AI Fatalism Won't Help Us Deal With Its Actual Risks

Over the past few months, artificial intelligence (AI) has entered the global conversation as a result of the widespread adoption of generative AI-based tools such as chatbots and automatic image generation programs. Prominent AI scientists and technologists have raised concerns about the hypothetical existential risks

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Ibai Slams Twitch for Outages During His Record-Breaking 3.4 Million Viewer Stream

Twitch megastar Ibai Llanos slammed the platform for outages during his annual streamer vs. streamer boxing match, which broke Twitch’s world viewing records three times in a single stream on Saturday. At one point, Llanos’ channel reached a peak of nearly 3.45 million concurrent viewers.

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Valve won’t publish games that feature copyright-infringing AI assets

Earlier this week, reports began surfacing that Valve was refusing to publish games with AI-generated art and other content. Over the weekend, the company finally commented on the matter. In a statement shared with IGN, Valve spokesperson Kaci Aitchison Boyle said the company is not trying to “discourage the use of [AI] on Steam.” Aitchison Boyle attributed the confusion to Valve “working through” how to account for the technology in its existing review process, which is a “reflection” of current copyright law.

“Our priority, as always, is to try to ship as many of the titles we receive as we can,” Aitchison Boyle said. “We welcome and encourage innovation, and AI technology is bound to create new and exciting experiences in gaming. While developers can use these AI technologies in their work with appropriate commercial licenses, they can not infringe on existing copyrights.”

Aitchison Boyle added that Valve has been refunding submission credits to those who ran afoul of the company’s current rules on account of their game’s use of AI-generated content. It’s not surprising to see Valve attempt to get ahead of what is quickly becoming one of the thorniest issues in tech. We’ve already seen generative AI create headaches for the music industry. In April, for instance, streaming services like Spotify and YouTube spent the better part of a week responding to a copyright claim from Universal Music Group after someone uploaded a viral AI-generated Drake song to their platforms.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/valve-wont-publish-games-that-feature-copyright-infringing-ai-assets-204703804.html?src=rss

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Throughout the decades, Nintendo’s Pokémon franchise has portrayed the titular pocket monsters in one of three typical ways: they’re either pets, natural extensions of every day life, or forces of nature whose existence can sometimes be a little messed up. And when they aren’t one of those, they’re off doing their own…

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Soft Robo-Glove Can Help Stroke Patients Relearn to Play Music

Researchers have developed the prototype of a comfortable and flexible “soft smart hand exoskeleton,” or robo-glove, which gives feedback to wearers who need to relearn tasks that require manual dexterity and coordination, for example after suffering a stroke. The present study focused on patients who need to relearn…

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One Piece's Japanese Cast Will Dub One Piece's Netflix Series

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Open Channel: Tell Us Your Thoughts on Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny

The Indiana Jones movies are a deep part of the popular culture in a number of ways, from its fellow treasure hunter imitators Tomb Raider and Uncharted to how they’re partly responsible for Harrison Ford’s decades-long star power. While the first three movies are liked to varying degrees, 2008’s Indiana Jones & the

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Back to the Future's Musical Has Warped to Broadway

Back to the Future: The Musical is back…to the stage.

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Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny Whips Up a Muted Box Office

The month of June has been pretty crowded with one blockbuster (or more) releasing each week. Closing out June is Disney’s Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny, Harrison Ford’s first lead blockbuster role in years and his final portrayal of the role he’s inhabited since Raiders of the Lost Ark back in 1981. And for a…

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