In this episode, we discuss the bold statement from over 11,500 creatives, including Kevin Bacon and Kate McKinnon, warning against the unauthorized use of their work in AI training. We also cover the class-action lawsuit against lending fintech SoLo Funds for misleading practices. Additionally, we explore the FAA's recent ruling that boosts the eVTOL industry and Google Messages' new features aimed at combating spam and enhancing user safety.

Sources:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/22/24276994/ai-statement-training-data-copyright-threat-actors-authors-musicians-kevin-bacon-kate-mckinnon

https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/22/lending-fintech-solo-funds-faces-class-action-lawsuit/

https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/22/evtol-startups-just-got-a-big-lift-from-the-us-government/

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/22/24276895/google-messages-job-package-delivery-spam

Outline:

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:00:41) Kevin Bacon, Kate McKinnon, and other creatives warn of ‘unjust’ AI threat

(00:04:01) Lending fintech SoLo Funds faces class-action lawsuit

(00:06:45) EVTOL startups just got a big lift from the US government

(00:09:27) Google Messages is trying to tackle today’s most annoying messaging spam