Beyond the Code

In this episode, I was joined by IP, tech, and media law expert, Franklin Graves. We talked focused on two super-interesting and relevant topics:

1. A recent lawsuit filed against Meta (including Instagram, Facebook), Snap Inc., ByteDance and TikTok, and Alphabet Inc./Google/YouTube, about the mental health impacts of social media on youth. Franklin wrote a blog post about this on his blog, Creator Economy Law.

You can track the lawsuit here.

2. Everyone is talking about AI. Everyone is *using* AI, so the big question is: who does all this AI-generated output belong to? Can you copyright it? Is it infringing someone else's copyright if you use it? We deep-dived into these very relevant questions.

Other articles referenced by Franklin:

1:09 - Intro: Who is Franklin Graves?

4:00 - Social media platforms using algorithms that knowingly and perhaps intentionally create addiction and mental health issues among youth and teens.

17:00 - BigCos using our data to train AI.

21:00 - Who does AI output belong to?

This episode is long overdue (we recorded 8+ weeks ago!) but I enjoyed talking to Scott so much that we recorded for almost 2 hours - hence, editing was a nightmare!

Scott is brilliant and has so many varied interests that I could have gone on talking to him all day.

In this episode, we talked about Scott's work applying market design principles to make the process of obtaining kidney donors more efficient, Scott's passion for tech and crypto, and his teaching at HBS. Enjoy!

For more info on Scott:

http://www.scottkom.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-kominers/

https://twitter.com/skominers

Since the GDPR came into force in 2018, privacy has become an integral part of any technology, new or old and AI is no different.

In this episode, I discuss some of the important privacy aspects of ChatGPT and other AI tools, together with Avishai Ostrin, Director of Advisory Services at Privacy Team.

This isn't the first time Avishai and I have combined forces. We co-authored an article about blockchain and privacy last year, titled:

At the beginning of the episode [___], we discussed a case where someone asked ChatGPT for information about himself, and due to false information on the web, where the AI was drawing its data from, the AI said he was dead. The gentleman is actually a computer scientist and leading privacy technologist who helped develop Europe's GDPR and ePrivacy rules by the name of Alexander Hanff and he wrote an article all about it, with his take on ChatGPT, at least from a privacy perspective, here: https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/02/chatgpt_considered_harmful/

Enjoy!

UPDATE: Since recording this episode (just a few days ago - to give you an idea as to the speed that things are moving),

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Zach Abramowitz, an expert in the world of legal technology. We dove deep into the fascinating realm of #LegalTech and discussed how generative AI is poised to revolutionize the legal profession.

helps law firms and law departments identify and partner with the most cutting-edge technology companies.

Some of the companies Zach mentioned, include Darrow, Term Scout, and LegalMation.

Brian L. Frye is a law professor at the University of Kentucky. His research focuses on intellectual property and charity law, especially in relation to artists and arts organizations. Professor Frye is also an artist and filmmaker and just a really interesting dude. Among other works, he produced the documentary 'Our Nixon' (2013), which was broadcast by CNN and opened theatrically nationwide.

Highlights:

[5:30] - Is academic literature facing an existential risk in light of ChatGPT and other AIs?

[11:40] - Advocating for Plagiarism

[20:00] - Generative art: Is it copyrightable? Challenges in IP distribution, licensing, and use in the NFT market.

[37:10] - Charities and non-profits in web3

[43:10] - DAOs

[45:00] - Resale royalties

Links:

1. ROYALTIES AND THE NEW COLLECTOR ECONOMY, Prof. Brian L. Frye - https://www.rightclicksave.com/article/royalties-and-the-new-collector-economy

2. Video where I called Brian, Philip 🤣 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM2blblV7-o&t=3s

3. https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-explore-ai-written-text-journals-hammer-policies

4. Brian's podcast - https://shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit