Trump just fired the head for copyright registrations after her office released a report scrutinizing the use of copyrighted materials in AI training. Big tech is big happy.
In a complete pivot from its previously artist-friendly ethos, soundcloud quietly updated its terms to allow AI training on user-uploaded audio without explicit opt-in.
As the feds continue to gut nationwide art funding we will rely on private funds to fill in the gap, like MacArthur’s huge commitment to 15 Chicago arts orgs through its culture, equity, and the arts program.
The head of the catholic church calls AI a global ethical threat, blasting it as “a critical challenge to human dignity” and urged the Vatican to confront its impact on labor.
The Chicago Community Trust is accepting grant proposals from Black-led groups working on community wealth, mutual aid, and self-determined models of care.
Residenza Lago Scuro will select 11 interdisciplinary creatives to work, think, and live on a regenerative farm in northern Italy in October 2026. Scholarships available.
