New York Times vs Perplexity AI

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In Today’s Newsletter: 😀 

• New York Times vs Perplexity AI

• OpenAI says ChatGPT has much less gender bias

• Adobe showcases new AI-powered Photoshop features

• USA considers limiting AI chip exports to the Middle East

AI Legal
⚖️ New York Times vs Perplexity AI

The New York Times (NYT) is taking legal action against AI startup Perplexity. The publisher accuses the company of using its content without permission for AI-powered search results.

Insights for you:

• The New York Times has sent a cease-and-desist letter to AI startup Perplexity, accusing the company of using its content without permission to create AI-generated summaries and search results, which the publisher claims violates its copyright.

• The NYT is demanding that Perplexity stop accessing and using its content and provide information about how the startup accesses its website despite protective measures, while Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas denies the allegations and expresses interest in working with publishers.

• The NYT has also filed a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of using millions of its articles without a license to train AI models, while Perplexity plans to introduce advertising under its AI-generated answers and share up to 25% of ad revenue with publishing partners.

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OpenAI
🤔 OpenAI says ChatGPT has much less gender bias

OpenAI researchers have found that the usernames people choose when interacting with ChatGPT can subtly influence the AI's responses. But overall, this influence is very small and limited to older or non-aligned models.

Insights for you:

• OpenAI researchers found that usernames can influence ChatGPT's responses, a phenomenon they call "first-person bias." This effect was most noticeable in creative tasks like story writing.

• In storytelling, ChatGPT showed gender-based stereotypes. Female names led to more emotional stories with female protagonists, while male names resulted in slightly darker narratives.

• Newer GPT models in ChatGPT, also refined through reinforcement learning, show significantly reduced bias. OpenAI reports these models now have negligible bias of up to 0.2 per cent, likely lower than average human biases.

Adobe
💡 Adobe showcases new AI-powered Photoshop features

Adobe showcased new AI capabilities at its MAX conference, including a text-to-video model and enhanced AI tools for Photoshop.

Insights for you:

• Adobe unveiled new AI capabilities at its MAX conference, including a text-to-video model called Firefly Video and enhanced AI tools for Photoshop, including Remove, Generative Fill, Generative Expand, Generate Similar, and Generate Background.

• The Firefly Video model allows users to create videos or modify existing footage using text and image prompts that specify aspects such as camera settings, lighting, colours, and mood.

• The new AI features are available now in Photoshop, Photoshop Beta, and Photoshop on the web, while interested users can join a waiting list for the Firefly Video model.

AI
⛔ USA considers limiting AI chip exports to the Middle East

The Biden administration is considering measures to restrict the sale of advanced AI chips to certain Middle Eastern countries. The aim is to control the spread of powerful AI technology.

Insights for you:

• According to a Bloomberg report, the US government is considering restricting the export of powerful AI chips from manufacturers such as Nvidia and AMD to certain countries in the Middle East. The aim is to control the spread of advanced AI technology.

• The considerations are still at an early stage and would extend a recently announced framework to simplify the licensing process for AI chip exports to countries such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Government agencies and chipmakers declined to comment.

• The Biden administration has already restricted the export of AI chips to more than 40 countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Some U.S. officials see semiconductor export licenses as leverage to achieve broader diplomatic goals, such as getting companies to cut ties with China.