Elvis Estate Sues Anthropic Over Copyright Infringement
This episode covers major global and domestic developments alongside the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and technology. We also examine the legal action taken by the Elvis Presley estate against Anthropic regarding alleged copyright infringement.
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VenezuelaVenezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns from exile
BrazilLula secures fourth presidential term in Brazil after defeating Flávio Bolsonaro
SerbiaSerbian leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat to student-led movement
United KingdomStorm Boelo Leaves Two Dead and Disrupts UK Power
LondonFour-year-old girl dies after tower block fall in Barking
EnglandFunding doubles to nearly £900m for initiative aiming to clear rough sleepers off streets by Christmas
EnglandSubreddit r/opensource Introduces Bans on AI Content and Non-English Speakers
San FranciscoNew Study Highlights Divergent Political Recommendations from Grok and OpenAI Models
United StatesApollo Global Economist Argues AI Delivers Zero Financial Payoff Outside Big Tech
AI & TechBlock unveils local AI voice model Dessa
San FranciscoElvis Presley Estate Sues Anthropic Over Alleged AI Copyright Infringement
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns from exile
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela after more than 10 months in exile.
4 of 6 claims confirmed · 8 sources
What we confirmed
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela after more than 10 months in exile.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · BBC News, Al Jazeera, NPR, CNN, Financial Times
Nicolas Maduro was removed from the country by US forces in January and is currently jailed in New York facing charges.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · BBC News, Al Jazeera, Yahoo News UK, STLPR
Edmundo Gonzalez confirmed Maria Corina Machado's return, posting that she is on Venezuelan soil.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Edmundo Gonzalez · The Guardian, Yahoo News UK, STLPR
Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway in December for her peaceful challenge to Maduro's government.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · The Guardian, NPR
What we left out (2)
Machado has previously said she would run for president again if an election were held.Single source · left out · said by Maria Corina Machado · BBC News
It is unclear what Machado plans to do next now that she is back in Venezuela.Single source · left out · BBC News
Lula secures fourth presidential term in Brazil after defeating Flávio Bolsonaro
Luiz In%C3%A1cio Lula da Silva won the runoff election to secure a fourth term as Brazil president.
3 of 6 claims confirmed · 6 sources
What we confirmed
Luiz In%C3%A1cio Lula da Silva won the runoff election to secure a fourth term as Brazil president.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · The Guardian, NPR
Lula defeated far-right opponent Fl%C3%A1vio Bolsonaro in the election.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · The Guardian, Sky News
Lula received more than 51 percent of the vote, while Bolsonaro trailed with 48 percent.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · Al Jazeera, BBC News
What we left out (3)
Fl%C3%A1vio Bolsonaro refuses to accept the election result.Single source · left out · said by Fl%C3%A1vio Bolsonaro · Sky News
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum stated: %E2%80%9CLong live democracy, the people of Brazil won. Congratulations, President Lula!%E2%80%9DSingle source · left out · said by Claudia Sheinbaum · The Guardian
Paraguayan president Santiago Pe%C3%B1a stated %E2%80%9CI salute the Brazilian peop...%E2%80%9DSingle source · left out · said by Santiago Pe%C3%B1a · The Guardian
Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić concedes defeat to student-led movement
Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat in the parliamentary elections to the student-led movement known as the Student List.
3 of 6 claims confirmed · 8 sources
What we confirmed
Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat in the parliamentary elections to the student-led movement known as the Student List.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Aleksandar Vučić · The Guardian, Al Jazeera, POLITICO, Reuters, BBC News, Financial Times
The Student List secured a majority of between 135 and 140 mandates in the country's 250-seat parliament.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Aleksandar Vučić · POLITICO, The Sun
The student-led movement spent nearly two years protesting against Aleksandar Vučić's government.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · The Guardian, Al Jazeera
What we left out (3)
Aleksandar Vučić resigned in September and called early snap parliamentary elections.Single source · left out · Al Jazeera
Voter turnout reached its highest level in more than 30 years during Sunday's elections.Single source · left out · Al Jazeera
The victory for the student-led movement in Serbia is likely to reverberate across Europe and add momentum to youth and student protests.Speculation · left out · said by The Guardian · The Guardian
Two men have been killed by falling trees as Storm Boelo hit the UK.
4 of 6 claims confirmed · 8 sources
New since we last reported it
Two fatalities have been confirmed following falling trees.
Peak wind gusts have reached 84mph.
