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The Center for Journalism & Liberty at Open Markets urges DOJ to break Google’s search monopoly and address AI risks

The Center for Journalism & Liberty (CJL) at the Open Markets Institute has submitted a detailed letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, advocating for decisive action to dismantle Google’s monopoly over online search and search text advertising.

New article from Dr. Courtney C. Radsch explains why fair compensation for human-created content is essential for the future of AI

October 30, 2024 - In a new article in The Washington Monthly, Dr. Courtney C. Radsch, director of the Center for Journalism and Liberty at the Open Markets Institute, argues that the survival of artificial intelligence hinges on high-quality, human-generated content and data, which means that journalists, artists, content creators and analysts, have more leverage to be fairly compensated for their work than they might realize. 
December 10, 2024 - Earlier this year, the WSJ owner sued Perplexity for failing to properly license its content. Now its research tool Factiva has negotiated its own AI licensing deals.
September 30, 2024 - California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models.
Additional industry news about AI
September 12, 2024 - Rapidly advancing generative artificial intelligence technology and journalism have converged during the biggest election year in history. As more newsrooms experiment with AI, the need for ethical guidelines and audience feedback have surfaced as key challenges.
September 10, 2024 - On Monday, Sept. 9, the Empire State Local News Coalition and Columbia Journalism School hosted “AI and Local News: Challenges and Opportunities for Journalism in New York,” a panel convening experts in journalism, technology and government to explore how AI is reshaping local news and the opportunities it presents for cross-sector collaboration.
September 6, 2024 - In a column to readers, The Dallas Morning News explained its use of AI saying: "Our newsroom is dedicated to examining applications of AI technology in our work while maintaining the integrity of how we approach and produce journalism."
July 30, 2024 - Microsoft has released a white paper titled "Protecting the Public from Abusive AI-Generated Content" that encourages the government to pass a comprehensive deepfake fraud statute to protect against abusive AI-generated content.
July 26, 2024 - With the November presidential election only around three months away, it's unclear whether they would go into effect before Election Day. After the commission’s 3-2 vote on Thursday, the proposal now advances to a 30-day public comment period. After that, there's another 15-day reply period before the rule can be finalized.
July 25, 2024 - OpenAI is launching a test version of its long-awaited search engine, which it says will cite sources of information including news from business partners such as The Wall Street Journal parent News Corp and the Atlantic magazine. 
May 14, 2024 - In recent contract negotiations with parent company Gannett, a local newsroom union is fighting over the extent to which generative AI will be used for news content generation.
The tech giant is rolling out AI-generated answers that displace links to human-written websites, threatening millions of creators.
May 13, 2024 - AP has updated its guidance on the use of generative AI in the news report to allow for some experimentation around the use of the technology in specific use cases.

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