The development of AI

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Actors in the book industry: No to AI translations  

 

Several actors in the book industry are trying to stop AI translations of their books, reports Kulturnytt in P1. In Norway, several literary agents write special AI clauses in their contracts with foreign publishers.  

- We specify that we do not accept machine translations of our works, says Anne Cathrine Eng at Gyldendal Agency. It is also happening in Sweden - a literary agent that Kulturnytt spoke to says that a ban on AI translations will be written into contracts in the future. 

 

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The development of AI  

The New York Times bans AI training on its content  

 

The New York Times has taken steps to prevent the newspaper's content from being used to train AI models.This is reported by the site Adweek, which refers to updated terms of use that the New York Times published at the beginning of the month. According to the terms, neither texts, images, videos, audio clips nor metadata from the New York Times may be used in the development of software, which specifically also includes AI systems.  

 

Anyone who does not comply with the restrictions risks fines or other punishment, according to the New York Times. U.S. attorneys in Zoom call on water crisis in Flint, Michigan.  

 

File photo from 2021. Jake May/AP  

 

New criticism of Zoom: AI use may violate GDPR  

 

 

The video meeting service Zoom is again receiving criticism for how it trains AI services using information from users' meetings.  

 

Zoom updated its terms of service last week, but according to the online magazine Techcrunch, it is still unclear whether the company complies with the EU's data protection regulation GDPR.  

 

According to the terms, it is enough for the person who is the administrator of a video meeting to approve that the information is used for AI training. In that case, a participant must accept this or leave the meeting entirely, even though the GDPR requires that the use of personal data be approved individually. 

 

Zoom updated the terms after criticism that meeting data was used without users' consent. In a blog post, Zoom writes that neither "sound, video or chat" is used for AI training without express approval.  

 

This is GDPR  

 

The General Data Protection Regulation - in English "General Data Protection Regulation", GDPR - was introduced on 25 May 2018 and replaced the previous Personal Data Act (PUL).  

GDPR was introduced simultaneously in all EU countries to create a uniform and equivalent level for the protection of personal data within the EU.  

The purpose of the regulation is to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual citizen, especially their right to protection of personal data.  

The law covers all types of businesses and bodies that collect and store personal data. Source: The Swedish Privacy Agency/TT