Tech Brew Ride Home Mon. 08/21 – Twit Pics Disappear
Aug 21, 2023
Twitter's recent deletion of user images from 2011 to 2014 raises serious concerns about the platform's reliability. Discussions on copyright issues reveal that major LLMs might be trained on pirated material. The anticipated IPO of Arm could significantly influence the tech landscape, while bad news for Adyen hints at larger implications for competitors like Stripe. Meanwhile, a new wind-powered cargo ship sets sail, showcasing innovative solutions in sustainable maritime transport.
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X Platform Issues
- X (formerly Twitter) experienced issues over the weekend, including the removal of Elon Musk's block feature.
- Images uploaded between 2011-2014 disappeared, and shortened links broke, causing user concern.
Copyright Concerns with LLMs
- Meta's LLaMA, BloombergGPT, and other LLMs were trained on a dataset containing many copyrighted books.
- This raises copyright concerns, as highlighted in a lawsuit filed by authors.
Arm IPO's Impact
- Arm's upcoming IPO is expected to influence other tech startups' decisions about going public.
- Instacart, Databricks, and Socure are potential IPO candidates, depending on market stabilization.