NYT sues OpenAI and Microsoft | Commercial breaks coming to Prime Video

• The move against the maker of ChatGPT and Microsoft — which has invested billions in OpenAI — comes as news organizations and others grapple with a new age of generative AI and the protection of original works. 

• "Defendants seek to free-ride on The Times’s massive investment in its journalism,” the complaint says. While not including an exact monetary demand, the suit says the defendants should be held responsible for “billions of dollars in statutory and actual damages.”
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Commercial breaks are coming to Amazon Prime Video movies and TV shows starting Jan. 29, in a move that the company says will allow it “to continue investing in compelling content.” Read more.

After a stint with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Joseph Williams (above) is back in his old job, advising Gov. Jay Inslee on tech policy as Washington state’s Information and Communications Technology Sector Lead. He has five big ideas: tapping into semiconductor federal funding, building up the blockchain economy, and establishing Seattle as a tech hub for AI, quantum computing, and cybersecurity. Read more. 

Generative AI and gaming: Video game companies are dipping their toes into the rapidly-evolving world of generative AI with behind-the-scenes development. It may soon be applied to actual gameplay, as a new project from Seattle startup Rec Room demonstrates. Read more. 

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