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Social Media Today
6 days ago
Data science

X Loses Lawsuit Against Data Scrapers

Bright Data won a legal case against Meta regarding scraping public data without login. [ more ]
Ars Technica
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

Facebook suffers big loss in lawsuit against data-scraping company

Meta's breach-of-contract claim against Bright Data has been dismissed by a federal judge.
Bright Data's scraping of publicly available data does not violate Meta's terms. [ more ]
TechCrunch
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

Court rules in favor of a web scraper, Bright Data, which Meta had used and then sued | TechCrunch

Meta has lost a legal battle with Bright Data, an Israeli tech firm, over data scraping from Facebook and Instagram.
Meta had previously been a paying customer of Bright Data for web scraping services before suing them. [ more ]
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INQUIRER.net
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Will ChatGPT ever stop learning?

ChatGPT scrapes data from the open web, leading to concerns about intellectual property rights and potential future scarcity of training material. [ more ]
Social News XYZ
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI used over a million hours of YouTube videos to train its AI model: Report - Social News XYZ

OpenAI transcribed over a million hours of YouTube videos for AI training with legal concerns.
OpenAI utilized various data sources for AI research, including partnerships, to maintain global competitiveness. [ more ]
DL News
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Grass wants to put AI training data on a layer 2 blockchain - and it's using Solana to do it

Developing a Solana-based blockchain network for training AI data.
Grass app enables users to monetize Internet connection by offering network resources for AI training. [ more ]
Futurism
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Midjourney Bans Stability From Using Its Images Without Permission

Companies engaging in scraping data face backlash and bans.
Ethical concerns arise in AI competition with issues like data scraping and copyright lawsuits. [ more ]
Ars Technica
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Image-scraping Midjourney bans rival AI firm for scraping images

Midjourney banned Stability AI employees due to suspected bot activity for scraping prompt and image pairs.
Midjourney implemented a new policy of banning all employees of a company if aggressive automation or service disruption is detected. [ more ]
The Verge
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Midjourney bans all Stability AI employees over alleged data theft

Midjourney banned Stability AI employees for alleged data scraping incident.
Midjourney implements a policy to ban companies involved in 'aggressive automation'. [ more ]
Ars Technica
1 week ago
Privacy professionals

Elon Musk's X tried and failed to make its own copyright system, judge says

US district judge dismisses X Corp's lawsuit against Bright Data for scraping and selling data, highlighting tensions between data control and safe harbor laws. [ more ]
Social Media Today
6 days ago
Data science

X Loses Lawsuit Against Data Scrapers

Bright Data won a legal case against Meta regarding scraping publicly accessible data without login. [ more ]
www.vox.com
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

A poster's guide to who's selling your data to train AI

AI systems like ChatGPT use scraped public data to train, sometimes leading to lawsuits.
Companies like OpenAI face legal challenges for using copyrighted material without permission. [ more ]
TheStreet
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

New platform seeks to prevent Big Tech from stealing art

Generative AI technology has led to an increase in copyright infringement lawsuits against AI companies.
Tech companies argue that scraping data for AI models falls under fair use, while media companies believe they should be entitled to part of the value generated. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
5 months ago
Music

Spotify Wrapped is creepy, meaningless and shows just how much data big tech has on you

Spotify Wrapped has become a global event, showcasing the platform's dominance in the streaming industry.
The campaign includes brand partnerships, billboard advertising, and a launch gig with popular artists.
Wrapped results are more elaborately presented now, with character archetypes based on users' streaming habits. [ more ]
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