🧩AI Cracks Minecraft’s Toughest Puzzle

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• AI beats Minecraft’s diamond quest—Google DeepMind’s Dreamer solves Minecraft’s toughest challenge on its own

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• AI-generated works denied copyright—US Copyright Office reaffirms human authorship as a legal requirement

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Google DeepMind’s AI masters Minecraft’s toughest task without being taught how to play

Key Points 

• Dreamer, an AI by Google DeepMind, figured out how to collect diamonds in Minecraft without prior instructions or training.

• Unlike traditional AI, Dreamer builds a mental model of its environment to predict outcomes and make smarter decisions.

• Researchers see this as a step toward AI that learns and adapts across different situations, including real-world robotics.

👾News - For the first time, an AI system has figured out how to collect diamonds in Minecraft without being shown how to play. 

The system, called Dreamer, was developed by researchers at Google DeepMind. Unlike traditional AI models that rely on direct instructions, Dreamer learns by exploring, building a model of its surroundings, and using that model to predict future scenarios.

🤖Why this matters - Minecraft is a challenging test for AI because every game generates a new world. That means there’s no single strategy that works every time. “You have to really understand what’s in front of you; you can’t just memorize a specific strategy,” says Danijar Hafner, a computer scientist at Google DeepMind. 

Dreamer’s ability to learn and adapt on its own is a step toward more general AI systems, ones that can apply knowledge from one situation to another. Researchers hope this technology could help create robots that learn to navigate the real world, where mistakes have bigger consequences than in a video game. 

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US Copyright Office gives final verdict on AI-generated works

Key Points 

• The US Copyright Office confirms AI-generated works must include meaningful human creativity to qualify for copyright protection.

• No US court has ever ruled in favor of granting copyright to purely AI-generated content.

☕News - AI-generated content cannot be copyrighted unless a human makes a meaningful creative contribution. That is the key takeaway from Part 2 of the US Copyright Office’s Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence. 

The report reaffirms that US copyright law is built around human authorship. Without it, a work does not qualify for protection.

👨‍🎨The human element is non-negotiable - This latest report follows Part 1, which explored broader legal and policy questions. Part 2 focuses on what it takes for an AI-assisted work to be eligible for copyright. 

The answer remains the same. Copyright law requires a human creator. The Copyright Office points to the US Constitution and previous court rulings that have consistently denied copyright protection to non-human creators. No US court has ever ruled in favor of granting copyright to purely AI-generated content.

🌐A global debate with big implications - The report also looks at how other countries are handling this issue and the potential consequences of extending copyright protections to AI-generated content. With AI reshaping creative industries, the debate is far from over. But for now, the US Copyright Office has drawn a firm line in the sand: If it’s purely AI-made, it’s not getting copyright protection. 

Read the full story here.