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Legal Versus Ethical: Web Scraping Edition

Webbiquity

However, the legality and ethics of using these tools for data collection are often overlooked. Not paying attention to these aspects of web scraping could lead to serious ethical controversies and lawsuits. Copyrighted material. Ethics of web scraping. Web scraping: An overview. Illegal access and use of data.

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AI ethics: How marketers should embrace innovation responsibly

Sprout Social

Although it has sparked excitement and enthusiasm, there are concerns surrounding the ethics of AI. And with works like Parable of the Sower, the Machine and I, Robot within the cultural zeitgeist, it’s understandable why sci-fi fans, researchers and technologists alike warn of the dangers of ignoring AI ethics. What are AI ethics?

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Why can’t AI content generators just follow the rules?

Martech

OpenAI and Microsoft are now being sued by the New York Times for training its AI machines using Times content. The issue is that Open AI and Microsoft used copyrighted content owned by the Times, without paying for the rights to use it. Many believe that the output of this lawsuit could decide the fate of AI.

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What Does AI Transparency Look Like? It Depends on Your Industry

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

This lack of transparency threatens privacy and security, and fosters uncompensated use of copyrighted content, according to Senate testimony by Ramayya Krishnan, dean of Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy. <br> Visit Trail +300 points Module Ethics by design

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Top 5 XR and AI marketing trends in 2023

Martech

Rapidly disrupting our personal and professional environments like a runaway train, AI is poised to be more impactful than the internet. As a society, we need to collectively hit the pause button and work out how to harness this technology ethically and responsibly. Keeping up with these tools is impossible. And why not?

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Five Reasons Not to Trust AI to Write Your Content

Trade Press Services Newsletter

Artificial intelligence tools are only as good as the information they are trained on. Legal and ethical concerns cannot be overlooked. This infringes on copyright laws and can open companies up to claims of plagiarism. Here are reasons to think carefully before jumping on the AI content-creation bandwagon.

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9 best practices for AI tools in content creation

Martech

Avoid copyright and ethical issues by using AI as an assistant, not as your sole writer and editor. Review and edit With AI tools and humans AI models only regurgitate the information they receive from the internet or whatever other training data has been provided. Game recognizes game.”)