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Studios accuse AI firm of ‘piracy’ and seek injunction over alleged use of copyrighted charactersDisney and Universal sued an artificial intelligence company on Wednesday, alleging copyright infringement. In their lawsuit, the entertainment giants called Midjourney’s popular AI-powered image generator a “bottomless pit of plagiarism” for its alleged reproductions of the studios’ best-known characters.The suit, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, claims Midj

Abba songwriter Björn Ulvaeus’s position on artists’ copyright is clear, writes Simon McEneryYour article about Björn Ulvaeus implies that he disagrees with artists who want to protect their copyright because he believes AI isn’t a “creative threat” (Super Trouper meets supercomputer: AI helping Abba star to write musical, 4 June).In fact, in his role as president of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, Ulvaeus has spoken

By slashing time and cost of restoration, technique could be used on paintings not valuable enough for traditional approach The centuries can leave their mark on oil paintings as wear and tear and natural ageing produce cracks, discoloration and patches where pieces of pigment have flaked off.Repairing the damage can take conservators years, so the effort is reserved for the most valuable works, but a fresh approach promises to transform the process by restoring aged artworks in hours. Continue

Tim Ayres says the Albanese government will focus on legislation and regulation but country would benefit from moving quicklyAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia must “lean in hard” to the benefits of artificial intelligence or else risk ending up “on the end of somebody else’s supply chain”, according to the new industry and science minister, Tim Ayres, with the Labor government planning to

We would like to hear from university students andteaching staff about the impact of AI on studiesThe use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools are becoming increasingly commonplace in UK higher education. A February survey of 1,000 students showed an “explosive increase” in use of generative AI in particular over the previous 12 months.With this in mind, we’d like to find out more about how AI is affecting students at university. Continue reading...