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technology17 days ago•68 min saved

Superhuman’s AI bet tests attribution, copyright and creator monetization

In a wide-ranging interview, Shishir Mehrotra explains Superhuman (formerly Grammarly)’s AI-powered productivity suite and Go platform, their philosophy of embedding AI into work, and how a controversial Expert Review feature that used reporters’ names without permission sparked backlash and a lawsuit before being scrapped; they discuss the line between attribution and impersonation, the economics of an agent marketplace with a 70/30 split, and how the creator economy might adapt to AI through new business models and platform dynamics, while acknowledging ongoing legal and policy uncertainties in copyright and likeness as AI tools scale.

via The Verge|

#ai #attribution #copyright

science1 month ago•60 min saved

Ancient Rome bust reattributed to Michelangelo after archival hunt

A marble bust in Rome’s Sant’Agnese fuori le mura is reattributed to Michelangelo after decades of archival research, challenging the idea that the master destroyed works late in life; the sculpture, preserved for centuries by a Catholic order, is now on display in the basilica under an alarm system.

via Reuters|

#archives #attribution #michelangelo

arts1 month ago•7 min saved

New Michelangelos or Old Fantasies? Art Historians Push Back on Rapid Attributions

Brussels collectors’ claims that a canvas Pietà and a Rome bust are by Michelangelo sparked a high-stakes debate: a Belgian report cites technical tests and monograms as evidence, but leading Renaissance experts remain skeptical, noting the lack of provenance and that such attributions develop slowly over decades rather than days. The piece uses a “Dan Brown” quip to underline how sensational discoveries in art history can mislead when not supported by widespread scholarly consensus.

via The New York Times|

#art-history #arts #attribution

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

Grammarly's AI Feedback Echoes Names Without Consent

Grammarly's Expert Review AI surfaces feedback supposedly inspired by well-known experts and journalists, but The Verge found attributions to editors and writers made without their permission and with questionable sources; Grammarly says it does not claim endorsements, only inspiration from publicly available works, yet the feature has crashed and linked to dubious sources, raising privacy, consent, and attribution concerns about who the AI can imitate and cite.

via The Verge|

#ai #attribution #ethics

technology5 months ago•2 min saved

Strava and Garmin Clash Sparks Concerns Among Runners and Cyclists

Strava plans to comply with Garmin's API attribution requirements by November 1, despite previous pushback and a lawsuit, indicating potential app updates to include Garmin attribution in line with Garmin's brand guidelines, while continuing negotiations.

via Singletracks Mountain Bike News|

#api #attribution #compliance

politics2 years ago•1 min saved

"DeSantis Ends Campaign, Embraces Trump, and Faces Reality in Florida"

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the suspension of his presidential campaign with a quote attributed to Winston Churchill, "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts," which was found to be falsely attributed to Churchill by the Winston Churchill Project at Michigan's Hillsdale College and the International Churchill Society. The society also noted that the quote is often incorrectly attributed to Abraham Lincoln. DeSantis' campaign has not responded to requests for comment on the matter.

via CBS News|

#attribution #fake-quote #politics

opinion2 years ago•3 min saved

"Harvard President's Resignation Sparks Campus Free Speech Debate"

The Claudine Gay plagiarism scandal has sparked a debate on the relevance of plagiarism rules, with some arguing that the rules are hypocritical and unnecessary. The author contends that plagiarism rules are unjustified and that authors should not be required to attribute unless they believe it's deserved. They suggest that abandoning plagiarism rules would be beneficial and that punishing authors for using clichés or students for learning through plagiarism should be stopped.

via Techdirt|

#academia #attribution #claudine-gay

climate-change2 years ago•7 min saved

The Connection Between Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Extreme weather events such as droughts, storms, wildfires, and heat waves are becoming more intense and frequent due to climate change. Scientists are using a method called "attribution" to analyze whether a particular extreme event could have happened in a world without global warming. In some cases, the impacts of climate change are so clear that scientists conclude extreme weather events would have been all but impossible without global warming. The article lists six such events, including the Siberian heat wave of 2020 and the Pacific Northwest heat wave of 2021.

via CNN|

#attribution #climate-change #climate-crisis