OpenAI’s 2026 strategy, outlined by CFO Sarah Friar, centers on practical AI adoption across health, science, and enterprise. The company is investing heavily in infrastructure—about $1.4 trillion in commitments as of November—and aims to close the gap between AI capabilities and real‑world use. User metrics are at all‑time highs, driven by a flywheel of compute, research, products, and monetization. New initiatives include advertising, the worldwide ChatGPT Go subscription, and emerging business models such as licensing, IP agreements, and outcome‑based pricing. OpenAI also hints at hardware devices developed with designer Jony Ive. Leia mais →

ElevenLabs has introduced an online marketplace that lets companies license AI‑generated replicas of famous voices for advertising and other content. The platform connects brands with the owners of iconic vocal talent, offering a consent‑based, performer‑first licensing model. Voices are created using cloning technology or synthetic reconstruction from archival recordings, and the initial catalog features 28 verified figures ranging from historical icons like Mark Twain to living celebrities such as Michael Caine. Leia mais →

The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, has asked major AI developers to stop scraping the encyclopedia’s data for free and instead pay to use its Enterprise API. The nonprofit argues that AI models need high‑quality, human‑curated information, but the massive traffic and server load caused by unsanctioned scraping threaten Wikipedia’s sustainability. While some companies, including Google, previously reached commercial agreements, many have not responded to the request. The foundation’s appeal adds to a broader movement by online publishers seeking compensation for the use of their content by AI systems. Leia mais →

OpenAI has started offering paid extensions for its Sora AI video‑generation tool. Users can purchase an extra ten video generations for $4 through the Apple App Store, supplementing the existing limit of thirty free generations per day. Company officials say the free quota may be lowered in the future as GPU capacity becomes a constraint. OpenAI also hinted at a broader monetization strategy that would let right‑sholders license their copyrighted characters, artwork, or likenesses for cameo‑style uses, a move that comes amid a trademark lawsuit from Cameo. Leia mais →

Adobe unveiled a suite of AI‑driven audio tools within its Firefly platform, letting creators generate background music, speech, and sound effects directly from text prompts. The new features include a generate‑speech engine with dozens of voices in multiple languages, a generate‑soundtrack tool that produces royalty‑free music matched to video content, and expanded partnerships with ElevenLabs and Topaz Labs. Adobe also introduced licensing that lets users employ AI‑created music indefinitely. The updates aim to give creators more control and flexibility while simplifying the workflow for audio‑rich projects. Leia mais →

Reddit has filed a lawsuit against AI startup Perplexity and three data‑scraping companies—SerApi, OxyLabs and AWMProxy—accusing them of extracting Reddit content from search results without a license. The complaint alleges that the defendants used the scraped material to power AI answer engines, violating Reddit’s licensing terms. Reddit, which has begun licensing its data to major tech firms, is seeking damages and an injunction to stop further unauthorized use. The case underscores the growing tension between online platforms and AI developers over the use of publicly available content for training models. Leia mais →

Edward Saatchi, a co‑founder of Oculus Story Studio, has launched Showrunner, a generative‑AI platform that lets users create short animated clips by selecting characters, art styles and writing prompts. Operating now on Discord and offered for free, the service plans to introduce a subscription fee later. Saatchi envisions licensing deals with major studios such as Disney and a revenue‑share model for independent creators, while acknowledging concerns about AI’s impact on creative jobs. Leia mais →