Over 800,000 properties have been reported without power cumulatively, with over 90,000 still disconnected by Sunday evening.
What we confirmed
Two men have been killed by falling trees as Storm Boelo hit the UK.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · BBC News, Sky News, The Guardian
Storm Boelo and Storm Austen left over 800,000 properties without power across the country.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Energy Networks Association · BBC News, Sky News, The Guardian
At 19:00 GMT on Sunday, more than 90,000 properties remained without power.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Energy Networks Association · BBC News, The Guardian
Winds reached up to 84mph during the storm.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · Sky News, The Independent
What we left out (2)
Scottish government ministers and officials gathered on Sunday afternoon to discuss the impact of Storm Boelo.Single source · left out · BBC News
13,000 customers in Yorkshire and the north-east were expected to be without power beyond Sunday night.Single source · left out · said by Northern Powergrid · The Guardian
Four-year-old girl dies after tower block fall in Barking
A four-year-old girl died after falling from a tower block in St Paul's Road, Barking.
5 of 5 claims confirmed · 6 sources
What we confirmed
A four-year-old girl died after falling from a tower block in St Paul's Road, Barking.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · BBC News, The Guardian, Sky News, The Independent, The Telegraph, Evening Standard
Police and paramedics from the London Ambulance Service attended the scene after being called at about 11:00 BST on Saturday.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · BBC News, The Independent
The child was taken to hospital where she later died from her injuries.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · BBC News, The Guardian, The Independent, Evening Standard
The incident is not believed to be suspicious at this time.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Metropolitan Police · BBC News, The Guardian, Evening Standard
An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident is ongoing.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Metropolitan Police · BBC News, The Guardian, Evening Standard
Funding doubles to nearly £900m for initiative aiming to clear rough sleepers off streets by Christmas
Funding is set to double to support a pledge to give every rough sleeper in England a route off the streets by Christmas, with spending reaching almost £900m by the end of the current parliament.
4 of 6 claims confirmed · 8 sources
What we confirmed
Funding is set to double to support a pledge to give every rough sleeper in England a route off the streets by Christmas, with spending reaching almost £900m by the end of the current parliament.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · BBC News, The Guardian
The government committed an extra £432m to help end rough sleeping by Christmas.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · The Independent, ITV News, Sky News
Rough sleeping has hit record highs under Labour.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Katie Lam · BBC News, Sky News
Rough sleeping isn't a fact of life. It's a thing governments either choose to accept or don't.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Andy Burnham · BBC News, Metro
What we left out (2)
Preventing people from becoming homeless in the first place will be critical if the government's longer-term ambition is to succeed.Single source · left out · said by Housing organisations · BBC News
Vanquishing rough sleeping for good will be a long game requiring funding beyond Christmas and very tailored support.Single source · left out · said by Charity boss · Metro
Subreddit r/opensource Introduces Bans on AI Content and Non-English Speakers
The moderators at r/opensource posted new submission rules banning projects that use AI, are made by AI, or are intended for AI.
2 of 6 claims confirmed · 4 sources
What we confirmed
The moderators at r/opensource posted new submission rules banning projects that use AI, are made by AI, or are intended for AI.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by r/opensource moderators · The Verge, Zh-hant.martincid
The r/opensource subreddit has introduced new rules also excluding non-English speakers.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · The Verge, Newsbytesapp
What we left out (4)
The new rules implemented by r/opensource have sparked a revolt and set off a firestorm in the comments.Single source · left out · The Verge
The controversy over the new rules spurred the creation of a rival subreddit named r/trueopensource.Single source · left out · The Verge
Moderator Wolvereness explained that there is nuance and room for selective enforcement regarding the rules.Single source · left out · said by Wolvereness · The Verge
AI, as it exists today, is incongruent to this Open Source community.Single source · left out · said by r/opensource moderators · The Verge
New Study Highlights Divergent Political Recommendations from Grok and OpenAI Models
A new study found that Grok 4.7 recommended the Republican candidate in 92% of its answers, while OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol picked the Democrat in 97% when forced to choose in midterm election races.
