By Allison Watkinson TLL Reporter WildBrain CPLG and MetaPals have signed a global licensing partnership to create digital Teletubbies AI companions for the franchise's 27th anniversary. MetaPals is an artificial intelligence and NFT company that primarily creates AI-driven companions through a blockchain-integrated browser extension. Metapals is financially supported by … [Read more...] about Wildbrain CPLG and MetaPals Announce Digital Teletubbies AI Companions
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Three News Outlets Join Copyright Battle Against ChatGPT Owner OpenAI
By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief News outlets The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, joining the fight against unauthorized use of journalism by generative artificial intelligence. The organizations say thousands of their stories were used by OpenAI to train its ChatGPT chatbot to answer questions posed to it by users, essentially using … [Read more...] about Three News Outlets Join Copyright Battle Against ChatGPT Owner OpenAI
Metaverse Licensing: Futureverse Platform Closes on $54 Million Funding Round
By Allison Watkinson TLL Reporter The AI and metaverse startup company Futureverse has announced the close of its Series A funding round with $54 million dollars raised in total. The Series A funding round was led by the growth equity fund 10T Holdings and included participation from the Ripple blockchain network. "The metaverse has the potential to transform the way … [Read more...] about Metaverse Licensing: Futureverse Platform Closes on $54 Million Funding Round
Opinion: Artists Are Freaking Out Over AI Apps, And So Should You
By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief Artificial Intelligence apps like Lensa or ChatGPT offer great promise, but they are also a threat to creators. That's the very real fear sweeping through the artistic community these days, as writers and illustrators cope with AI apps that can create in seconds what takes them hours to do. The technology also poses serious … [Read more...] about Opinion: Artists Are Freaking Out Over AI Apps, And So Should You