Man buys into small town to draw more travelers

Man buys into small town to draw more travelers

For the past two years, property developer Matt Rogatz made a weekly five-hour round trip from his home in northern Chicago to Green Lake, Wisconsin — population 1,005. Before that, the only thing he knew about the small town was that his high school buddy had family there, he said. But after a 30-year career … Read more

The Inventor Behind a Rush of AI Copyright Suits Is Trying to Show His Bot Is Sentient

The Inventor Behind a Rush of AI Copyright Suits Is Trying to Show His Bot Is Sentient

What applies to patents should also apply to copyright, he says. If, for example, an AI is asked to write “the best pop song in history,” and does so, it would have created an extremely valuable piece of intellectual property. “Is that an activity that we ought to incentivize through the copyright system?” Abbott says. … Read more

Visual artists fight back against AI companies for repurposing their work

Visual artists fight back against AI companies for repurposing their work

NEW YORK — Kelly McKernan’s acrylic and watercolor paintings are bold and vibrant, often featuring feminine figures rendered in bright greens, blues, pinks and purples. The style, in the artist’s words, is “surreal, ethereal … dealing with discomfort in the human journey.” The word “human” has a special resonance for McKernan these days. Although it’s … Read more