In other AI news, OpenAI is facing a lawsuit from The New York Times for allegedly stealing copyrighted stories to train its ChatGPT, and another lawsuit from co-founder Elon Musk, who accuses the company of transforming from a charity to a for-profit entity and using a monopoly to eliminate competitors in the AI sector. Meanwhile, an AI-powered "Jesus" avatar in Switzerland, part of an art exhibit, has been mistaken for hearing people's confessions, and two AI bots serving as news broadcasters at a Hawaiian newspaper were fired for their off-putting presentation. Elon Musk's call for people to share medical images with his Grok AI chatbot for analysis has raised concerns among medical privacy experts.
Key takeaways:
- Ben Affleck believes that AI will take over many of the repetitive and costly tasks in filmmaking, but will not replace human creativity and discernment.
- Affleck's comments contradict concerns from other Hollywood figures who worry about studios buying rights to actors' voices and likenesses, or imitating them without permission or compensation.
- OpenAI has been accused by The New York Times of erasing potential evidence in a plagiarism lawsuit, a claim the AI company disputes.
- Elon Musk has revived his lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of transforming from a charity to a for-profit entity and using a monopoly to eliminate competitors in the AI sector.