AI Reading List

Daily curated list of news, articles, and other interesting posts related to AI.

2025-11-11

• OpenAI may not use lyrics without license, German court rules (www.reuters.com)

  A German court ruled that OpenAI's ChatGPT violated copyright laws by reproducing song lyrics from German artists, emphasizing that training and output of AI models can infringe on copyright exploitation rights. This case may set a significant precedent in Europe for how AI companies must handle copyrighted materials in their training data.

• Stop overhyping AI, scientists tell von der Leyen (www.euractiv.com)

  Important considerations about the risks of overhyping AI capabilities, as more than 70 scientists urge EU Commission President von der Leyen to retract claims that AI will match human reasoning by 2026. The scientists argue such statements amplify marketing hype from tech companies rather than evidence-based science and could undermine Europe's credibility in AI policy.

• Yann LeCun reportedly leaving Meta to launch new AI startup (the-decoder.com)

  Yann LeCun, a leading AI researcher and critic of current large language model trends, is reportedly leaving Meta to start his own AI company focused on alternative approaches like Joint Embedding Predictive Architecture. His departure reflects dissatisfaction with Meta’s internal policies and a desire to challenge mainstream AI methods.

• We ran over 600 image generations to compare AI image models (latenitesoft.com)

  Overview of a large-scale comparison between AI image generation models for common photo edits, focusing on balancing quality, prompt complexity, and pricing. Gemini tends to preserve photo realism and minimize unexpected edits, while OpenAI produces more creative but sometimes less faithful results, especially with human faces.