3 of 6 claims confirmed · 6 sources
What we confirmed
A new study found that Grok 4.7 recommended the Republican candidate in 92% of its answers, while OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol picked the Democrat in 97% when forced to choose in midterm election races.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · TechCrunch, Grok 4.7 recommends Republicans 92% of…
Across nearly 500 races, the Grok and OpenAI models agreed less than 10% of the time.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · TechCrunch, Grok 4.7 recommends Republicans 92% of…
Researchers in the study asked GPT and Grok, via their APIs, to name one candidate and not hedge or list both sides.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · TechCrunch, Grok 4.7 recommends Republicans 92% of…
What we left out (3)
Consumer applications refused to answer the voting preference question, which an OpenAI spokesperson said was significant.Single source · left out · said by OpenAI spokesperson · TechCrunch, Grok 4.7 recommends Republicans 92% of…
OpenAI stated that the results do not reflect user experiences in consumer apps.Single source · left out · said by OpenAI · Grok 4.7 recommends Republicans 92% of…
Grok cited conservative sources such as Ballotpedia, while GPT relied on Wikipedia and Reddit.Single source · left out · Grok 4.7 recommends Republicans 92% of…
Apollo Global Economist Argues AI Delivers Zero Financial Payoff Outside Big Tech
AI has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of the tech industry despite massive investments.
4 of 5 claims confirmed · 8 sources
What we confirmed
AI has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of the tech industry despite massive investments.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Torsten Slok, Chief Economist at Apollo Global Management · TechCrunch, 24/7 Wall St., Let's Data Science
Revenue per worker and profit margins are rising for the Magnificent Seven tech companies but remain flat for the other 493 S&P 500 companies.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Apollo Global Management · NewsCord, Let's Data Science, PANews English
Mainstream corporate America is starting to view token spending not as a source of growth but as a cost center that weighs on margins.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Torsten Slok, Chief Economist at Apollo Global Management · Business Insider, Yahoo! Finance
There is no sign yet that artificial intelligence is driving productivity growth outside of the tech sector.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Apollo Global Management · Let's Data Science, PANews English
What we left out (1)
It will be tough for corporate America to turn increasingly cheap intelligence into higher revenue growth and higher profit margins.Speculation · left out · said by Torsten Slok, Chief Economist at Apollo Global Management · TechCrunch
Block has released a research preview of a speech model called Dessa that runs locally on a MacBook Pro with an M4 Max chip or better.
2 of 5 claims confirmed · 6 sources
New since we last reported it
Block has made a research preview of Dessa available that is capable of running locally on specific high-end MacBook Pro hardware.
What we confirmed
Block has released a research preview of a speech model called Dessa that runs locally on a MacBook Pro with an M4 Max chip or better.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · TechCrunch, Crowdfund Insider, Coindesk
Block stated that Dessa was trained from scratch entirely on human speech using a single NVIDIA computing system.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Block · TechCrunch, Coindesk, The Verge
What we left out (3)
There is currently no public access to Dessa, and Block has called for safety researchers to test the model for potential misuse in scams.Single source · left out · TechCrunch
Block released no independent benchmarks, parameter counts, or third-party evaluations for the Dessa model.Single source · left out · Crowdfund Insider
Voice is the most natural way to interact with intelligence and Dessa is the most authentic full-duplex speech model.Single source · left out · said by Jack Dorsey · The Indian Express
Elvis Presley Estate Sues Anthropic Over Alleged AI Copyright Infringement
Authentic Brands Group filed a $41 million lawsuit against AI company Anthropic alleging copyright infringement of 274 Elvis Presley songs.
4 of 5 claims confirmed · 8 sources
What we confirmed
Authentic Brands Group filed a $41 million lawsuit against AI company Anthropic alleging copyright infringement of 274 Elvis Presley songs.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · The Guardian, Pitchfork
Anthropic used Presley's music to train its AI models without permission.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Authentic Brands Group · The Guardian, The New York Times, NME, Pitchfork
Anthropic has built their entire empire based on copyright infringement at a scale never seen before.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Richard Busch · Vice, Far Out Magazine
Anthropic disagrees with the lawsuit.Confirmed · two or more independent sources · said by Anthropic · The New York Times, Let's Data Science
What we left out (1)
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell filed a lawsuit against Anthropic in August accusing the company of using copyrighted lyrics and sheet music.Single source · left out · NME
JamesGood morning. It's half past six in the morning on Monday the 26th of October.
JamesThis is Not Perfect News. I'm James.
JulieAnd I'm Julie.
JamesHere are today's main stories.
JamesVenezuelan opposition leader Maria Machado returns from exile following significant political changes.
JamesLula secures a fourth presidential term in Brazil after defeating Flavio Bolsonaro.
