted headline causes significant real world harm?" asks Deborah Turness, CEO of BBC News and Current Affairs. Pointing to findings of significant issues in Perplexity AI responses analysed, the BBC said such output fell short of BBC Editorial Guidelines around the provision of impartial and accurate news. "It is therefore highly damaging to the BBC, injuring the BBC's reputation with audiences - including licence fee payers - and undermining their trust in the BBC," says the letter. The Professional Publishers Association (PPA) - representing over 300 media brands - said it was "deeply concerned that AI platforms are currently failing to uphold UK copyright law." AI news summaries should be pulled back, as Apple did after BBC complaints about an AI feature generating false headlines for BBC News app notifications.
This marks the first action by the BBC against an AI company.
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British music industry says noElton John, Ian McKellen, Dua Lipa and Florence Welch are among 400+ British musicians, writers and artists who are calling for an update in UK copyright law to protect artists from AI.
The letter, addressed to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, says failing to give protection means they are "giving away" their work to tech firms - and risk "the UK's position as a creative powerhouse."
They ask for an amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill to require developers to be transparent with copyright owners about using their material to train AI models. Also, Pawsitive News 2 covered the Silent Album by 1,000+ musicians protesting copyright theft. The tracks spell out a simple message: The British Government Must Not Legalise Music Theft To Benefit AI Companies. |
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"I don't use Gen AI, because I don't need to. MY work was stolen to build Gen AI systems." Bryn Greenwood on Threads. New York Times bestselling author of novels The Reckless Oath We Made, All the Ugly and Wonderful Things, Last Will, and Lie Lay Lain. |
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