Fred von Lohmann

copyright lawyer @OpenAI, ex-EFF, Xoogler
he/him/his

[Fred von Lohmann @flohmann]

@technollama to be fair, @Bandcamp lets you choose the file format you like, from lossy to lossless, including mp3. That seems sensible, since there are still some people using iPod Shuffles. :-)

[Fred von Lohmann @flohmann]

@doctorow His vegetarian variation is fantastic, imho.

[Andres Guadamuz @technollama]

Very interesting amici brief supporting Meta's fair use argument from IP Profs Rebecca Tushnet, Matthew Sag, Jessica Sibley and Zahr Said. https://t.co/Qdvo6kD0mz

[Fred von Lohmann @flohmann]

OpenAI's Jason Kwon: "To sustain America’s AI lead and maximize its benefits for education, science, and healthcare, policymakers must ensure that copyright law fulfills its constitutional mandate to encourage creativity and innovation."
https://t.co/mnplhv1Hyd

[matdryhurst @matdryhurst]

The UK is debating whether to introduce a copyright exception for AI training on publicly accessible works

I support this, with an opt-out for the few who this may impact.

Activists and publishers commonly cite DCMS arguing that the creative sector contributes 125bn in value to the UK

That stat is highly misleading. My recommendations 🧵

[Fred von Lohmann @flohmann]

@kurtopsahl @xor @Annaleen I still have that autograph!

[Fred von Lohmann @flohmann]

@gbildson Amen. A byproduct of all the litigation against P2P tech was a legal nudge in favor of a centralized, rather than decentralized, internet. A more P2P internet could have given us more competition and innovation.

[Derek Slater @derekslater]

Author Tim Boucher explains how requiring (c) licensing of all genAI training content "results in less competition among tech companies, more revenue funneled to big media corporations and at most a trickle of spoils for artists." https://t.co/hApU2aUkKu

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

Fun things to do with your limited o1-preview uses that can show you the power and limitations:
🤖Give it an RFP and ask it to just do the work
🤖Give it an academic paper & ask it to offer strategies for replication
🤖Ask it to create an entrepreneurial product that it can build

[Adam Eisgrau @AdamEisgrau]

... and, it was ever thus. Technology unsettles, energizes, challenges, supercharges, scares, excites, and ultimately fuels progress in almost every endeavor. Art's certainly no exception for those who embraced harness its power. So say the artists profiled in the Post:

[Brandon Butler @bc_butler]

This is funny, but it raises important points that merit exploration. Some thoughts on this:
1) Big rights holders are, indeed, suing AI cos. over stuff like this. They don't want to sue it out of existence, though. Their goal is to take a windfall profit by taxing these tools.

[Fred von Lohmann @flohmann]

Copyright and real estate photos, the never-ending story.
https://t.co/3ZRvXVTHI4

[Fred von Lohmann @flohmann]

Wow, a new way to fraudulently leverage DMCA notices ... for back links!?
https://t.co/iTvI3TxqWl

[Fred von Lohmann @flohmann]

https://t.co/Tid6qts8Hx

[Fred von Lohmann @flohmann]

@emollick "Negative squid space". Amaze.

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

👀Claude handles an insane request:
“Remove the squid”

“The document appears to be the full text of the novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque. It doesn't contain any mention of squid that I can see.”

“Figure out a way to remove the 🦑​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​“

[Fred von Lohmann @flohmann]

@binarybits Really? #1 internet has had ~30 years, smartphones 17 years, maybe don't count Andreessen out just yet? :-)

[Fred von Lohmann @flohmann]

@binarybits But isn't this just typical tech hype cycle, where near-term underperforms expectations, but long-term greatly exceeds expectations?

[Fred von Lohmann @flohmann]

AI-assisted book club companion? Cool idea.
https://t.co/VNGJS0fAfk

[Fred von Lohmann @flohmann]

@bc_butler Congrats and great news for ReCreate!