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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Watermark My Words

Anthropic will apply invisible watermarks to AI-generated text and images, as reported by The Verge, while Anthropic investors are betting on a $2 trillion valuation in a record IPO, according to the Financial Times. OpenAI's head of ethics has left the startup less than a year after joining, and a U.S. appeals court ruled that Meta and other tech firms must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction.

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Watermark My Words
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from the ctrl-alt-speech dept

Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw.

Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed.

To get extended episodes with additional coverage,

support us on Patreon.In this week’s episode, Mike and Ben cover: Claude will apply invisible watermarks to AI text and images(The Verge)Claude-inspired copypasting(LinkedIn)Anthropic investors bet on $2tn valuation in record IPO(Financial Times)The Future is for Everyone(Meta)OpenAI’s head of ethics leaves start-up less than a year after joining(Financial Times)US court rules Meta, other tech firms must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction(Reuters)Ninth Circuit Rewrites Section 230 To Remove The Part That Actually Mattered(Techdirt)Otherwise Obectionable podcast(Techdirt)

And in the extended episode for Patreon supporters, they cover: Breton calls for EU disinformation inquiry over Ceuta(Euractiv)Meta and TikTok agree to fact-check content on Spain border crossings after deadly rush(Reuters)Social media rumours spark biggest migration crisis between Morocco and Spain in years(Euronews)Thierry Breton: “Ceuta? La minaccia viene dall’algoritmo che guida gli arrivi”(La Stampa)

Our fun links this week are this typing website for tiny fingers and a museum for your favourite memes — and the thinking behind it.

If you’re already a Patreon supporter, you can get the extended episode on Patreon. Filed Under: ai, artificial intelligence, content moderation, ninth circuit, section 230, spain, thierry breton, trust and safety

Companies: antrhopic, meta, openai

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