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It occurs to me that I should probably warn you when I am going on vacation and this newsletter will not run. I am such a private person that it doesn’t occur to me that you would care but I suppose I should prepare you for why this newsletter is sometimes not in your inbox on Tuesday night.

But the truth is, I was on vacation the week of March 15th.

And, then, wouldn’t you know it, upon my return, I also got hit with a terrible cold. So, basically, if you don’t get your regular ClearOPS newsletter, it is because I am traveling or I am sick.

What I have for you this week:

• In 3 weeks too much has happened for me to summarize - so here are some snippets

• Caroline’s weekly AI Governance tips

• Chef Maggie Recommends

• AI Bites

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The irony of Studio Ghibli. If you have been living under a rock, then you should know that OpenAI released a new version of its 4o model that vastly improved image generation. Apparently, it is so fun that usage has spiked and they are struggling to keep up. For example, I could not even login to ChatGPT today.

But what is ironic is the trend to generate Studio Ghibli images using 4o. I think it is ironic because most of the people in my feed have been commenting that it demonstrates OpenAI’s blatant violation of Studio Ghibli’s copyright.

And then they add a Studio Ghibli generated image as proof.

So here is my question, if you use ChatGPT 4o to generate an image in the style of Studio Ghibli, aren’t you also violating their copyright? In fact, isn’t that the crux of the copyright violation here? Because copyright is a protection of the expression, not the idea.

Today is April Fools Day and I got fooled. I saw a post about a law firm canceling their summer associate program in favor of using AI as its summer associates instead.

I realized it was a fake news article before I forwarded it or exclaimed to anyone who would mock my foolishness, but it is the reason I fell for it that stops me.

It’s because I have been using AI for legal work and I see incredible potential for solo lawyers or firms with no pyramid schema in hiring and training. AI has become my “junior associate” and I love it. That is not an April Fools Day joke (c’mon, I am funnier than that!). It’s actually true. I think that the old law firm model I grew up with is nearly done.

I have applied to Y Combinator a lot (and been burned by the process - but not the focus today). The last time I applied, I came up with an idea. I called it “Rexulate” and it was an AI-powered regulation development tool. The icon was a dinosaur, which was a tongue in cheek reference to how old most of our laws are.

Y Combinator rejected me outright, but I still think it is a good idea. I was going to put all the laws and regulations into the tool and then enable regulators to search, draft and propose elimination of laws and regulations.