... Jones argued that media companies could “collaborate on our own technology” to ensure control and opportunities rather than deep-pocketed technology giants taking advantage of media firms’ content. Corp echoed that, sharing: “We want to protect our brands while working together.” ...
Slade brought a comparison to an international defense alliance into play at that stage. “Someone described it as a kind of NATO for news,” he said. “At the moment, we’re all spending an enormous amount of money, each incremental to last year’s budget, in just trying to hold stuff back. So there’s a good argument for a lot more collaboration around all aspects.” ...
“What I’m most interested in now is a way for us to prove that if AI companies work with us, we can help train their models faster, more efficiently, more accurately. And that’s worth something, and that should be the catalyst.” ...
The panelists on Tuesday also agreed that a proposed opt-out rule in the U.K. approach to AI, allowing AI companies to use copyrighted works unless the holder actively opts out, is not the right approach. ...
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