The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has expressed fear that Disney’s recent licensing deal with OpenAI will sanction the “theft of our work.” The union strongly criticized the recent Disney deal with OpenAI in a message to union members on Thursday. “Disney’s announcement with OpenAI appears to sanction its theft of our work and cedes the value…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) ordered flags in the state to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Friday in memory of 19-year-old Ella Cook, one of the victims who was shot and killed at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. “I have directed flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset, Friday, December 19,…
Business Insider reports that Elon Musk’s Tesla has ventured into the world of pickleball with the launch of a $350 pickleball paddle. The product, a result of a partnership with Selkirk, a sports equipment manufacturer, marks Tesla’s latest foray into lifestyle merchandise. The Tesla-branded pickleball paddle, made of carbon fiber with a foam core, is…
OpenAI and Microsoft are facing a lawsuit claims the massively popular AI chatbot ChatGPT contributed to a Connecticut man killing his mother and then himself in August. Bloomberg reports that a lawsuit alleges that conversations with OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot played a role in a horrific murder-suicide in Greenwich, Connecticut that occurred in August. The legal…
