Daily LInks
1. AI learned from their work. Now they want compensation. OpenAI’s ChatGPT and image-generator Dall-E, as well as Google’s Bard and Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion, were all trained on billions of news articles, books, images, videos and blog posts scraped from the internet, much of which is copyrighted. – Read More on the Washington Post
2. ChatGPT and Deepfake-Creating Apps: A Running List of Key AI-Lawsuits. The rising adoption of AI across industries (including fashion, retail. luxury, etc.) that has come about in recent years is bringing with it no shortage of lawsuits, as parties look to navigate the budding issues that these relatively new models raise for companies and creators, alike. – Read More on TFL
3. Luxury’s China Dependency. Demand for the biggest luxury brands (such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Hermes) could outpace that of entry-level peers (Coach, Hugo Boss and Michael Kors), but the latter group should still record faster revenue gains and greater profitability than mass-market counterparts. – Watch More on Bloomberg
4. Can A.I. Invent? This is far more than a philosophical debate about human versus machine intelligence. The role, and legal status, of A.I. in invention also have implications for the future path of innovation and global competitiveness, experts say. – Read More on the New York Times
5. Italy’s luxury groups set aside rivalries to keep it local. Control of the supply chain has become increasingly important for luxury brands, ensuring products get to shops on time and avoiding reputational risks linked to sourcing of raw materials or labor conditions. – Read More on Reuters
6. How China’s reopening fueled a rebound in Swatch Group sales. Revenue reached four billion francs, ahead of analysts’ estimates. Sales in Hong Kong tripled while mainland China grew by double digits. – Read More on SCMP
