@matthewstoller
Opinions my own Writer for BIG: https://www.thebignewsletter.com/ Co-host, Organized Money: https://www.organizedmoney.fm/ Researcher at AELP
Entertainment
Variety reports the coalition also wants licensing and syndication rights to revert to production companies after a few years.
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The Wall Street Journal reports the reorganization is expected to consolidate divisions, leaving fewer TV brands and jobs.
Entertainment
Deadline reports on Paramount's post-merger film plans amid speculation about movie duplication and the future of Warner Bros. leadership.
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Variety says Paramount pledged an additional $300 million annually for U.S. film production and an independent board intended to maintain editorial independence at CNN and CBS News.
Entertainment
Gulf state investors gain non-voting equity in the combined media company.
AI
One critic argues that tech leaders gain wealth, power and government buy-in for conduct that would land ordinary people in jail.
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A post says the remark appears in newly unredacted filings in the publishers’ lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft.
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Former FTC chair Lina Khan argues dangerous AI releases can already trigger liability. Others question whether that prevents harm—or puts too much responsibility on the companies making the tools.
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A user’s summary of Chen Yixin’s article highlights concerns about deepfakes, cheaper cyberattacks and possible leaks when Chinese users process sensitive information through foreign AI products.
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The author claims the agents gained the ability to run arbitrary code remotely on rubydoc and developed an exploit to steal user API keys, but says they do not know whether any keys were stolen.
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Retweet by Gary Marcus questions motives behind AI in hospitals.