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Tech News

Google makes its AI watermarking tool available to all

Developed by Google Deepmind, the algorithm subtly changes the AI generation to make it detectable.

28/10/2024

Culture news

Miley Cyrus is being sued for allegedly copying a Bruno Mars song

The lawsuit claims that her Grammy-winning hit copies lyrical and melodic elements from Bruno Mars' 2013 song 'When I Was Your Man'.

17/09/2024

Culture news

Oscars scandal: 'The Holdovers' accused of line-by-line plagiarism

'The Holdovers' has five Oscar nominations... and now, one credible accusation of plagiarism.

10/03/2024

Culture news

Has the BBC plagiarised "The Ministry of Time" from a Spanish drama?

In response to the allegations, the author of the book from which the BBC claims its upcoming series is adapted, describes the ordeal as an "unfortunate coincidence".

28/02/2024

Tech News

The online AI detector tools that can help you check content

AI-generated content has seeped into every aspect of our lives. Here are some tools to recognise what’s machine-generated content and what’s human.

24/01/2024

Culture news

Ed Sheeran wins ‘Let’s Get It On’ copyright infringement trial

The verdict caps a two-week trial that had Sheeran saying he'd quit music if he didn't win.

05/05/2023

Art

Ed Sheeran v. Marvin Gaye: What are the biggest plagiarism battles?

Ed Sheeran has testified in a Marvin Gaye copyright suit this week. But what are the biggest plagiarism battles in recent music history?

26/04/2023

Culture news

Here's how artists are fighting back against AI image generation

The emergence of new AI models, including Midjourney and DALL·E, has caused alarm among artists who fear that these advancements could threaten their livelihoods. However, artists are fighting back, using a variety of tactics to protect their creative output.

27/03/2023

Tech News

ChatGPT: Is it possible to spot AI-generated text?

OpenAI’s powerful new chatbot, ChatGPT, has got many wondering how they can tell whether a human or an artificial intelligence wrote what they're reading.

19/01/2023

Romania

Romanian education minister resigns amid plagiarism accusations

Sorin Cimpeanu is accused of 'fraudulently appropriating' 13 chapters of a university course he had taught.

30/09/2022

Romania

Romania's Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca denies plagiarising his thesis

A Romanian journalist has claimed that nearly a third of the PM's doctorate thesis contained plagiarised content.

18/01/2022

Romania

Romanian minister resigns following plagiarism reports

Florin Roman, who had served in Romania’s new coalition government for less than a month, quit his post after his education credentials were called into question.

15/12/2021

Luxembourg

Luxembourg PM Xavier Bettel admits allegations of plagiarism

An online report has said the more than "three-quarters" of Bettel's postgraduate dissertation was written without proper citation.

27/10/2021

Germany

Merkel successor hopeful Armin Laschet apologises for book plagiarism

CDU leadership candidate Armin Laschet admitted that he had failed to credit a source in a 2009 book he wrote about immigration.

30/07/2021

Finland

Finnish presidential candidate 'plagiarised master’s thesis'

Which other European politicians have been accused of plagiarising work or faking degrees?

28/08/2018