Curated Commons // Edition 171
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AI is breaking royalty agreements
When permission-less ‘creativity’ is a click away, what happens to royalty agreements, and individual rights (be they artist or the label)? - Read here
Why Costco is so loved
It’s crowded, sells massive-sized SKUs, and makes you walk like everyone has a daily steps goal. All while feeding you samplers. - Read here ($)
PS: If Costco interests you, you should hear this amazing podcast from Acquired.
Can you rely on LLMs to fact check?
In case you wanted a study to answer that for you - Read here
Science, FTW
The Ebola vaccine is so powerful that it can save lives even after an exposure! - Read here
Influencers are influencing which AI papers are more cited
It’s the age of influencers. We just exist to get influenced - Read here
Are Humanoid Robots coming soon?
Goldman Sachs thinks so. New report out - Read here
Have we passed the coldest February of our lives?
Looks like we already shot past the 1.5C mark past 12 months :-( - Read here ($)
US legal system is amazing!
Lawyers who won a case against Musk want $5.6 Bn (not a typo!) - Read here
Can you build an AI software engineer?
Can AI write the next AI? A startup is trying - Read here
AI is eating the adult entertainment industry
It’s been disruption after disruption. - Read here ($)
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