ChatGPT Under Fire, Hollywood Drama Spikes and the Unethical Supreme Court

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Anna Eisenberg
July 13, 2023

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Happy Friday! Get ready to ride the wave of current events as we serve up a spicy blend of headlines, uncover hidden gems, and ignite your curiosity with the juiciest stories.

Hollywood on a Double Strike - Writers and Actors Unanimously Take to the Picket Lines
  • Actors join writers who have been striking for two months

  • SAG-AFTRA union demands increases in base pay and residuals in the streaming TV era

  • Studios offer highest percentage increases in minimum pay levels in 35 years

  • The economic damage is already stacking up - now, Hollywood is on a double strike and it's not clear when it will end!
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Are You Protected From OpenAI? FTC Opens Investigation into AI Giant's Misleading Statements
OpenAI, maker of generative artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, is facing some heat from the US FTC. The agency has opened up an investigation into whether OpenAI has put personal reputations and data at risk by engaging in unfair practices.
  • The US Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI

  • The FTC is probing whether OpenAI has put personal reputations and data at risk

  • The agency has asked OpenAI questions about its products' potential to "generate statements about real individuals that are false, misleading, or disparaging"

  • The AI race has raised widespread concerns about potential risks and regulatory scrutiny of the technology, and a US Senate Majority leader has called for "comprehensive legislation" to ensure safeguards

  • OpenAI's latest challenge begs the question: is the AI more artificial than intelligent?
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Gone with the Wind(ing): Ex-CEO of Celsius Network Charged With Fraud in Cryptocurrency Debacle
  • Alex Mashinsky, former CEO of crypto lender Celsius Network Ltd., has been indicted for tampering with the company’s finances.

  • The US Justice Department claims that Mashinsky lied to customers about the value of the company’s proprietary token, CEL.

  • The embattled executive allegedly went to “great lengths to dupe investors” throughout 2018-2022.

  • Mashinsky’s downfall proves that even the most powerful can’t outwit the law – and that crypto isn’t always as “free” as they make it seem
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The Unethical Practices of SCOTUS
  • The Supreme Court Justices have been participating in a program at the University of Hawaii law school that offers an all-expenses-paid luxurious vacation.

  • The Associated Press has obtained documents that have revealed the justices engaging in questionable activities, including putting themselves in rooms with influential donors.

  • Justice Sotomayor was even found prodding colleges and libraries to buy her books.

  • With all the ethical issues, it's clear that the judicial branch plays by different rules, and is above the law
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Anna Eisenberg ❤️