Note 110 The World’s Biggest AI Models Aren’t Very Transparent, Stanford Study Says

Stanford HAI released its Foundation Model Transparency Index, which tracked whether creators of the 10 most popular AI models disclose information about their work and how people use their systems. Among the models it tested, Meta’s Llama 2 scored the highest, followed by BloomZ and then OpenAI’s GPT-4. But none of them, it turned out, got particularly high marks.

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Note 076 Ghostwriter, The Guy Behind The Viral Drake/Weeknd Song, Thinks AI Music Is Like Fanfiction

In April, musical artist Ghostwriter posted the song “Heart on My Sleeve,” which used AI voice filters to imitate the voices of Drake and The Weeknd with such accuracy that some listeners thought it was a new collaboration between the chart-topping Canadians.

The song became one of the biggest music stories of the year and also caused a fair amount of uproar over the ethics of the project. The song was made without Drake or The Weeknd’s consent — and Ghostwriter’s second single, “Whiplash,” features the voices of 21 Savage and Travis Scott, without their permission either.

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Note 037 RIAA Wants AI Voice Cloning Sites On Government Piracy Watchlist

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) now considers AI voice cloning a potential copyright infringement threat and wants the US government to include it in its piracy watchdog list.

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