Also the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger came to an end and Bluesky has applied for .bsky to become a top-level domain.

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#WTFnow #Skydance #Paramount #WarnerBros #SocialMedia #Bluesky

2️⃣ A Wikimedia investigation has revealed that OpenAI agents made edits to wiki projects and millions of requests to a public API, raising concerns about unchecked AI dragging on the knowledge commons.

#WTFnow #AI #AIagents #Wikipedia #WikimediaFoundation @wikipedia.org @wikimediafoundation.org

⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week:

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1️⃣ Screenrights heads to the Copyright Tribunal to determine equitable remuneration for schools use of broadcast content after negotiations reached ‘an impasse’.

#WTFnow #copyright #StatutoryLicence

Also the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger faces more hurdles even though settlement deals have been reached.

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#WTFnow #Paramount #WarnerBros #ParamountWarnerBrosMerger

3️⃣ Meta’s third gen smart glasses includes a camera-free model alongside more camera-equipped models and celebrity collaborations. Meta will also bring enhanced privacy features and Muse AI integration.

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#WTFnow #Meta #SmartGlasses

2️⃣ Personified and anthropomorphic mascots are a key part of Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s Dots but are they meant to disarm consumers and gloss over risks?
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#WTFnow #AI #AIagents #agenticAI #Meta #MetaMuse #OpenAI #ChatGPT #ChatGPTdots

⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week:

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1️⃣ An OpenAI agent accessed Medicare statistics in June prompting a rapid review and push ahead with the government plan to introduce AI safety standards.

#WTFnow #AI #AIagents #agenticAI #AIstandards

4️⃣ Paramount reached settlements with twelve US states and the Writers Guild of America, securing production and financial commitments that clear the path for its merger with Warner Bros.

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#WTFnow #Paramount #WarnerBros

3️⃣ Four AI subscribers have started a posisble class action claiming major AI companies illegally coordinated AI development slowdowns in breach of competition law.

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#WTFnow #antitrust

2️⃣ Apple Music is opening a 600-capacity venue in London but the focus seems to be on live streams not live music. Also, UK startup Unit1 raised £15 million for music avatars.

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#WTFnow #MusicTech #AppleMusic #AppleMusicHall #Unit1

⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week:

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1️⃣ Sony and Universal are suing Suno over their new AI models while Universal and Warner push to get a music union lawsuit over AI licensing dismissed.

#WTFnow #AI #music #RecordLabels #copyright

Plus the Paramount–Warner Bros. proposed merger is going to a court overseen settlement conference.

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#WTFnow #Paramount #WarnerBros

6️⃣ New data centre projects in Australia could avoid new rules as NVIDIA announced a huge increase in local data centres capacity.

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#WTFnow #AI #DataCenters

4️⃣The ACCC has authorised APRA’s music licensing arrangement again – this time for 5 years.

5️⃣ AI bosses are in agreement we need to slow AI development and the world needs to listen.

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#WTFnow #AI #music #APRAAMCOS #MusicRoyalties

3️⃣ Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri criticises Australia’s digital duty of care by telling us that we’ll hate an algorithm-free feed.

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#WTFnow #Instagram #DigitalDutyOfCare

2️⃣ Licensing deals with major labels are behind two major AI music announcements.

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#WTFnow #AI #music #MusicAndAI #Suno #ElevenLabs

⁉️ Here’s WTF happened this week:

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1️⃣ Leaked government proposals for AI training on copyright material in Australia have resparked the copyright and AI debate.

#WTFnow #AI #copyright

Plus: Hachette Australia has acquired Smith Street Books, NVIDIA's will pay $12.9B to acquire Hugging Face, Meta's has launched its Muse personal AI agent and Thailand has paused all data center builds.

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#WTFnow #books #AI #DataCentres

Also: a US court has decided not to force Google to divest its ad exchange in the AdTech antitrust case.

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#WTFnow #Google #AdTech

3️⃣ The Trump administration has launched a website with 8-bit propaganda video games in support of Trump’s policies.

4️⃣ Creative Commons has updated its guidance on its licences and AI.

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#WTFNow #VideoGames #AI #CreativeCommons