Unauthorized training data isn’t an existential threat to generative AI but it’s certainly a headache for users and developers alike.  Most developers are trying to exclude materials that creators have explicitly labeled as unauthorized and citing “fair use” as justification for copying everything else.  Getty Images has taken an opposite approach, building its gen AI tool only on materials that are explicitly licensed.  It’s possible that tracing the provenance of training data will become a standard, similar to how organic food producers trace the origins of their ingredients.

Retail theft by shoplifters and organized crime has captured headlines recently, such as news that Target is closing nine stores due to the problem. But the surge may be more of a ripple: the National Retail Federation found losses grew only as fast as retail sales in the past year. Could it be that the press has sensationalized the issue or that managers are using it to distract from other problems?

Full image variations based on creative assets or text prompts, plus text overlay and image expansion, are among the new GenAI features offered by Meta. Also offered, text generation to create variations on ad headlines. The features are available in Ads Manager through Advantage+ creative.