Graham Lovelace
@glovelace.bsky.social
Keynote speaker | Writer | Strategist | I chart the impacts of generative AI on human-made media. Subscribe: https://grahamlovelace.substack.com
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Graham Lovelace
@glovelace.bsky.social
· Feb 21
'Callous disregard' of copyright by gen AI companies ruins the magic
Graham Lovelace on why generative AI companies' attitude to copyright and "fair use" ruins the magic of the new tech.
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🚨I've a new term for those who wish to dilute copyright laws in favour of AI developers: they're COPYRIGHT DENIERS. My piece for @pressgazette.co.uk
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🚨PRIVACY GROUPS, civil society organisations and rights campaigners are urging the European Commission to think again on plans to pause full implementation of Europe’s landmark AI legislation and dilute other digital laws. Full story and weekly round-up: grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/campaigner...
Campaigners call on European Commission to ditch plans to pause AI Act and dilute digital laws
#80 | Sora 2 is 'inherently unsafe' | OpenAI loses landmark copyright ruling | Deezer: listeners can't spot AI music | TIME launches AI agent | LeCun to quit? |✨AND: AI snafu causes red faces at Dawn
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November 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
🚨PRIVACY GROUPS, civil society organisations and rights campaigners are urging the European Commission to think again on plans to pause full implementation of Europe’s landmark AI legislation and dilute other digital laws. Full story and weekly round-up: grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/campaigner...
🚨CREATORS ARE celebrating after a court in Germany ruled that ChatGPT violates European copyright laws by reproducing lyrics used to train OpenAI’s generative models. Charting Gen AI has the full story with pithy analysis.
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Music rights group scores landmark legal victory in copyright battle with OpenAI
Composer tells Charting court's ruling is 'the best outcome we could have hoped for'
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November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
🚨CREATORS ARE celebrating after a court in Germany ruled that ChatGPT violates European copyright laws by reproducing lyrics used to train OpenAI’s generative models. Charting Gen AI has the full story with pithy analysis.
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🚨GETTY IMAGES has broadly lost a landmark legal battle against Stability AI in a case that has major ramifications for UK creators seeking to enforce copyright over AI models trained overseas. grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/blow-for-u...
Blow for UK copyright holders as High Court sides with Stability in Getty infringement claim
Getty calls for 'stronger transparency rules' so creators can protect their rights
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November 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🚨GETTY IMAGES has broadly lost a landmark legal battle against Stability AI in a case that has major ramifications for UK creators seeking to enforce copyright over AI models trained overseas. grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/blow-for-u...
🚨CHARACTER.AI HAS banned under-18s access to chatbots that have been implicated in the deaths by suicide of US teens. The move has been welcomed by the lawyer calling for AI developers to be made more accountable, but she says more needs to be done.
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Character.ai announces under-18 ban on lethal chatbots but lawyer says 'more action is needed'
AI developer claims to be taking a 'bold step' following deaths by suicide of US teenagers
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October 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
🚨CHARACTER.AI HAS banned under-18s access to chatbots that have been implicated in the deaths by suicide of US teens. The move has been welcomed by the lawyer calling for AI developers to be made more accountable, but she says more needs to be done.
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🚨CREATOR GROUPS in Australia are celebrating after the government ruled out a copyright exception that would have allowed AI developers to train their generative models on creative content without the consent of rightsholders. Full story: grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/creators-c...
Creators cheer as Australian government rules out copyright exception for AI developers
Attorney general backs creative sector as she launches consultation on copyright laws
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October 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
🚨CREATOR GROUPS in Australia are celebrating after the government ruled out a copyright exception that would have allowed AI developers to train their generative models on creative content without the consent of rightsholders. Full story: grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/creators-c...
🚨CHARTING GEN AI's latest edition leads with the revelation that OpenAI is planning to allow a far less buttoned-down version of ChatGPT to engage in erotic conversations with what its technology judges to be adults. We have that full story, and much more!
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Altman teases 'eroticAI' having previously ruled out putting 'a sexbot avatar in ChatGPT'
#76 | PLUS: Newsom signs chatbot bill | Google UK could be forced to change AI Overviews | Apple faces another copyright lawsuit | Music chief makes AI pledge |✨AND: The world's first gen AI camera
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October 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🚨CHARTING GEN AI's latest edition leads with the revelation that OpenAI is planning to allow a far less buttoned-down version of ChatGPT to engage in erotic conversations with what its technology judges to be adults. We have that full story, and much more!
