Lionsgate seems to be going all in on generative AI.

Authors claim they have not been told about the AI deal, were not given the opportunity to opt out and are receiving no extra payment.

A book on Amazon, published in 2023, with the same title as my 2019 book.The "sample" on Amazon reads like a ChatGPT summary of my book (with some small post-editing). Is this legal? Same author has published 2 dozen other books on Amazon in 2023 alone.😠😡 pic.twitter.com/JWnRYCj6Np— Melanie Mitchell (@MelMitchell1) January 4, 2024

In 2008, while working with Will Smith on the set of a film that never ended up getting made, Remington Scott had an epiphany. The visual effects director was watching Smith stand in a photogrammetry booth, with dozens of cameras capturing the actor’s facial features from every possible angle. “ ...

Stop trying to make AI copyrights happen. It is not going to happen.

Users would be able to create deepfakes legitimately, sources told the Financial Times.

Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay’s lawsuit claims their books were used without their consent. But copyright protection doesn’t apply to ideas – they’ll need to demonstrate the likelihood of economic loss.