Daily LInks
1. What the Supreme Court’s Jack Daniel’s decision could mean for the future of sports merchandising. Vintage Brand appears poised to be the first post-Jack Daniel’s case involving sports merchandise to reach a decision on the merits, providing an occasion to evaluate the future of Jack Daniel’s in this context. – Read More on Reuters
2. Generative AI Has a Visual Plagiarism Problem. In light of these results, it seems all but certain that Midjourney V6 has been trained on copyrighted materials (whether or not they have been licensed, we do not know) and that their tools could be used to create outputs that infringe. – Read More on IEEE
3. AI Watermarking Won’t Curb Disinformation. Unfortunately, watermarking schemes are unlikely to work. So far most have proven easy to remove, and it’s likely that future schemes will have similar problems. – Read More on EFF
4. What’s next for AI regulation in 2024? What we can expect in the U.S. is an approach that grades types and uses of AI by how much risk they pose—a framework similar to the EU’s AI Act. – Read More on MIT Tech Review
5. RELATED READ: Regulating Artificial Intelligence: A Running Tracker of AI Legislation. Despite such lags in regulation, a growing number of new AI-focused bills coming from lawmakers at the federal level are worth keeping an eye on. – Read More on TFL
6. Apple shares slip on report U.S. government preparing antitrust lawsuit. The agency’s lawsuit could target how the Apple Watch works exclusively with the iPhone, as well as the company’s iMessage service, which is also solely available on Apple devices. It could also focus on Apple Pay, the company’s payments system, according to the report. – Read More on CNBC