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CNN: Al Jazeera Gaza bureau chief Wael Al-Dahdouh lost another son in an apparent Israeli airstrike that killed two journalists Sunday, months after his wife, two children and a grandchild were killed in a strike he himself reported on before he learned of their deaths.

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Don't forget *why* we're finally seeing the Epstein documents: The Miami Herald and its lawyers fought to unseal them in court for 5 years. Sometimes that's what it takes. miamiherald.com/news/state/flo…

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5/ 😈 The complaint paints OpenAI as profit-driven and closed. It contrasts this with the public good of journalism. This narrative could prove powerful in court, weighing the societal value of copyright against tech innovation. Notably, this balance of good v evil has been at…

5/ 😈 The complaint paints @OpenAI as profit-driven and closed. It contrasts this with the public good of journalism. This narrative could prove powerful in court, weighing the societal value of copyright against tech innovation. Notably, this balance of good v evil has been at…
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2/ The visual evidence of copying in the complaint is stark. Copied text in red, new GPT words in black—a contrast designed to sway a jury. See Exhibit J here.

My take? OpenAI can't really defend this practice without some heavy changes to the instructions and a whole lot of…

2/ The visual evidence of copying in the complaint is stark. Copied text in red, new GPT words in black—a contrast designed to sway a jury. See Exhibit J here. My take? OpenAI can't really defend this practice without some heavy changes to the instructions and a whole lot of…
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🧵 The historic NYT v. OpenAI lawsuit filed this morning, as broken down by me, an IP and AI lawyer, general counsel, and longtime tech person and enthusiast.

Tl;dr - It's the best case yet alleging that generative AI is copyright infringement. Thread. 👇

🧵 The historic NYT v. @OpenAI lawsuit filed this morning, as broken down by me, an IP and AI lawyer, general counsel, and longtime tech person and enthusiast. Tl;dr - It's the best case yet alleging that generative AI is copyright infringement. Thread. 👇
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We are pleased to present the Seminary Co-op's Notable Books of 2023. Unscientifically gathered, based on unquantifiable criteria, and compiled by our buyers - these are the books that helped define 2023 at the Co-op. Explore the entire list now: midd.me/E44q
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Police overtime went from $4million to $115 million this year.

Just an FYI, $111 million dollars is somewhere around 5 times as much as what Adams cut from libraries alone.

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