To refine their popular technology, new artificial intelligence platforms like Chat-GPT are gobbling up the work of authors, poets, comedians and actors — without their consent.
Sheera Frenkel, a technology correspondent for The Times, explains why a rebellion is brewing.
Guest: Sheera Frenkel, a technology correspondent for The New York Times.
Today
The Unprecedented Personal Profits of Trump’s Presidency
A recent financial disclosure shows that President Trump has made $2.2 billion since he returned to office. Today, Eric Lipton, a New York Times investigative reporter, reveals the Trump family’s next potential windfall and how the president’s position is once again helping it ha ... Show More
29m 56s
Yesterday
The Implosion of Graham Platner
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Jul 7
The Onion’s Latest Joke: Taking Over Infowars
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22m 26s
Nov 2023
The alleged theft at the heart of ChatGPT
When best-selling thriller writer Douglas Preston began playing around with OpenAI's new chatbot, ChatGPT, he was, at first, impressed. But then he realized how much in-depth knowledge GPT had of the books he had written. When prompted, it supplied detailed plot summaries and des ... Show More
23m 44s
May 2025
Jacob Ward's Warning | Is A.I. Stealing Art?!
AI is worming its way into every corner of our lives, and now Google and OpenAI are knocking on the White House’s door, asking for permission to train their models on copyrighted material. Yep, they want to feed the machines your favorite books, songs, and scripts...all without p ... Show More
14m 7s