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European Union residents will have a new place to turn to settle disputes with Facebook, TikTok and YouTube. A new Appeals Centre, certified by Irish regulators, will soon begin accepting complaints about content moderation decisions. The concept is similar to Metas Oversight Board, which weighs in on content moderation decisions across Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Meta has long suggested that other social media companies should use its Oversight Board, though theres been little incentive for them to do so. Europes Digital Services Act (DSA) changed that calculation somewhat, as it enabled the creation of Out-of-Court Dispute Settlement (ODS) bodies that have the ability to help resolve user complaints. And while the Appeals Centre is a separate entity, there are some notable links between the two organizations. The new Appeals Centre will be led by Thomas Hughes, who was previously the CEO of the Oversight Board Administration. The Oversight Board Trust, which oversees the board's budget, also helped fund the new Appeals Centre with a one-time grant, according to a statement from its chair of trustees, Stephen Neal. And, the first non-executive trustees of the Appeals Centre are also trustees on the Oversight Board. The Appeals Centre says it expects to be up and running in late 2024, at which time individuals and organizations will be able to request appeals through its website. Users wishing to appeal a moderation decision from Facebook, YouTube or TikTok will be required to pay a nominal fee that will be refunded if the group rules in their favor, according to information posted on its website. However, its not clear exactly how this process will work or how many cases the group will be able to take on. Metas Oversight Board, which has been up and running for years, received nearly 400,000 appeals and issued just 53 decisions in 2023. The Appeals Centre may also end up being less influential than the Oversight Board. A press release from Ireland's media regulator notes that the decisions of ODS bodies are not binding. Still, it could increase the visibility of the kinds of content moderation issues that often frustrate users and give some hope that their situation may be reconsidered.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/eu-residents-will-have-a-new-way-to-dispute-content-moderation-decisions-by-facebook-youtube-and-tiktok-190221606.html?src=rss
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Hearst has become the latest major US publisher to sign an agreement to license its content to ChatGPT creator OpenAI. As part of a partnership announced on Tuesday, content from more than 60 Hearst-owned publications will appear in ChatGPT and other OpenAI products. Some of the publishers more notable properties include Esquire, Cosmopolitan and Elle. It also owns newspapers like the San Francisco Chronicle. When Hearst content appears in ChatGPT, the software will provide citations and direct links. The organizations did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement. Unlike the partnership OpenAI signed with Dotdash Meredith in May, its deal with Hearst doesnt appear to include a plan for the two firms to collaborate on ad tech. As generative AI matures, its critical that journalism created by professional journalists be at the heart of all AI products, said Jeff Johnson, president of Hearsts Newspapers unit. This agreement allows the trustworthy and curated content created by Hearst Newspapers award-winning journalists to be part of OpenAIs products like ChatGPT creating more timely and relevant results. The announcement comes less than a week after news broke that OpenAI had recently raised a record-breaking $6.6 billion in new venture capital funding. Since the start of 2024, OpenAI has signed licensing agreements with The Financial Times and Condé Nast, the owner of publications like Vogue, The New Yorker and Wired. At the same time, not every publisher has been so keen to work with the AI giant. At the end of last year, The New York Times sued OpenAI, with Alden Capital Group, the owner of publications like The Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News, later launching a suit of its own.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-partners-with-cosmopolitan-and-elle-publisher-hearst-180517248.html?src=rss
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Roli is no stranger to quirky musical instruments. After all, it pioneered the idea of a squishy MIDI controller. The companys latest tool, however, could be its weirdest. The Roli Airwave is an AI-infused piano teaching gadget that also doubles as a digital theremin. Yes, the same high-pitched theremin that has appeared on hit records like The Beach Boys Good Vibrations and Erykah Badus Incense. The Airwave is basically a tall stand with a camera on top. This camera points downward to track the players finger movements on a connected MIDI keyboard. Movements are tracked in real time and beamed to a tablet, which then displays visuals to teach users how to correctly play a song and fix any mistakes they are making. It'll even try to fix bad playing posture. The Airwave uses machine intelligence and computer vision to track the players hands and to offer its advice on where those hands should be placed. Theres some machine learning baked into this system when analyzing live footage to come up with accurate teaching methods. The affiliated app also integrates with ChatGPT, allowing for natural language queries. For instance, users can ask relevant questions about the song being learned or general-use queries about music theory. Being as how a players hands would be occupied when in the midst of a piano tutorial, these questions can be asked by voice instead of by typing into a virtual keyboard. This wont beat interacting with a real piano tutor, but itll likely be easier than hunting for a needle in the YouTube video haystack. Basically, 100 percent of your time when you practice, you're going to practice correctly now, Rolis CEO, Roland Lamb, told Wired. So you'll be developing good habits over time. The Airwave isnt just for students. The device is also being marketed as an outlet for experimental music-making. There are five inputs that adjust various parameters via hand movements. This means that players can use one to radically change the sound of the instrument being played. With the simple raise of their hands, creators can transform a piano into a full orchestra, just as a conductor would, or morph mellow synth pads into searing leads with a tilt of a wrist, Roli wrote in a press release. Now onto the caveats, and there are a few. This is nifty tech, of that theres no doubt. However, theres a significant barrier of entry. First of all, the Airwave itself will cost $300 when it releases in February. The device cannot be used on its own. It requires a pre-existing Roli keyboard, like the $1,400 Seaboard Rise 2 or the much cheaper Lumi (now called the Piano M.) Also, to access the teaching tools, users will need to bring in their own tablet. There are apps for both Android and Apple devices, but only newer iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab models will be supported. Finally, budding piano players will also have to fork out $15 a month to access the Roli Learn music education subscription service. If moneys no object, this looks like a fairly novel way to learn the piano. Roli says the Airwave is just the first release in what its calling its Music Intelligence (MI) platform. The company writes that the Roli MI platform will be the foundation of a roadmap of future intelligent products, starting with Airwave. Preorders for the Airwave are available right now.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/music/the-roli-airwave-is-a-high-tech-keyboard-teaching-tool-inspired-by-the-theremin-172342147.html?src=rss
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