A New Kind of AI Copy Can Fully Replicate Famous People. The Law Is Powerless.
New AI-generated digital replicas of real experts expose an unnerving policy gray zone. Washington wants to fix it, but it’s not clear how.
Things are about to get a lot worse for Generative AI
A full of spectrum of infringment The cat is out of the bag: Generative AI systems like DALL-E and ChatGPT have been trained on copyrighted materials; OpenAI, despite its name, has not been transparent about what it has been trained on. Generative AI systems are fully capable of producing materials that infringe on copyright. They do not inform users when they do so. They do not provide any information about the provenance of any of the images they produce. Users may not know when they produce any given image whether they are infringing.
The Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I. Use of Copyrighted Work
Millions of articles from The New York Times were used to train chatbots that now compete with it, the lawsuit said.
The EU Just Passed Sweeping New Rules to Regulate AI
The European Union agreed on terms of the AI Act, a major new set of rules that will govern the building and use of AI and have major implications for Google, OpenAI, and others racing to develop AI systems.
23andMe changes terms of service amid legal fallout from data breach
Days after a data breach allowed hackers to steal 6.9 million 23andMe users' personal details, the genetic testing company changed its terms of service to prevent customers from formally suing the firm or pursuing class-action lawsuits against it. Why it matters: It's unclear if 23andMe is attempting to retroactively shield itself from lawsuits alleging it acted negligently.
Amazon’s Q has ‘severe hallucinations’ and leaks confidential data in public preview, employees warn
Some hallucinations could ‘potentially induce cardiac incidents in Legal,’ according to internal documents
Artificial Intelligence in Education – Legal Best Practices
Artificial intelligence offers potential for individualised learning in education and supports teachers in repetitive tasks such as corrections. However, there are regulatory and ethical challenges. The guide is primarily aimed at providers, but can also offer insightful insights to school leaders.
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Microsoft to defend customers on AI copyright challenges
Microsoft will pay legal damages on behalf of customers using its artificial intelligence (AI) products if they are sued for copyright infringement for the output generated by such systems, the company said on Thursday.
TikTok : une analyse technique helvétique des risques de sécurité
Suite aux interdictions d’utilisation de TikTok à du personnel de l’UE, le nouvel Institut national suisse pour les tests de cybersécurité a publié les résultats de ses tests techniques sur l’application, recommandant de considérer son utilisation avec précaution.
The International Criminal Court Will Now Prosecute Cyberwar Crimes
FOR YEARS, SOME cybersecurity defenders and advocates have called for a kind of Geneva Convention for cyberwar, new international laws that would create clear consequences for anyone hacking civilian critical infrastructure, like power grids, banks, and hospitals. Now the lead prosecutor of the International Criminal Court at the Hague has made it clear that he intends to enforce those consequences—no new Geneva Convention required. Instead, he has explicitly stated for the first time that the Hague will investigate and prosecute any hacking crimes that violate existing international law, just as it does for war crimes committed in the physical world.
Microsoft pledges legal protection for AI-generated copyright breaches
US tech giant will assume customers’ liability for material created by AI assistants in Word and coding tools
SEC notifies SolarWinds CISO and CFO of possible action in cyber investigation
The Securities and Exchange Commission has notified the chief financial officer and CISO of SolarWinds about potential enforcement actions related to the 2020 cyberattack against the company’s Orion software platform, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing with the agency.
IT employee impersonates ransomware gang to extort employer
A 28-year-old United Kingdom man from Fleetwood, Hertfordshire, has been convicted of unauthorized computer access with criminal intent and blackmailing his employer.
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Up to 100 cases taken over HSE cyberattack, judge told
European court to decide key liability issues over data breach but question mark hangs over HSE liability for ‘non-material’ damage such as stress
Piratage et médias suisses, la justice entre en action
Comme d’autres médias, «Le Temps» a été sommé par CH Media et la NZZ, via leurs avocats, de ne publier aucune information confidentielle liée à la cyberattaque subie. En Suisse alémanique, deux médias ont dû modifier des articles en ligne
New hacker advocacy group seeks to protect work of security researchers
"There are advocacy groups for reptile owners but not hackers, so that seems like a miss," said Ilona Cohen of HackerOne.
Sony's Legal Attack on Quad9, Censorship, and Freedom of Speech
A potentially precedent-setting legal case involving Sony Music and Quad9 may endanger internet freedom of speech and allow unchecked content censorship.
Ethical hackers can now legally hack Belgian companies
A new Belgian law will allow ethical hackers to hack into the data of Belgian companies without any prior permission. Until now such practices could land you in jail.
Incendie OVH : une première décision de condamnation
Le tribunal juge qu’en stockant les 3 réplications de sauvegarde au même endroit que le serveur principal, OVH engage sa responsabilité contractuelle au titre du contrat de sauvegarde. Une ligne est en train de se dessiner dans la jurisprudence OVH : d’un côté les sociétés qui avaient pris soin de souscrire, en supplément, un contrat de sauvegarde et peuvent revendiquer une indemnisation, et d’un autre côté celles qui n’avaient pas pris cette précaution et n’ont que leurs yeux pour pleurer.
Sony's Legal Attack on Quad9, Censorship, and Freedom of Speech
A potentially precedent-setting legal case involving Sony Music and Quad9 may endanger internet freedom of speech and allow unchecked content censorship.
Ethical hackers can now legally hack Belgian companies
A new Belgian law will allow ethical hackers to hack into the data of Belgian companies without any prior permission. Until now such practices could land you in jail.
Incendie OVH : une première décision de condamnation
Le tribunal juge qu’en stockant les 3 réplications de sauvegarde au même endroit que le serveur principal, OVH engage sa responsabilité contractuelle au titre du contrat de sauvegarde. Une ligne est en train de se dessiner dans la jurisprudence OVH : d’un côté les sociétés qui avaient pris soin de souscrire, en supplément, un contrat de sauvegarde et peuvent revendiquer une indemnisation, et d’un autre côté celles qui n’avaient pas pris cette précaution et n’ont que leurs yeux pour pleurer.