Jan 27, 2023
<p>Hey everybody, I’m Joe Miller and
here’s what’s going on in the world of tech law
& policy this week. </p>
<p> ChatGPT is still at the top of headlines this
week with Buzzfeed announcing that it’s going to use
generative AI to produce “select” content.
Buzzfeed’s CEO Jonah Peretti says he wants BuzzFeed to
lead the future of AI-powered content. This comes only days after
CNET faced scrutiny for using AI to produce content for years. And
a lot of writers and journalists are worried about their jobs, as
they should be. Prominent BuzzFeed journalist Max Collins told
Peretti to “get f*cked.” But shareholders loved
the news, rose by just over 85 percent at today’s closing
bell to $3.87 per share.</p>
<p> And on the education front, NPR reports that a
University of Pennsylvania Wharton professor, Ethan Mollick, told
them that “everyone is cheating.” This comes
after ChatGPT aced an MBA exam earlier last week.. But Mollick
decided to go ahead and make using ChatGPT a course requirement.
But prominent science journals like Elsevier and Springer Nature
are prohibitting ChatGPT from being listed as a
co-author. </p>
<p> And Google has text to music AI that makes
songwriting a cinch with just one or two word
prompts.</p>
<p>What else? Trump’s back on Facebook. Meta made
the decision to reinstate Trump because a company Global Affairs
Exec Nick Clegg says enough time has passed since the January 6th
insurrection at the US Capitol. </p>
<p> On the medical mis and disinformation front, a
California judge has blocked the state’s new law that
prohibits doctors from giving COVID-19 misinformation. The judge
rules that the misinformation standard is too vague.</p>