😟 Google and Nvidia AI players in hot water

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• 🤿Deep Dive: Google is declared a monopolist in a major antitrust case

• 🖼️AI Art: Examples of great and trending AI art

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• 🤿Deep Dive: Nvidia is accused of scraping millions of online videos

• 📰Top News: News on AI, no-code, and productivity

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

Google Condemned as 'Monopolist' and Loses Antitrust Lawsuit

Intelligence: Google has been declared a monopolist by Federal Judge Amit Mehta, marking a significant ruling in the antitrust lawsuit lodged by the Justice Department and 38 state attorneys general in 2020.

• The lawsuit accused Google of illegally maintaining its search engine monopoly through orchestrated business dealings.

• Judge Mehta's verdict is based on a 10-week trial and affirmations made in May, concluding that Google's actions were unlawful.

• This lawsuit was the first significant antitrust case against a tech company to reach trial in several decades, focusing on the accumulation of power by tech companies.

Significance: This could set a precedent for other ongoing antitrust lawsuits against big tech firms like Amazon, Apple, and Facebook. The implications for the tech industry are substantial, with potential changes in the way tech giants operate and increased opportunities for smaller competitors.

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

Nvidia Accused of Scraping Millions of Videos to Train AI Products

Intelligence: Tech giant Nvidia is facing allegations of scraping millions of online videos daily to train its AI products, a controversial move that raises legal and ethical concerns.

• An anonymous former Nvidia employee reportedly claimed that the company is scraping an equivalent of 'a human lifetime' of videos per day to train its AI.

• The videos were allegedly used for a range of Nvidia's products, including Omniverse 3D world generator, self-driving car systems, and its Digital Humans avatar generator.

• Ming-Yu Liu, vice president of research at Nvidia, reportedly assured the legality of this data scraping, asserting it was an "executive decision".

Significance: This issue highlights the ongoing debate around the ethics and legality of data scraping for AI training. 

📰 TOP NEWS

News on AI, no-code, automation, and productivity

🚀Elon Musk’s X Accuses Big Brands of Unlawful Ad Boycott in Fiery Lawsuit

Elon Musk's social media platform X sues notable companies including Unilever, Mars, and CVS Health, alleging they breached US antitrust law by deliberately boycotting advertisements on the platform, thereby intentionally causing a loss of revenue.

🤖 Google's AI Olympics Ad Sparks Outrage Over Parenting Substitution

Google's "Dear Sydney" ad, aimed at promoting the capabilities of its chatbot Gemini during the Olympics, came under fire and was eventually pulled due to criticisms that it portrayed AI as a substitute for parenting and human creativity.

💻 Google Sheds Light on Misuse of Generative AI

 Collaborative research by Google, Jigsaw, and Google.org provides insights into the misuse of generative AI technology, revealing two major categories: exploitation of tech capabilities and manipulation of the systems, offering concrete examples to shape AI governance and pave the way for more comprehensive safety measures.

🔄 OpenAI Co-founder Schulman Swaps Sides for Anthropic, Brockman Heads for Vacation

OpenAI co-founder, John Schulman, has said goodbye to OpenAI and picked Anthropic as his next destination to focus more on AI alignment, while Greg Brockman, OpenAI's president, prepares for an extended break, marking a significant leadership shift at OpenAI.

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