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The Register has published a commentary arguing that major AI companies are building products on copyrighted creative work while the people who produced that work see little or none of the resulting revenue. The piece frames this as an unresolved tension in the AI industry between training practices, intellectual property rights, and the economics of content creation, as legal and public pressure over compensation continues to build.
- 2YouTube launches AI editing assistant for creators▼YouTube unveils AI editing assistant, new insight tools for creators
YouTube has announced an AI-powered editing assistant along with new insight tools aimed at helping creators produce and improve their content. The announcement, reported by Mashable, signals YouTube's continued push into artificial intelligence features for its creator community. The new tools are expected to streamline video editing and give creators deeper data about their audiences and performance.
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A Microsoft director has described AI training data scraping as 'the largest theft of labor in human history', while OpenAI's head of publisher strategy called ChatGPT an existential threat to publishers. The remarks were revealed in legal briefs filed in the New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft. The comments add to the debate over whether AI companies unfairly exploit journalists' and creators' work without permission or payment.
- 4Study finds only 2.2% of finance influencers hold professional credentials●Only 2.2% of financial content creators hold CFP, CFA or CPA credentials, study of 692 million views finds
A new study examining 692 million views of financial content has found that just 2.2% of financial content creators hold recognized professional credentials such as CFP, CFA or CPA. The finding has raised questions about the reliability of financial advice circulating on social media, where uncredentialed influencers reach massive audiences. Commenters are debating whether viewers should demand more transparency about creators' qualifications before following their money advice.
- 5OpenAI and Microsoft reportedly knew of 'doom loop' for the web●OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a 'doom loop' for the web
A new report claims OpenAI and Microsoft were aware that their AI products, trained partly on scraped web content, could trigger a 'doom loop' degrading the open web. According to The Verge, internal discussions suggested the companies understood that AI-generated content and content theft could crowd out human-made material, drawing comparisons to earlier warnings about Google's zero-click search results.
- 6EU AI laws systematically overlook authors' moral rights, academic warns▼EU AI laws “systematically” overlook authors’ moral rights, academic warns
An academic has warned that the EU's AI legislation systematically fails to protect authors' moral rights, such as attribution and the integrity of their work, as AI systems increasingly train on and generate creative content. Writing in World Trademark Review, the scholar argues that current EU law focuses on economic rights and compliance rules while leaving moral rights largely unaddressed, raising concerns for writers and creators across Europe.
- 7OnlyFans creators, led by Lily Phillips, speak out on climate change▼Lily Phillips, other OnlyFans creators spread the word about climate change
British OnlyFans creator Lily Phillips and other adult content creators are lending their platforms to raise awareness about climate change. The unlikely crossover has drawn attention because these creators reach large online audiences often outside traditional climate advocacy circles. Reactions are mixed, with some welcoming the broader outreach and others questioning whether the messaging will be taken seriously.
- 8Bitcoin posts on X can pay even when Bitcoin doesn't●Bitcoin posts on X can pay even when Bitcoin doesn’t
CryptoSlate reports that posts about Bitcoin on X can generate payouts for their authors even when the Bitcoin price itself is flat or falling. The claim points to X's monetisation program, which rewards engagement rather than market performance, meaning creators can earn from Bitcoin discussion regardless of how the asset trades.