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Great to talk #AI #Ethics and #Innovation with Roger Steare! We discuss the ethical dilemmas and potential for responsible AI development. #CHATROG
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AI's Hidden Truths: Graham Lovelace Exposes the Myths
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September 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Great to talk #AI #Ethics and #Innovation with Roger Steare! We discuss the ethical dilemmas and potential for responsible AI development. #CHATROG
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Then they came for the late night show hosts
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a late night show host
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a late night show host
September 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Then they came for the late night show hosts
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a late night show host
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a late night show host
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"The parents of a teenage boy who took his own life are suing OpenAI saying ChatGPT encouraged their son to plan his death — and even offered to draft a suicide note."
@glovelace.bsky.social details the claim.
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@glovelace.bsky.social details the claim.
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August 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"The parents of a teenage boy who took his own life are suing OpenAI saying ChatGPT encouraged their son to plan his death — and even offered to draft a suicide note."
@glovelace.bsky.social details the claim.
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@glovelace.bsky.social details the claim.
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So wonderful we can fully trust on AI and those Tec bros who have the best of intentions 🥰 - what a marvelous future we will bring upon us /s
🚨Having been accused of causing the wrongful death of a teenage boy OpenAI says it’s working on a fix. Its blogpost makes no mention of a lawsuit’s claim that features within GPT-4o were “intentionally designed to foster psychological dependency”. Story: grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/parents-ac...
Parents accuse OpenAI of encouraging wrongful death of son who died by suicide
#69 | PLUS: Trump threatens retaliatory tariffs | Tech site scraped 1.6 million times in a day | Anthropic settlement welcomed by N/MA | Netflix unveils AI policy |✨AND: Doh! Where's my pizza deal?
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August 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
So wonderful we can fully trust on AI and those Tec bros who have the best of intentions 🥰 - what a marvelous future we will bring upon us /s
🚨US president Donald Trump this week delivered an ultimatum to countries that dare to regulate Silicon Valley tech giants: drop your rules or face punitive tariffs and restricted access to American technology — including AI chips. Will copyright be next? grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/parents-ac...
August 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🚨US president Donald Trump this week delivered an ultimatum to countries that dare to regulate Silicon Valley tech giants: drop your rules or face punitive tariffs and restricted access to American technology — including AI chips. Will copyright be next? grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/parents-ac...
🚨Having been accused of causing the wrongful death of a teenage boy OpenAI says it’s working on a fix. Its blogpost makes no mention of a lawsuit’s claim that features within GPT-4o were “intentionally designed to foster psychological dependency”. Story: grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/parents-ac...
Parents accuse OpenAI of encouraging wrongful death of son who died by suicide
#69 | PLUS: Trump threatens retaliatory tariffs | Tech site scraped 1.6 million times in a day | Anthropic settlement welcomed by N/MA | Netflix unveils AI policy |✨AND: Doh! Where's my pizza deal?
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August 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🚨Having been accused of causing the wrongful death of a teenage boy OpenAI says it’s working on a fix. Its blogpost makes no mention of a lawsuit’s claim that features within GPT-4o were “intentionally designed to foster psychological dependency”. Story: grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/parents-ac...
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Disappointment and hype: leading AI expert Maria Sukhareva on GPT-5’s big letdown.
August 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Disappointment and hype: leading AI expert Maria Sukhareva on GPT-5’s big letdown.
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Is the botched launch of GPT-5 an ‘emperor with no clothes’ moment? AI expert Maria Sukhareva doesn’t hold back!
August 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Is the botched launch of GPT-5 an ‘emperor with no clothes’ moment? AI expert Maria Sukhareva doesn’t hold back!
Is the botched launch of GPT-5 an ‘emperor with no clothes’ moment? AI expert Maria Sukhareva doesn’t hold back!
August 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Is the botched launch of GPT-5 an ‘emperor with no clothes’ moment? AI expert Maria Sukhareva doesn’t hold back!
Disappointment and hype: leading AI expert Maria Sukhareva on GPT-5’s big letdown.
August 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Disappointment and hype: leading AI expert Maria Sukhareva on GPT-5’s big letdown.
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August 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
🚨CREATOR GROUPS in Australia are up in arms after a government advisory body floated a text and data mining (TDM) exception giving AI giants free rein to train their models on copyrighted works without consent or compensation. Full story & pithy analysis: grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/creators-c...
Creators condemn 'absurd' move to dilute Australian copyright laws in favour of Big AI
Productivity Commission's proposal for a TDM exception is 'not in national interest'
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August 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🚨CREATOR GROUPS in Australia are up in arms after a government advisory body floated a text and data mining (TDM) exception giving AI giants free rein to train their models on copyrighted works without consent or compensation. Full story & pithy analysis: grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/creators-c...
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🚨It thinks, it has feelings, it learns like a human ... let's play anthropomorphic AI BINGO! Several new models are set to be released by the major developers in coming days. Let’s see how many of these phrases are used. Good luck!
