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Artificial Intelligence Disruptions: GhatGPT 4 and Intellectual Property

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Artificial Intelligence Disruptions: ChatGPT 4 and Intellectual Property

Keeping IP Lawyers in Business

If you have not heard or read some of the buzz about the AI revolution, you either live under a rock or you are off the grid. In the realm of artificial intelligence, the biggest disruption of the last year has occurred with the introduction of large generative language models such as ChatGPT.

ChatGPT’s viral spread from its introduction on November 30, 2022, has already upended business and educational activities. It reached 100 million users faster than any other online application or social media before it. One of the areas feeling its reverberations is the section of law that deals with intellectual property (IP).

 

Three ChatGPT 4 Hiccoughs

Three issues that the newest iteration of ChatGPT (4) have brought to the fore are the way it infringes on third-party IP, the difficulty it creates of determining authorship and ownership, and the way it interferes with tracing IP and holding people accountable for infringements (www.bing.com).

Human creators object to how generative learning models such ChatGPT 4 can scrape the entire internet and subsequently reproduce their text, images, or sound without consent, credit, or compensation. For instance, there is one case of ChatGPT reproducing exactly a song lyric from Taylor Swift in a prompt to write a song. It also has the potential to reveal trade secrets of businesses whose IP consists of patents. These are clear violations of IP laws.

Furthermore, with regards to the content produced by ChatGPT 4: who owns it? Does the person who wrote the prompt own it, or do the developers of ChatGPT 4 own it? Finally, because it trains itself on the entirety of the internet, without people having the option to opt out, it is very difficult to trace when and where it reproduces material directly, thereby violating copyright laws.

 

Citations

 
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The Best Home Automation Systems 2023

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 The Best Smart Home Automation Systems 2023

Unsure you’ve locked your door when you leave your home? There’s an app for that! Home automation systems have changed our relationship with our places of residence, giving us more control over when and where we activate home appliances such as HVAC systems, locks, security systems, and lights (Ashraf et. al., 2020). Amazon Echo, Google Nest, and Apple HomeKit are three of the best rated and most popular home automation systems

Amazon Echo

Using voice-command interface Alexa, Amazon Echo comes with a camera for increased home security. You can view your front porch via an app on your phone. It features better sound quality than competitor Google Nest. The Echo is compatible with a nice range of devices.

Google Nest

Google Nest runs on Google Assistant, and unlike Amazon Echo, it has a sleep sensor that can track your sleeping patterns to maximize your health. Google features better display quality than the Echo. It works with cloud computing, so it relies on Google’s servers. It is more compatible with devices with android operating systems.

Apple HomeKit

Apple, uses Siri as its voice interface. In contrast to Google Nest, Apple HomeKit works on local Wi-Fi networks. It features better data protection, privacy, and security than Echo or Nest. People also report it is faster and more reliable than other top home automation products. However, it requires an Apple device as its hub, and therefore suffers from less compatibility.

Benefits of Smart Home Technology

With one of these systems, you achieve peace of mind from enhanced security, you can save money on energy, and reduce the carbon imprint of your home. Finally, a home automation system can enhance the convenience of your life in the home, with voice commands for lighting, climate, and entertainment.

Citations

Ashraf, I., Umer, M., Majeed, R., Mehmood, A., Aslam, W., Yasir, M. N., & Choi, G. S. (2020, September 22). Home automation using general purpose household electric appliances with Raspberry Pi and commercial smartphone. Www.Plos.org. Retrieved August 14, 2023, from https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0238480

Palaniappan, S., Hariharan, N., Kesh, N. T., Vidhyalakshimi , S., & Angel, D. S. (2015). Home Automation Systems - A Study. International Journal of Computer Applications, 116(11), 11-18.