ecently, a lawsuit against several platforms that host AI-generated art revealed how training works for generative AIs that deal with art rather than text. In this article, we’ll examine that training process and the copyright issues at stake.
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CAN AI GO TO JAIL? THE NEW YORK TIMES AND AI COPYRIGHT
YOU’VE BEEN SERVED On December 27th, amidst the lull between the holidays, the New York Times announced they were suing OpenAI (the creators of ChatGPT) and Microsoft (who have their own AIs and have a complex partnership agreement with OpenAI, as well as their own AI, Copilot). The alleged crime? Well, the Gray Lady contends…
QMSS in the News: Spendy Students Save A2?
By Ashley Huang A recent article from Concentrate, a digital news magazine serving Washtenaw County, highlighted a study done by QMSS students on downtown Ann Arbor’s post-COVID recovery. The study was conducted along with Ann Arbor SPARK, a local economic development agency (and longtime QMSS partner), whose members oversaw and provided insight to QMSS students…
IRONY AND IRE PART 2: DISHONESTY REDUX
Written by Connor Zahler: If you haven’t read the first part of this series, this article won’t make much sense, so go do that. Oh no-no, you can’t disguise You can’t disguise No, you can’t disguise Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies NOT MUCH INTO HEALTH FOOD: STUDY 3 An oft-quoted Bible verse…
IRONY AND IRE: GOOD DATA, CAUGHT IN THE RAIN
Written by Connor Zahler: Honesty is such a lonely word Everyone is so untrue Honesty is hardly ever heard And mostly what I need from you IF YOU LIKE DATA COLADAS Astute readers may remember the concept of p-hacking, where researchers manipulate data processing and analysis to achieve statistically significant results. What they may not…
A Quantitative Look at the Cost of College
Image created using DALL-E Written by Cecilia Morales: Introduction Given that a college education is viewed as an essential component of preparedness for the workforce, a vast number of Americans decide to pursue this path, with 17.9 million students enrolled in 2022. Due to the drastic increase in college costs over time, many individuals have…
Are IRS Tax Algorithms Racist?
written by Connor Zahler: Introduction As the old adage goes, two things are unavoidable: death and taxes. Indeed, taxes are part of just about everyone’s lives. Every April (or hopefully before then), millions of Americans sit down and try not to commit felonious fraud (or pay someone to avoid fraud for them) as they report…
Artificial Intelligence and Artistic License
Written by Tate Moyer: Introduction “Once we lose this capability of telling what’s real and what’s fake, everything will suddenly become fake because you lose confidence of anything and everything.” These were the warning words of Wael Abd-Almageed, a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Southern California, during an interview with…
The New World of ChatGPT
Written by Jason Hollander: Introduction On November 30, 2022, OpenAI, an AI research and development company, released ChatGPT to the public. Ever since, this new technology has taken the tech world by storm, and many have been speculating about how advanced AI has become and what is next for our computer-operated world. What is ChatGPT?…
Serial Killer Statistics
Written by Taylor Stacy: Introduction Americans seem to have a strange fascination with serial killers. For decades, we as a nation have been enthralled by the idea of someone who kills for pleasure. In 1979, the trial of Ted Bundy was among the first to be televised nationally and was watched by millions of Americans.…