JamesSerbian leader Aleksandar Vucic concedes defeat to a growing student-led movement.
JamesComing up, artificial intelligence, technology, and today's feature: Elvis Presley Estate Sues Anthropic Over Alleged AI Copyright Infringement.
JamesThis programme is researched and voiced using AI, and every source is on our website.
JamesHere's Julie with the world news.
JulieThanks, James. Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado has returned to the country after more than ten months in exile.
JulieSupporters welcomed her back following the removal of Nicolas Maduro by United States forces in January.
JulieIn Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won the presidential runoff election.
JulieHe secured a historic fourth term by defeating far right opponent Flavio Bolsonaro in a tight race.
JulieAnd in Serbia, leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat in parliamentary elections.
JulieHe lost to the student led movement known as the Student List following nearly two years of protests.
JulieHere's James with the UK news.
JamesThanks, Julie. Storm Boelo has left two people dead after they were struck by falling trees in high winds.
JamesMore than eight hundred thousand properties lost power across the country as severe weather continued.
JamesA four-year-old girl has died after falling from a tower block in Barking, east London.
JamesEmergency services rushed to the scene on Saturday morning before she was taken to hospital.
JamesThe government has doubled funding to nearly nine hundred million pounds to help rough sleepers off the streets.
JamesMinisters have pledged a route off the streets for every rough sleeper in England by Christmas.
JamesHere's Julie with the technology and AI news.
JulieThanks, James. The moderators of the reddit community r slash opensource have banned projects that use artificial intelligence.
JulieThe new rules also exclude non English speakers from participating in the forum.
JulieA new study reveals that Grok recommended the republican candidate in ninety two per cent of answers.
JulieOpenAI models picked the democrat in ninety seven per cent of cases when forced to choose.
JulieApollo Global Management reports that artificial intelligence has yielded zero financial return for corporate America outside big tech.
JulieMassive investments have failed to boost profit margins for most firms outside the tech sector.
JulieBlock has released a research preview of a speech model named Dessa.
JulieThe model runs locally on a MacBook Pro with an M four Max chip or better.
JulieHere's James with today's feature.
JamesThanks, Julie. The estate of Elvis Presley has filed a forty-one million dollar lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Anthropic.
JamesAuthentic Brands Group represents the late singer and states that Anthropic used two hundred and seventy-four Elvis songs without permission.
JamesThe legal action alleges that this music was used to train artificial intelligence models.
JulieLead attorney Richard Busch claims that Anthropic has built its business on copyright infringement at an unprecedented scale.
JulieOn the other side, Anthropic states simply that it disagrees with the lawsuit.
JulieThis high-profile case is a major test of copyright law for generative artificial intelligence.
JulieSupporters of the lawsuit argue it could help establish clear licensing frameworks that fairly compensate artists.
JulieProponents also suggest robust legal oversight will ensure technology companies adopt more transparent data sourcing practices.
JulieConversely, sceptics argue that excessive litigation might stifle technological innovation and handicap the development of artificial intelligence.
JulieSome warn that holding developers liable for data mining could make foundational model development economically unviable for smaller firms.
JamesThe courts will now need to decide whether training models on copyrighted music constitutes fair use or infringement.
JamesA balanced resolution could eventually involve statutory licensing regimes specifically tailored for artificial intelligence training.
JamesThis lawsuit will ultimately shape how major music catalogs and tech companies interact in the future.
JamesIt seems even the king of rock and roll cannot escape the digital age.
JamesThe core question is whether ingesting audio files to train a machine differs from a musician studying past greats.
JamesLegal experts are watching to see if plaintiffs can prove specific tracks were ingested during training.
JulieAnother central controversy is the tension between rightsholders and developers claiming fair use.
JulieHow technology firms source future training datasets could change entirely depending on the judge verdict.
JulieThank goodness he left us plenty of recordings to argue about.
JamesQuite right, though I suspect his lawyers are busier than ever.
JulieThanks, James. Before we go, a reminder of today's main stories.
JulieVenezuelan opposition leader Maria Machado has returned from exile today.
JulieLula has secured a fourth presidential term in Brazil after a hard-fought election.
JulieYou'll find all our sources, the transcript and chapters at news.notperfect.biz.
JulieThis programme is made with AI, so please check the linked sources for anything important.
JulieThat's all from us this morning. I'm Julie.
JamesAnd I'm James. Thanks for listening, and goodbye.
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