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Chili’s Grill & Bar Partners With Ziosk to Enhance Guest Experiences

By Allison Watkinson TLL Reporter Brinker International has partnered with Ziosk to bring its restaurant ordering and payment platform to all of its corporate-owned Chili’s Grill & Bar restaurants. Through this new licensing partnership, Chili’s has added Ziosk branded tablets to more than 1,100 of its restaurant locations across the United States.  The addition of Ziosk … [Read more...] about Chili’s Grill & Bar Partners With Ziosk to Enhance Guest Experiences

BrandTrends and Pulse Partners Put AI to Work on Market Research

By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief BrandTrends Group has teamed up with Pulse Partners to transform market research through the use of artificial intelligence. The companies say the strategic partnership is designed to transform the fields of market research and insights generation, promising to deliver innovative solutions and set new industry benchmarks. Under … [Read more...] about BrandTrends and Pulse Partners Put AI to Work on Market Research

A Goodbye Kiss Heralds the Arrival of Kiss Virtual Avatars

By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief The venerable glam rock band Kiss has played their final concert, but announced the band will live on indefinitely as digitized avatars. The quartet that rose from New York City decades ago returned home to play their final live concerts over the weekend at Madison Square Garden, capping a half-century of rocking all night and … [Read more...] about A Goodbye Kiss Heralds the Arrival of Kiss Virtual Avatars

Two Major Advances in Generative Music AI Announced by YouTube and Grimes

By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief Artificial intelligence is turning the licensing world on its head, and this week saw major announcements from YouTube and the artist Grimes. The Google-owned YouTube streaming service has licensed the voices of John Legend and Sia for AI-created soundtracks, while Grimes' company Create Safe is creating a new tool for publishing and … [Read more...] about Two Major Advances in Generative Music AI Announced by YouTube and Grimes

Sarah Silverman Suing ChatGPT Creator for Copyright Infringement

By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief (Sarah Silverman photo by Gage Skidmore) Comedian Sarah Silverman says copyright infringement by artificial intelligence bots is no laughing matter, as she sues Open AI and Meta. Silverman is one of three people filing the lawsuits charging that AI bots were trained on their work without their permission, resulting in AI … [Read more...] about Sarah Silverman Suing ChatGPT Creator for Copyright Infringement

Analysis: US Government Defines Copyright Protection for AI-Created Works

By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief The US Copyright Office says works created with the help of artificial intelligence may be copyrighted, in a policy with major implications for the licensing industry.  From now on, all copyright applicants are legally required to disclose when their work includes AI-generated material. As well, any previously filed application that … [Read more...] about Analysis: US Government Defines Copyright Protection for AI-Created Works

Genius Brands Launching First Children’s Series Produced by Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT Among the AI Tools Used to Help Decrease Production Costs By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief It was just in December when TLL predicted Artificial Intelligence (AI) would become a major part of the licensing industry.  Now, Genius Brands International has announced the launch of its first AI-generated children’s series, Kidaverse Fast Facts, using OpenAI’s … [Read more...] about Genius Brands Launching First Children’s Series Produced by Artificial Intelligence

Why You Need to Watch the Getty Images Lawsuit Against Stability AI

By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief In a world first, Getty Images is suing AI art generator Stability AI for copyright infringement, alleging it processed millions of its images. Stability AI is the company that created the popular art generation tool Stability Diffusion, which has already created millions of images for its users. However, like other similar programs, … [Read more...] about Why You Need to Watch the Getty Images Lawsuit Against Stability AI

Opinion: Artists Are Freaking Out Over AI Apps, And So Should You

By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief Artificial Intelligence apps like Lensa or ChatGPT offer great promise, but they are also a threat to creators. That's the very real fear sweeping through the artistic community these days, as writers and illustrators cope with AI apps that can create in seconds what takes them hours to do. The technology also poses serious … [Read more...] about Opinion: Artists Are Freaking Out Over AI Apps, And So Should You