Record Labels Sue A.I. Music Generators + Inside the Pentagon’s Tech Upgrade + HatGPT
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Record labels — including Sony, Universal and Warner — are suing two leading A.I. music generation companies, accusing them of copyright infringement. Mitch Glazier, chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America, the industry group representing the music labels, talks with us about the argument they are advancing. Then, we take a look at defense technology and discuss why Silicon Valley seems to be changing its tune about working with the military. Chris Kirchhoff, who ran a special Pentagon office in Silicon Valley, explains what he thinks is behind the shift. And finally, we play another round of HatGPT.
Guest:
- Mitch Glazier, chairman and chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America
- Chris Kirchhoff, founding partner of the Defense Innovation Unit and author of Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War
Additional Reading:
- Major Record Labels Sue A.I. Music Generators
- 260 McNuggets? McDonald’s Ends A.I. Drive-Through Tests Amid Errors
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Kirchhoff was a useless guest. He sounds like exactly what he is: an aspiring political appointee and a tech carnival caller--neither of which deserves much attention. Thankfully, he warns people of his BS with that classic millennial grumble.
@53:56: So if the Secretary of Defense hasn't visited, the no one from DoD has visited? This guy is a classic political bullshitter who jumps from arbitrary factoids to hyperbole.