This episode of TWiT explores the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) on creative industries like writing, the monopolistic practices of Big Tech, and the concepts of open-washing and chokepoint capitalism.
- Cory Doctorow discusses his upcoming appearance in a Futurama episode inspired by his book Chokepoint Capitalism
- The downsides of Twitter under Elon Musk as an example of chokepoint capitalism unwinding
- Brewster Kahle and the Internet Archive's copyright disputes over digitized books in its Emergency Library
- Canada's law requiring Big Tech to pay news publishers, and Meta's ban on news sharing in response
- The CFPB cracking down on predatory data brokers
- Google's "topics" proposal for interest-based ads on Chrome and privacy concerns
- The threats AI poses to creative professions like writing, and the implications of copyright
- The misleading hype around AI and job loss statistics from companies like IBM
- The importance of interoperability for technology platforms and digital rights
- How copyright law views AI-generated art and content
- The issues around copyrighted content being used to train AI systems by companies like OpenAI
- The concept of "open washing" and whether companies like OpenAI really embody openness
- The America COMPETES Act, proposed antitrust legislation targeting Big Tech's ad market power
- The role of users and tool creators in establishing boundaries on things like advertising
- Rebecca Giblin's experience publishing out-of-print Australian books as the non-profit publisher Untapped
- The podcast IP Provocations and its discussions relating to AI and intellectual property
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow
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