The Italian Data Protection Authority (GPDP) recently issued a warning to local media group GEDI, indicating that its collaboration agreement with OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, may violate EU privacy protection laws. According to this agreement, GEDI plans to provide its Italian language news content to ChatGPT subscribers, while OpenAI may use GEDI's news archives to enhance the accuracy of its products. The GPDP stressed that GEDI's digital archive contains a significant amount of personal information, including numerous details and even sensitive data.

Recently, a lawyer in Texas was penalized for using AI-generated fake cases and citations in court documents. This incident has reignited concerns over the use of AI tools by lawyers in legal work. The case involved a wrongful termination lawsuit against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed by service provider Midjourney.

The New York Times and the Daily News encountered an unexpected twist in their copyright lawsuit: an OpenAI engineer inadvertently deleted virtual machine search data that could have been key evidence, adding a dramatic turn to this high-profile legal dispute. According to a letter submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday night, lawyers and technical experts for the two media companies had previously invested over 150 hours searching OpenAI's AI training dataset. However, on November 14, an OpenAI engineer accidentally deleted data stored on the virtual machine.

Recently, researchers from ByteDance Research Institute and Tsinghua University jointly released a new study, pointing out that current AI video generation models, such as OpenAI's Sora, while capable of creating stunning visual effects, have significant flaws in understanding basic physical laws. This study has sparked widespread discussion on the capabilities of AI in simulating reality. The research team tested AI video generation models under three different scenarios: predictions under known patterns and predictions under unknown patterns.

Tesla founder Elon Musk has recently filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the organization of abandoning its original non-profit mission. According to the latest complaint, Musk has also added multiple defendants, including Microsoft, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, and former OpenAI board member and Microsoft executive D. Templeton. Source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from service provider Midjourney. This lawsuit was filed in a district court in California.

Recently, the Southern District Court of New York dismissed the copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI filed by Raw Story Media, Inc. and AlterNet Media, Inc., stating that the case lacked standing. This ruling marks an important victory for OpenAI in the legal disputes between AI and copyright, providing a reference for handling similar cases in the future. Raw Story and AlterNet are two online news outlets primarily focused on leftist perspectives.

With the advancement of artificial intelligence technology, tech companies like Google and Meta are using user comments or reviews to generate AI responses on their platforms, which may lead to new defamation law risks. Legal experts in Australia point out that when users post allegedly defamatory comments on Google or Facebook, it is typically the users themselves who face legal liability. However, a significant ruling by the High Court of Australia in the Dylan Voller case in 2021 held that platforms hosting defamatory comments, such as social media pages, may also be held responsible for them.

Recently, the corporate legal industry has witnessed an exciting transformation. The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and Everlaw have jointly released a new report on the impact of Generative AI (GenAI) on the corporate legal industry. The report, titled 'Gen AI and the Future of Corporate Legal Work: Is Your In-House Team Ready?', reveals the rapid application of Generative AI in legal work and its profound effects on the legal profession. Image credit: Image generated by AI, image licensed from Midjourney.

Daniel Francis, who gained unexpected fame for posing as a Twitter employee, has now transformed into the founder of a law enforcement AI startup. His company, Abel, focuses on using artificial intelligence technology to assist police in filling out reports, thereby saving police resources. Francis once accompanied an officer on patrol during a research project. During a thrilling chase, he witnessed firsthand the significant amount of time and effort required for police to fill out reports, which deeply moved him. He realized that AI could...