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.<ul> 
<li>Cory Doctorow discusses his upcoming appearance in a Futurama episode inspired by his book Chokepoint Capitalism</li> 
<li>The downsides of Twitter under Elon Musk as an example of chokepoint capitalism unwinding</li> 
<li>Brewster Kahle and the Internet Archive's copyright disputes over digitized books in its Emergency Library</li> 
<li>Canada's law requiring Big Tech to pay news publishers, and Meta's ban on news sharing in response</li> 
<li>The CFPB cracking down on predatory data brokers</li> 
<li>Google's "topics" proposal for interest-based ads on Chrome and privacy concerns</li> 
<li>The threats AI poses to creative professions like writing, and the implications of copyright</li> 
<li>The misleading hype around AI and job loss statistics from companies like IBM</li> 
<li>The importance of interoperability for technology platforms and digital rights</li> 
<li>How copyright law views AI-generated art and content</li> 
<li>The issues around copyrighted content being used to train AI systems by companies like OpenAI</li> 
<li>The concept of "open washing" and whether companies like OpenAI really embody openness</li> 
<li>The America COMPETES Act, proposed antitrust legislation targeting Big Tech's ad market power</li> 
<li>The role of users and tool creators in establishing boundaries on things like advertising</li> 
<li>Rebecca Giblin's experience publishing out-of-print Australian books as the non-profit publisher Untapped</li> 
<li>The podcast IP Provocations and its discussions relating to AI and intellectual property</li></ul> 
Host: <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a> 
Guests: <a href="https://twitter.com/rgibli" target="_blank">Rebecca Giblin</a> and <a href="http://craphound.com/" target="_blank">Cory Doctorow</a> 
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