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In Copyright ‘Wins’ for AI, Judges Leave Room for Future Defeats

My latest piece in Tech Policy Press examines two AI copyright rulings and the legal rationales that will likely be setting precedent beyond the the short-term legal victories.

Eryk Salvaggio

27 Jun 2025 — 1 min read

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Two legal rulings in favor of the AI industry this week seem like they're victories for the companies, suggesting training is transformative and therefore, fair use. But hidden in the rationale of both cases are indications of deep-seeded legal problems around training – it's just up to authors and their legal teams to raise them.

My latest piece in Tech Policy Press examines the rulings and the legal rationales that will likely be setting precedent beyond the two short-term legal victories.

The Black Box Myth

If you missed it, my piece in Tech Policy Press tackles the relationship the AI industry has with uncertainty: using what they don't know about AI as evidence that they're right, or that it should be feared, or that it can't be properly regulated.

Complete Accuracy Collapse

A new paper from Apple proves what I've discussed before – that so-called "reasoning" models aren't doing much reasoning at all – but now that is clear even by the bizarre industry definitions of the term. The researchers created a series of puzzles with similar problem-solving

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The Decision Not to Decide

Interfaces, and design of all kinds, exercise decision-making. Decision making is a form of power. What, then, is generative AI for design?

A large building which appears covered in scaffolding, reflecting the unique "inside out" architecture of the French Contemporary Art Museum.

Democracy & the AI Question

Remarks from an in-person debate, 'L’IA en question, questions à l’IA', a two-day event at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, on May 24/25. The event focused on debates about the role of AI in contemporary society.

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The Black Box Myth

Complete Accuracy Collapse

The Decision Not to Decide

Democracy & the AI Question