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It thinks, it has feelings, it learns like a human ... let's play anthropomorphic AI BINGO!
Look out for these phrases attributing human characteristics to latest AI models
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August 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🚨It thinks, it has feelings, it learns like a human ... let's play anthropomorphic AI BINGO! Several new models are set to be released by the major developers in coming days. Let’s see how many of these phrases are used. Good luck!
grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/it-thinks-...
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🚨It thinks, it has feelings, it learns like a human ... let's play anthropomorphic AI BINGO! Several new models are set to be released by the major developers in coming days. Let’s see how many of these phrases are used. Good luck!
grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/it-thinks-...
grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/it-thinks-...
It thinks, it has feelings, it learns like a human ... let's play anthropomorphic AI BINGO!
Look out for these phrases attributing human characteristics to latest AI models
grahamlovelace.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🚨It thinks, it has feelings, it learns like a human ... let's play anthropomorphic AI BINGO! Several new models are set to be released by the major developers in coming days. Let’s see how many of these phrases are used. Good luck!
grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/it-thinks-...
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THE GRIEVING PARENTS of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji this week launched a defence fund to support those who “courageously speak out against injustice”. Find out what they said in this week's Charting Gen AI. Do subscribe! grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/defence-fu...
Defence fund is launched in memory of OpenAI whistleblower | Ousted US copyright chief loses another round | Creatives' coalition accuses Brussels of ignoring AI concerns
#65 | Meta is accused of training video models on adult movies | There's a new AI chatbot in town: how was it trained? | Stability CEO backs marketplace for artists | BBC News appoints AI chief
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August 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
THE GRIEVING PARENTS of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji this week launched a defence fund to support those who “courageously speak out against injustice”. Find out what they said in this week's Charting Gen AI. Do subscribe! grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/defence-fu...
THE GRIEVING PARENTS of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji this week launched a defence fund to support those who “courageously speak out against injustice”. Find out what they said in this week's Charting Gen AI. Do subscribe! grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/defence-fu...
Defence fund is launched in memory of OpenAI whistleblower | Ousted US copyright chief loses another round | Creatives' coalition accuses Brussels of ignoring AI concerns
#65 | Meta is accused of training video models on adult movies | There's a new AI chatbot in town: how was it trained? | Stability CEO backs marketplace for artists | BBC News appoints AI chief
grahamlovelace.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
THE GRIEVING PARENTS of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji this week launched a defence fund to support those who “courageously speak out against injustice”. Find out what they said in this week's Charting Gen AI. Do subscribe! grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/defence-fu...
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with the insights of Nina George , EWC's political commissioner, on "A LONG-AWAITED template intended to force AI providers to reveal the sources of their training data" … Find more in Graham Lovelace ' Post:
🚨IT’S BEEN a tumultuous week in AI policy and regulation in the US, EU and UK. Here’s what happened … in Charting Gen AI’s Weekly Newsletter. Do subscribe! grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/trumps-cul...
Trump's culture war on woke AI 'will enforce bias' | Creators' leader says Europe's AI transparency template is 'useless'
#64 | PLUS: Hawley goes on warpath with Big Tech | Creators' champion attacks UK pact with OpenAI | Netflix admits first use of gen AI | Google in 'content licensing project' | Suleyman backs humans
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July 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
with the insights of Nina George , EWC's political commissioner, on "A LONG-AWAITED template intended to force AI providers to reveal the sources of their training data" … Find more in Graham Lovelace ' Post:
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clear and critical Insights @glovelace.bsky.social
on what´s to come #ai - also and especially about the GPAI Code of Practice
... selling out Europe's brains and creative capacity
on what´s to come #ai - also and especially about the GPAI Code of Practice
... selling out Europe's brains and creative capacity
🚨IT’S BEEN a tumultuous week in AI policy and regulation in the US, EU and UK. Here’s what happened … in Charting Gen AI’s Weekly Newsletter. Do subscribe! grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/trumps-cul...
Trump's culture war on woke AI 'will enforce bias' | Creators' leader says Europe's AI transparency template is 'useless'
#64 | PLUS: Hawley goes on warpath with Big Tech | Creators' champion attacks UK pact with OpenAI | Netflix admits first use of gen AI | Google in 'content licensing project' | Suleyman backs humans
grahamlovelace.substack.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
clear and critical Insights @glovelace.bsky.social
on what´s to come #ai - also and especially about the GPAI Code of Practice
... selling out Europe's brains and creative capacity
on what´s to come #ai - also and especially about the GPAI Code of Practice
... selling out Europe's brains and creative capacity