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OpenAI and Anthropic are lobbying Washington to restrict open source AI models while publicly championing openness. Restricting open models would help the companies that control closed ones.
Why it mattersBecause brand voice, design and music increasingly run on these models, the outcome could matter to creative teams too.
Via New York Times via TechmemeOn our radar beforeOpenAI has now come up in 27 of our 152 episodes. First: Ep 2, 26 Feb. Latest: Ep 145, 19 Jul. Every episode on OpenAI.
Why it mattersDior's Dublin show suggests peripheral cities now carry more cultural surprise than the usual fashion capitals.
Via HypebeastOn our radar beforeDior has now come up in 19 of our 152 episodes. First: Ep 1, 25 Feb. Latest: Ep 150, 24 Jul. Every episode on Dior.
Why it mattersAs Western studios retreat into franchises, China is using film diplomacy as a geopolitical tool with cultural precision.
Via South China Morning PostWhy it mattersNeuromancer's arrival on screen could push cyberpunk's worn surfaces and corporate dystopia into mainstream visual culture.
Via VarietyWhy it mattersScenario planning has become a popular genre, and consumers rehearsing uncertain futures may favour stability over aspiration.
Via New YorkerWhy it mattersWarner Bros suing Amazon shows the fight for creative talent moving into the courts, without slowing the platforms down.
Via The VergeOpenAI and Anthropic lobbying Washington to restrict open source AI while publicly championing openness, and Warner Bros suing Amazon over talent poaching, both show openness being withdrawn by those who gained from it. Access to models and the free movement of talent helped them grow, and now both are being fenced off. Once scale is reached, openness starts to look like a cost rather than an asset, and the doors begin to close.
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