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The author claims that a trained model fileâa persistent, multi-gigabyte object stored on diskâis a âtangible medium of expression.â Because verbatim training data can be extracted from these weights
...the model file itself allegedly fits the statutory definition of âCopiesâ: âmaterial objects... in which a work is fixed...and from which the work can be... reproduced...with the aid of a machine.
The paper Library Genesis to Llama 3 investigates a troubling link between the training of LLMs like Metaâs Llama 3 and the use of pirated, retracted, or otherwise compromised scholarly data.
When AI trains on corrupted science, society inherits the consequences. Ethical data curation is not an optional best practice â it is a prerequisite for trustworthy intelligence.
The paper states plainly that AI companiesâ 2030 net-zero aspirations cannot be met without âsubstantial reliance on highly uncertain carbon offset and water restoration mechanismsâ.
The authors propose that AI companies should co-invest in monitoring air quality (e.g., PM2.5 sensors) and water systems with local governments.
Deployment of genAI systems in courts constitutes a de facto delegation of public power that engages, and potentially threatens, the constitutional principles that structure the rule of law in the EU.
It implicates the fundamental right to an effective judicial remedy under Article 47 CFR, judicial independence, the duty to state reasons, and essential conditions for accountable governance.
Data Centers are absorbing unprecedented levels of capital, reshaping job markets, distorting energy systems, and redefining the financial landscape. While the analysis is U.S.-centric...
...the consequences are unmistakably global. The dynamics unfolding today foreshadow a world economy increasingly shaped by AI infrastructure, corporate concentration, and energy scarcity.
Wolf underscores the one institution still standing between authoritarian overreach and complete impunity: the judiciary. But even there, he argues, the guardrails are failing.
Lower-court judges issue rulings blocking unconstitutional executive actions, only to see them swept aside by the Supreme Court through emergency orders issued on the âshadow docketâ.
Ready to sacrifice GDPR on the altar of the AI God? 1. Narrowing the definition of âpersonal data.â 2. Restricting data subject rights to âdata-protection purposesâ only.
3. Allowing AI companies to train models on Europeansâ personal data under a broad âlegitimate interest.â 4. Providing a âwildcardâ legal basis for any AI systemâs operation. And much more...
GEMA v. OpenAI: The allegation was that these lyrics had been used to train ChatGPT without a license and that ChatGPT subsequently reproduced them nearly verbatim for users.
The court accepted GEMAâs core argument that this constituted unlicensed VervielfaĚltigung (reproduction) and Wiedergabe (making available/communication to the public) under German copyright law.
Dominant technology platforms have shifted from innovation and empowerment to systematic exploitation. They no longer primarily serve users but extract value from them...
...whether through data harvesting, predatory fees, or structural lock-ins that choke competition. Wuâs narrative is compelling because it blends contemporary examples with deep historical analogies.
When we buy a dishwasher, we accept that it will act without continuous human supervision. We do not stand over it, instructing it when to rotate its arms or when to release detergent.
We press a button, machine acts, andâcriticallyâwe hold the manufacturer accountable if the machineâs autonomy causes harm. Manufacturers can't claim, âIt exploded because you didnât tell it not to."
Execution jobs are disappearing, strategic jobs are holding, and AI-adjacent technical roles are exploding. Sustainability and compliance roles are collapsing.
AI empowers strategic decision-makers to operate independently, reducing the need for coordinating teams beneath them. AI-generated clinical documentation is already substituting for human scribes.
The Archive.today case underscores how the global internetâonce heralded as a decentralized commonsâis increasingly subject to nationalized control and surveillance.
The subpoenaâs scope (including IP addresses, session times, and payment data) reflects how easily âmetadataâ can be used to de-anonymize individuals who rely on pseudonymity for safety.