The Algorithm Age

Last month, the U.S. Copyright Office released a report on generative AI training , concluding that use of copyrighted materials to train artificial intelligence models is not fair use . That conclusion is wrong as both a matter of copyright law and AI policy. AI is too important to allow copyright to impede its progress, especially as America seeks to maintain its global competitiveness in tech innovation. Fair use is a defense to copyright infringement that allows companies like Google to reproduce web pages in order to develop their search engines. If Google faced liability for copying the material it indexes, it would go out of business. Similarly, generative AI systems should have permission to be trained on material that is often copyrighted, such as images or articles, to achieve sufficient accuracy. AI datasets currently utilize a process called “backend copying,” often mimicking how humans learn words and ideas from reading copyrighted materials, which has n...

Amid the vows, the yachts, and the threats of inflatable crocodiles, Lauren Sánchez Bezos did something quietly radical: she wiped her entire Instagram profile. Her account, which has 1.1 million followers, now contains just two photos from her wedding extravaganza to billionaire Jeff Bezos : a solo shot showcasing her Dolce & Gabbana dress, and a pair of the smiling newlyweds walking hand in hand. Though her bio still lists her as an Emmy award-winning journalist and NYT bestselling author, any further evidence of a former professional or personal life has been deleted. It’s a relationship rebrand we’ve seen before, most famously with Meghan Markle , who deleted her Lifestyle blog and personal social media accounts shortly after announcing her engagement to Prince Harry in 2018. And, like every high profile Instagram hiatus that came before it, Mrs Amazon’s evolution has led to a debate in the group chat. Is this another example of a woman making herself ...

Amid the vows, the yachts, and the threats of inflatable crocodiles, Lauren Sánchez Bezos did something quietly radical: she wiped her entire Instagram profile. Her account, which has 1.1 million followers, now contains just two photos from her wedding extravaganza to billionaire Jeff Bezos : a solo shot showcasing her Dolce & Gabbana dress, and a pair of the smiling newlyweds walking hand in hand. Though her bio still lists her as an Emmy award-winning journalist and NYT bestselling author, any further evidence of a former professional or personal life has been deleted. It’s a relationship rebrand we’ve seen before, most famously with Meghan Markle , who deleted her Lifestyle blog and personal social media accounts shortly after announcing her engagement to Prince Harry in 2018. And, like every high profile Instagram hiatus that came before it, Mrs Amazon’s evolution has led to a debate in the group chat. Is this another example of a woman making herself ...

Behind Michelle Obama's strength and resilience lies an upbringing marked by simplicity and authenticity. A lesson passed down by her mother, Marian Robinson, that continues to inspire the former First Lady… and might just transform your own outlook on parenting. The Art of Showing Your Flaws: The Legacy of Marian Robinson When Michelle Obama talks about her childhood, she's not describing a fairy tale. She's talking about a small apartment on Chicago's South Side, simple meals, frank discussions around the dinner table, and most of all... her mother. Marian Robinson didn't have a parenting book on her nightstand or a degree in child psychology. However, she possessed something rarer: everyday wisdom and a capacity for truth. Being truthful, for her, meant saying "I don't know" when she didn't have an answer. It meant acknowledging that she was tired, that she needed a moment of calm, or that she had made a mistake. This stance...

Lumier Rodriguez flipped on the “open to work” setting on the professional social network LinkedIn to show that she was actively looking for contract work in April. She thought she’d instantly get responses from recruiters. She was met with silence. So she started actively applying to jobs. But rather than hear back from human recruiters, she received emails, calls and texts from artificial intelligence agents called virtual recruiters seeking interviews. By late June, she had been screened over the phone and via video by AI four times, leaving her to wonder: “Where are all the people?” “It felt a little bit like when you have a blind date and you don’t get enough information before going,” said Rodriguez, a Central Florida resident. “You don’t want to be rude and hang up … but I also felt catfished a little bit.” Increasingly, job candidates are running into virtual recruiters for screenings. The conversational agents, built on large language models, help recruiting fir...

Lumier Rodriguez flipped on the “open to work” setting on the professional social network LinkedIn to show that she was actively looking for contract work in April. She thought she’d instantly get responses from recruiters. She was met with silence. So she started actively applying to jobs. But rather than hear back from human recruiters, she received emails, calls and texts from artificial intelligence agents called virtual recruiters seeking interviews. By late June, she had been screened over the phone and via video by AI four times, leaving her to wonder: “Where are all the people?” “It felt a little bit like when you have a blind date and you don’t get enough information before going,” said Rodriguez, a Central Florida resident. “You don’t want to be rude and hang up … but I also felt catfished a little bit.” Increasingly, job candidates are running into virtual recruiters for screenings. The conversational agents, built on large language models, help recruiting fir...

EU member states increased their total defence spending by over 30% between 2021 and 2024, rising from €214 billion to an estimated €326 billion, according to the European Defence Agency. Europe’s defence industry is also facing growing labour needs, leading to a rise in job postings. Hiring has increased sharply across Europe’s defence sector compared to the broader job market, according to global hiring platform Indeed. Defence-related job postings have outpaced overall market trends since 2022. France, Germany, and the UK remain the main hubs for defence recruitment. Security has long been a key priority for Europe, but it has taken on greater importance since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. More recently, tensions have also escalated in the Middle East due to the conflict involving Israel and Iran. Job postings data suggests that all have an impact on Europe’s defence industry, according to Indeed. Following a pandemic-driven decline in 2020, job posti...