Tag: arstechnica

  • Hacker News: Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28

    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/ Source: Hacker News Title: Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Amazon’s recent changes to its Alexa voice assistant, specifically the transition to a generative AI model that entails user privacy trade-offs.…

  • Hacker News: OpenAI declares AI race "over" if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use

    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/openai-urges-trump-either-settle-ai-copyright-debate-or-lose-ai-race-to-china/ Source: Hacker News Title: OpenAI declares AI race "over" if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses OpenAI’s anticipation of Donald Trump’s AI Action Plan aiming to clarify the copyright status of AI training data as fair use. It highlights…

  • Hacker News: Meta claims torrenting pirated books isn’t illegal without proof of seeding

    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-defends-its-vast-book-torrenting-were-just-a-leech-no-proof-of-seeding/ Source: Hacker News Title: Meta claims torrenting pirated books isn’t illegal without proof of seeding Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Meta’s legal defense in response to allegations related to the illegal torrenting of copyrighted books for AI model training. It underscores the mounting tensions surrounding…

  • Hacker News: Meta torrented & seeded 81.7 TB dataset containing copyrighted data

    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-torrented-over-81-7tb-of-pirated-books-to-train-ai-authors-say/ Source: Hacker News Title: Meta torrented & seeded 81.7 TB dataset containing copyrighted data Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text presents serious allegations against Meta regarding copyright violations involving the unauthorized use of pirated books for training AI models. Newly revealed emails indicate substantial illegal downloading and…

  • Hacker News: Copyright Office suggests AI copyright debate was settled in 1965

    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/copyright-office-suggests-ai-copyright-debate-was-settled-in-1965/ Source: Hacker News Title: Copyright Office suggests AI copyright debate was settled in 1965 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The US Copyright Office has issued guidance regarding the authorship rights of humans producing AI-assisted works, asserting that existing laws suffice without the need for new legislation. The guidance…

  • Hacker News: AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt

    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/ai-haters-build-tarpits-to-trap-and-trick-ai-scrapers-that-ignore-robots-txt/ Source: Hacker News Title: AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the creation of a new malware named Nepenthes, designed by a software developer to combat AI web crawlers that ignore “no scraping” directives…

  • Hacker News: Under new law, cops bust famous cartoonist for AI-generated CSAM

    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/under-new-law-cops-bust-famous-cartoonist-for-ai-generated-child-sex-abuse-images/ Source: Hacker News Title: Under new law, cops bust famous cartoonist for AI-generated CSAM Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text discusses California’s recently enacted law targeting AI-generated child sex abuse material (CSAM), emphasizing the unique risks associated with AI in this context and the implications for child…

  • Hacker News: How hucksters are manipulating Google to promote shady Chrome extensions

    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/01/googles-chrome-web-store-has-a-serious-spam-problem-promoting-shady-extensions/ Source: Hacker News Title: How hucksters are manipulating Google to promote shady Chrome extensions Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses violations of Google Chrome’s policies by third-party extension developers who manipulate search results through unethical practices. This not only misrepresents the extensions but can also lead…

  • Hacker News: I Program with LLMs

    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/how-i-program-with-llms/ Source: Hacker News Title: I Program with LLMs Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the author’s personal experiences and insights from using generative AI models, specifically large language models (LLMs), in programming. It emphasizes the productivity benefits derived from LLMs and introduces a tool in development…