LensLinks: Issue 195

The future of generative artificial intelligence in Hollywood, brought to you by Regiment LLC

Author

Len Pacek
July 17, 2023

SAG-AFTRA has joined the Writer’s Guild of America in demanding a contract that explicitly demands AI regulations to protect writers and the works they create.

Today in LensLinks:

  • New Chinese Rules for Generative AI

  • Actors vs. AI: Strike brings focus to emerging use of advanced tech

  • How To Protect Yourself From Fraud In Metaverse: Types Of Frauds In Metaverse

  • 2022-2023 Crypto Major Events Timeline, In Pictures

  • Bitcoin hovers near 13-month high as investors cheer Ripple ruling

  • Europe Poised for Extended Reality (XR) Job Boom as the Continent Embraces Web 4.0

  • Turkish Hit Series ‘Magnificent Century’ Set For Launch on The Sandbox Metaverse

  • Bitcoin spending copies history as metric flags ‘1st stage bull market’

  • Ethereum ($ETH) Whale Quietly Snaps Up 613 Billion $PEPE Tokens

  • XRP Trading Volume Surges 1,351% as Major Crypto Exchanges Embrace the Token

  • Can A Second Passport Help You Dodge The U.S. Crypto Crackdown?

  • Singularity: Google’s new Quantum Computer can finish 47 years of computing tasks in just 6 seconds

  • ESG: Actors vs. AI: Strike brings focus to emerging use of advanced tech

  • And Much, Much, More…

#regimentco #ai #generativeai #aiethics #responsibleai #airegulation

QUOTABLE

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“Artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to creative professions, and all actors and performers deserve contract language that protects them from having their identity and talent exploited without consent and pay.”

- Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA

NOTABLE

Ravit Dotan, PhD on LinkedIn: #ai #generativeai #aiethics #responsibleai #airegulation | 119 comments

News: China released rules for generative AI. Here are some highlights. ➤ Background: 👉The rules are a part of the Chinese “Interim Measures for the…” | 119 comments on LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/posts/ravit-dotan_ai-generativeai-aiethics-activity-7085270525001818112-pwlR?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

Metaverse & Gaming

How To Protect Yourself From Fraud In Metaverse: Types Of Frauds In Metaverse

It's important to note that the future of the metaverse is subject to various technological, social, and economic factors.

blockchainmagazine.net/how-to-protect-yourself-from-fraud-in-metaverse-types-of-frauds-in-metaverse

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Karon Pangestu on LinkedIn: #web3 #crypto #blockchain

2022-2023 Crypto Major Events Timeline, In Pictures March 2022: Fed’s first rate hike since 2018 May 2022: Terra Luna implodes June 2022: Three Arrows Capital…

www.linkedin.com/posts/pangestukaron_web3-crypto-blockchain-activity-7085241487067672576-80o_?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

Crypto Trading

Bitcoin hovers near 13-month high as investors cheer Ripple ruling

Bitcoin was hovering near its highest so far this year on Friday after crypto investors took encouragement from a legal victory in which the cryptocurrency XRP was ruled not to be a security.

www.reuters.com/business/finance/signs-crypto-winter-ending-regulatory-fog-begins-lift-2023-07-14

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Europe Poised for Extended Reality (XR) Job Boom as the Continent Embraces Web 4.0 - TokenPost

The rapidly evolving domain of extended reality (XR), encompassing augmented, virtual, and mixed reality technologies, is poised to ignite a significant employment boom in Europe. According to the European Commission, an...

tokenpost.com/Upcoming-Extended-Reality-Set-to-Provide-Over-860000-Jobs-in-Europe-10353

Turkish Hit Series ‘Magnificent Century’ Set For Launch on The Sandbox Metaverse

Turkish hit TV series “Magnificent Century,” the Ottoman costume drama that spearheaded the country’s TV boom, has partnered with popular virtual gaming platform The Sandbox, becoming the second gl…

variety.com/2023/digital/global/turkish-magnificent-century-sandbox-metaverse-1235670366

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Bitcoin spending copies history as metric flags ‘1st stage bull market’

Bitcoin is printing a BTC price bull market in the making, according to the latest on-chain data.

cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-spending-metric-btc-price-bull-market

Ethereum ($ETH) Whale Quietly Snaps Up 613 Billion $PEPE Tokens

In a significant move, a large Ethereum ($ETH) whale has funneled over $1 million into the meme-inspired cryptocurrency $PEPE, a rival to other meme tokens including $SHIB, in the span of a month as it keeps accumulating.

www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2023/07/ethereum-eth-whale-quietly-snaps-up-613-billion-pepe-tokens

7 blockchain-based platforms for content creators

Discover seven blockchain-based platforms that empower content creators to monetize their work, protect their IP and engage with a global audience.

cointelegraph.com/news/7-blockchain-based-platforms-for-content-creators

Crypto Trading - a little more…

XRP Trading Volume Surges 1,351% as Major Crypto Exchanges Embrace the Token

The spike in trading activity came after a partial win in a lawsuit against the SEC.

www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/07/14/xrp-trading-volume-surges-1351-as-major-crypto-exchanges-embrace-the-token

Why It Matters Whether Crypto Coins Like Ripple’s Are Considered Securities

Cryptocurrency traders have been put on notice that the US Securities and Exchange Commission considers a range of widely traded digital assets to be securities, a position that could impose regulatory requirements that many boosters say could be crippling.

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-14/are-crypto-coins-like-xrp-securities-here-s-what-s-at-stake-in-sec-case

Can A Second Passport Help You Dodge The U.S. Crypto Crackdown?

For cryptocurrency investors in the U.S., life has gotten more difficult lately. Here's what you can do about it.

www.forbes.com/sites/kathleenpeddicord/2023/07/14/can-a-second-passport-help-you-dodge-the-us-crypto-crackdown/?sh=5d5f4d244c26

The Singularity:
AI, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Bio-engineering & Other Stuff on the way

Zain Kahn on LinkedIn: Google’s new Quantum Computer can finish 47 years of computing tasks in just 6 seconds | 2,039 comments

Here’s how it could change EVERYTHING: 1. Quantum computing blows… | 2,039 comments on LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/posts/zainkahn_googles-new-quantum-computer-can-finish-activity-7084507431241719809--eQn/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Actors vs. AI: Strike brings focus to emerging use of advanced tech

SAG-AFTRA has joined the Writer’s Guild of America in demanding a contract that explicitly demands AI regulations to protect writers and the works they create.

www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/hollywood-actor-sag-aftra-ai-artificial-intelligence-strike-rcna94191

Striking SAG Actors in Disbelief Over Studios’ Dystopian AI Proposal

During SAG-AFTRA negotiations, the studios allegedly demanded the ability to use AI on background actors for a day rate, owning their image forever

ca.movies.yahoo.com/striking-sag-actors-disbelief-over-235053353.html

Voice Actors Speak Out on AI-Generated NSFW Skyrim Mods: 'It Should be Seen as the Violation It Is'

Voice actors say it should be seen as a "violation," but Nexus Mods says AI-generated mods aren't against the rules.

za.ign.com/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/179091/news/voice-actors-speak-out-on-ai-generated-nsfw-skyrim-mods-it-should-be-seen-as-the-violation-it-is

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