This episode of TWiT explores the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) on creative industries like writing, the monopolistic practices of Big Tech, and the concepts of open-washing and chokepoint capitalism.

• Cory Doctorow discusses his upcoming appearance in a Futurama episode inspired by his book Chokepoint Capitalism


• The downsides of Twitter under Elon Musk as an example of chokepoint capitalism unwinding


• Brewster Kahle and the Internet Archive's copyright disputes over digitized books in its Emergency Library


• Canada's law requiring Big Tech to pay news publishers, and Meta's ban on news sharing in response


• The CFPB cracking down on predatory data brokers


• Google's "topics" proposal for interest-based ads on Chrome and privacy concerns


• The threats AI poses to creative professions like writing, and the implications of copyright


• The misleading hype around AI and job loss statistics from companies like IBM


• The importance of interoperability for technology platforms and digital rights


• How copyright law views AI-generated art and content


• The issues around copyrighted content being used to train AI systems by companies like OpenAI


• The concept of "open washing" and whether companies like OpenAI really embody openness


• The America COMPETES Act, proposed antitrust legislation targeting Big Tech's ad market power


• The role of users and tool creators in establishing boundaries on things like advertising


• Rebecca Giblin's experience publishing out-of-print Australian books as the non-profit publisher Untapped


• The podcast IP Provocations and its discussions relating to AI and intellectual property

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow

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