The Download: GPT-4 is here, and metaverse marriages

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. GPT-4 is bigger and better than ChatGPT—but OpenAI won’t say why OpenAI has finally unveiled GPT-4, a next-generation large language model that was rumored to be in development […]

The US Copyright Office says protections for AI-assisted artistic works depend on whether AI’s contributions reflect the author’s “own mental conception” (Blake Brittain/Reuters)

Blake Brittain / Reuters:The US Copyright Office says protections for AI-assisted artistic works depend on whether AI’s contributions reflect the author’s “own mental conception”  —  The U.S. Copyright Office issued new guidance on Wednesday to clarify when artistic works created with the help of artificial intelligence are copyright eligible.