🧑‍⚖️ Getty Images is suing the creators of AI art tool Stable Diffusion for scraping its content

Plus: Inside Elon's 'Extremely Hardcore' Twitter, China's Population Starts Shrinking, and more…

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Getty Images is suing the creators of AI art tool Stable Diffusion for scraping its content. Getty Images is suing Stability AI, creators of popular AI art tool Stable Diffusion, over alleged copyright violation. In a press statement shared with The Verge, the stock photo company said it believes that Stability AI “unlawfully copied… (James Vincent / The Verge)

James Vincent @jjvincent

A scoop from me: Getty Images is suing Stability AI, creators of Stable Diffusion. The stock photo site claims Stable Diffusion "unlawfully copied and processed millions of images protected by copyright" and has "commenced legal proceedings" in London

theverge.comGetty Images is suing the creators of AI art tool Stable Diffusion for scraping its contentGetty Images claims Stability AI ‘unlawfully’ scraped millions of images from its site. It’s a significant escalation in the developing legal battles between generative AI firms and content creators.

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Inside Elon's 'Extremely Hardcore' Twitter. This article is a collaboration between New York Magazine and The Verge. In April 2022, Elon Musk acquired a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter, making him the company's largest shareholder, and was offered a seat on the board. Luke Simon, a senior… (Zoë Schiffer, Casey Newton, and Alex Heath / New York Magazine)

New York Magazine @NYMag

Twitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the platform against impulsive billionaires who wanted to use it for their own ends — then one made himself the CEO. @ZoeSchiffer , @CaseyNewton , and @alexeheath report, in collaboration with @verge trib.al/FezDnWP

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China's Population Starts Shrinking, First Drop Since 1960s. China's population started shrinking in 2022 for the first time in six decades, a milestone for the world's second-largest economy, which is facing an increasingly serious demographic crisis. China had 1.41 billion people at the end of last year… (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg Asia @BloombergAsia

China’s population started shrinking in 2022 marking the first drop since 1961, the final year of the Great Famine under former leader Mao Zedong trib.al/4LIkz7F

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Manchin, Sinema and Coons meet with CEOs at private Davos luncheon for World Economic Forum. U.S. lawmakers quietly took part in a private ritzy lunch atop the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Monday featuring dozens of influential business leaders. Lawmakers who attended the lunch include, Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va, Chris… (Brian Schwartz / CNBC)

Brian Schwartz @schwartzbCNBC

Scoop from Davos at the World Economic Forum: @ChrisCoons @Sen_JoeManchin @SenatorSinema and other members of the U.S. delegation took part in a private lunch w/ billionaires & CEOs at lux hotel atop of mountain Story w/@Hugh_Son Details on the meeting:

cnbc.comManchin, Sinema and Coons meet with CEOs at private Davos luncheon for World Economic ForumChris Coons discussed U.S. aid being given to Ukraine following Russia’s invasion while Joe Manchin called for American energy independence, an attendee said.

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Microsoft to make ChatGPT accessible through its AI service. ChatGPT will become available on Microsoft's platforms soon, the company announced on Monday. The tech giant plans to make the chatbot available through its Azure OpenAI service. Microsoft is planning to incorporate AI into all of its tools, CEO… (Sawdah Bhaimiya / Business Insider)

Insider Business @BusinessInsider

Microsoft says it will roll out ChatGPT on its own AI service after reports it will invest $10 billion into OpenAI

trib.alMicrosoft says it will roll out ChatGPT on its own AI service after reports it will invest $10 billion into OpenAIMicrosoft said Azure OpenAI is now generally available for everyone to use and it plans to make ChatGPT available through the service.

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