The Owner's Guide to the Future

Aftershocks hit Microsoft, Google and OpenAI

Antitrust inquiries, EU regulation, Gemini launch spoiled, and Ilya in limbo

Dec 9, 2023 • 

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Gemini did not move the needle. Not yet, at least.

But the AI Arms Race sure got a lot more intense today

Dec 7, 2023 • 

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AI is a litmus test for tech optimism

An easy way to determine how you really feel about the future.

Dec 5, 2023 • 

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AI Has Achieved Escape Velocity

No governance mechanism can contain it nor stop the progress towards AGI

Dec 1, 2023 • 

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November 2023

AI wins Round One of copyright lawsuits.

Judge Orrick throws out most of the class action lawsuit against Stability.ai, Deviant Art and Midjourney. But the plaintiffs will be back with an…

Nov 3, 2023 • 

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September 2023

Late September long reads

Debunking claims about job displacement, towards Act Two for GenAI, and my fabulous adventures with Midjourney.

Sep 24, 2023 • 

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Weekend Reading List

Longreads that I have enjoyed this month

Sep 9, 2023 • 

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Generative AI is the new camera

We can initiate AI with text prompts or by clicking a camera shutter. Why is the output of only one of them eligible for copyright?

Sep 6, 2023 • 

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A personal update and the next chapter of this newsletter

Getting the word out via public speaking, podcasts, and a new conference.

Sep 4, 2023 • 

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August 2023

Copyright Law versus Tyranny

Part 12 in a series about the history of copyright and the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Aug 29, 2023 • 

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To Break The Monopolies, The King Must Die

Part Eleven in a series about Copyright in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Aug 28, 2023 • 

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The Worshipful Monopoly of Printer-Publishers

Part Ten in a series on Copyright in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Aug 18, 2023 • 

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