Building 32 from MIT CSAIL Alliances

“Generative AI: Is it copying or creating?” Special Crossover Episode from the Click Here Podcast

Building 32 from MIT CSAIL Alliances

Show Notes

Today’s generative AI programs know how to write, compose music, and even create works of art. But it learned to do so by training on data made by human creators without asking their permission.

As independent artists and giant media companies bring their cases to court, the question is: will all this fundamentally change the human-AI relationship? This week’s podcast is a special crossover episode with our friends at Click Here; find out more about them here: https://therecord.media/podcast

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