Human Intelligence® News Update
Your weekly roundup about human creativity in the age of AI.
We’re back! Nearly a year since our last weekly roundup, we’re again bringing you a regular summary of human creativity in the age of AI.
Human Creativity
COPYRIGHT VICTORY - Federal Judge Agrees with George R. R. Martin
Judge Sidney Stein ruled that AI-generated book outlines for A Song of Ice and Fire sequels could be found by “a reasonable jury” to be an infringement of plaintiffs’ works. His decision lets class-action lawsuit advance. Learn more » [2-min read]
F*CK AI - bbno$ Puts His Money Where His Mouth Is
Aligning integrity with his blunt, unambiguous opinion about “AI artists,” the rapper hired 20 fan animators for ADD, his latest music video, instead of turning to Gen AI tools. Read the interview » [2-min read]
NEW TRADEMARK - What a Difference a Registration Makes
HUMAN INTELLIGENCE® is now an official trademark, recognized by and registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The achievement marks one more win for Team Human. Read the presser » [3-min read]
Human VS Robot
AI SLOP - “Chatbots, Some Coding Automation … and Lots of Slop”
According to Brian Merchant, that’s all we have to show for the AI hype. Which is to say, a vapid homogeneity of mediocrity that we’re all forced to engage with, whether we want to or not (and mostly, it’s not). Check out synopsis » [9-min read]
MIND MERGE - Elon Envisions a “Pretty Close” Human-Robot Frankenstein
In less than 20 years, Musk forecasts AI-powered robots, merged with human consciousness, will enable amazing economic abundance and make work optional. Proofs of concept are underway. (Black Mirror, anyone?)
Behold the horror here and here » [2-min & 1-min reads]
WILLFUL IGNORANCE - Meta Helps Scammers Target Vulnerable Users
It’s a serious allegation: Meta knowingly and intentionally helped the “scammiest scammers” take advantage of Facebook, Insta, and WhatsApp users, profiting $16B and causing over $50B in consumer losses. Why, pray tell?
To fund its AI business, of course. Read more » [5-min read]
Artificial “Intelligence” & Other Myths
THE MEMORY HOLE - LLM Prompts Are Unforgettable
Recall the claims that large language models were designed to forget prompts? That LLM memory of conversations was merely an engineering trick? Nope. Turns out that every keystroke can be reconstructed. Exactly. Including identifying who typed it in the first place. Learn how » [6-min read]
(IR)RESPONSIBLE MUSIC CREATION - New Alliance Claims “Principled Innovation”
Universal Music Group, representing over 1M songs from artists including Billie Eilish, Rihanna, and The Eagles, entered into an alliance with Stability AI to develop “next-gen professional music-creation tools.” The new AI-fueled platform launches in 2026. See what you think » [1-min read]
A CARTOONIST’S TAKE - Why the Oatmeal Hates AI (Hint: Butt Rat)
In this delightfully drawn screed, Matthew Inman (aka The Oatmeal) takes aim at all that’s unholy about the concept of AI art, contrasting the wonder and pride of human-creativity with the farce of AI “art”. Dive in for some fun » [2-min read]
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