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Cranky armchair wonk and word nerd.

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YouTube tries convincing record labels to license music for AI song generator

Video site needs labels’ content to legally train AI song generators.

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/06/youtube-tries-convincing-record-labels-to-license-music-for-ai-song-generator/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica I think it's more like, "After reading the news, we realize we put ourselves at risk of costly lawsuit if we don't at least ask first." US law provides for compulsory licensing. YouTube doesn't really HAVE to ask. (Neither does Weird Al; he's just very nice.) But the onerous obligations and likely cost of CL are greater than just getting permission, maybe for a much lower cost.

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Rocket Report: Electron turns 50, China’s Moon launcher breathes fire

"Most rocket startups are still stuck in the long process of reengineering."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/rocket-report-electron-turns-50-chinas-moon-launcher-breathes-fire/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica This image looks like someone asked AI to blend Giger and Seuss.

Also, it's just my engineering ignorance, I know, but those connectors look like something from a century ago.

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Lawsuit argues Call of Duty helped cause the Uvalde school shooting

Suit: Activision is "manipulating players' brain chemistry," ignoring "use by minors."

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/lawsuit-argues-call-of-duty-helped-cause-the-uvalde-school-shooting/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica An old argument, dead on arrival. There is no clinical evidence supporting this association. Nearly everyone plays violent games growing up, but most people aren't violent adults. It's a child's argument, the same logic behind thinking rare things give you rare luck.

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Anti-pasteurization crowd reaffirms love of raw milk despite bird flu outbreak

Raw milk fans called warnings "fear mongering," despite 52% fatality rate in humans.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/anti-pasteurization-crowd-reaffirms-love-of-raw-milk-despite-bird-flu-outbreak/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica This is how natural selection works. In the context of civilization, adaptation isn't just genetic, but also memetic. Those who make poorer choices than they could are less likely to pass on their genes.

Let them have their raw milk. We did for them what we could. It's their free choice to die stupid.

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