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 This Week in Tech episode 941 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/941 Sponsors: • expressvpn.com/twit • NetSuite.com/TWIT • mintmobile.com/twit Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Join our TWiT Community on Discourse: https://www.twit.community/ Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ #capitalism #ai #technology About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce over 30 hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, All About Android, and more.