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This TechLinked episode covers major developments in AI content moderation, music copyright law, GPU pricing increases, and various tech industry news. The main focus is on platforms like LinkedIn and Google combating AI-generated content, record labels proposing rules for AI music on charts, a German court ruling against Suno for copyright infringement, and AMD and NVIDIA raising GPU prices amid ongoing memory shortages.
LinkedIn and Big Tech Combat AI-Generated Content
LinkedIn announces comprehensive measures to address AI-generated spam on its platform, introducing features like AI detection classifiers and user reporting tools. Google faces immediate backlash after adding AI image generation to Google Earth, allowing users to create potentially dangerous fake imagery of real locations. The EU implements new regulations requiring machine-readable watermarks on AI content starting August 2nd, with deepfakes requiring visible labels.
- LinkedIn introducing classifiers to detect and demote AI slop, plus dashboard alerts when posts sound AI-heavy
- EU requiring machine-readable watermarks on AI content starting August 2nd, with deepfakes needing visible labeling
- Google launched then quickly pulled AI image generation in Google Earth after researcher demonstrated misuse potential
- Google initially defended feature citing SynthID watermark in metadata, but pulled it anyway to build stronger guardrails
" Next, they should quarantine the Silicon Valley bros posting about vertical disruption through scalable B2B alignment. And LinkedIn might finally become usable. "
" Guardrails that would hopefully stand up to someone just screenshotting this AI slop and posting it on social media for your mom to be tricked by. "
Music Industry and Courts Push Back Against AI Training
Major record labels including Sony, Universal, and Warner propose new rules to prevent AI-generated music from appearing on official charts, requiring disclosure and proper authorization. A German court rules that Suno violated copyright law after the AI model reproduced licensed songs too accurately to be coincidental. The ruling highlights growing legal challenges AI companies face regarding training data and fair use claims.
- Nearly a dozen record labels propose rules requiring AI tracks to be mostly human-made, disclose AI use, and come from authorized platforms to qualify for charts
- German court rules Suno broke copyright law after GEMA demonstrated the model could play back complete songs from its repertoire
- Court specifically cited Boney M's Rasputin as evidence matches were too complete to be coincidental
- Suno ordered to disclose profits from infringing songs; damages not yet set but GEMA represents 2 million copyright holders
" So the coalition can't even agree on which AIs are the good AIs. "
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