https://totheircredit.com/news/ Where creative work and AI collide en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:20:05 +0000 https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/04/germanys-2035-journalism-platform-warning/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/04/germanys-2035-journalism-platform-warning/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:36:34 +0000 The 2035 scenarios warn that publishers may keep producing journalism while AI platforms capture audiences and revenue. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/04/beatmelo-redesigns-ai-music-video-studio/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/04/beatmelo-redesigns-ai-music-video-studio/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:35:51 +0000 The online platform combines prompt-based songmaking, audio editing, MIDI export and music-focused visual tools for independent creators. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/04/reuters-institute-ai-news-use-triples/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/04/reuters-institute-ai-news-use-triples/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:17:54 +0000 Reuters Institute data show readers increasingly ask chatbots to explain events, while publishers seek visibility without surrendering direct audiences. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/04/synthesia-chatgpt-plugin-opens-to-all-plans/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/04/synthesia-chatgpt-plugin-opens-to-all-plans/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 03:36:26 +0000 The integration turns chat drafts and connected-workflow updates into editable business videos, with account credits and permissions still applying. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/04/south-koreas-icotec-ai-copyright-conference/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/04/south-koreas-icotec-ai-copyright-conference/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 03:35:08 +0000 The 16th ICOTEC meeting will examine watermarks, AI development records and tools intended to curb unauthorised model training. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/04/bundaberg-children-build-ai-games/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/04/bundaberg-children-build-ai-games/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 03:34:51 +0000 A workshop for eight- to 13-year-olds puts creativity before coding as its organisers pursue a regional games hub. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/artist-and-the-machine-los-angeles-summit/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/artist-and-the-machine-los-angeles-summit/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:25:27 +0000 will.i.am, Adobe and 1X are among those on the programme, followed by an invitation-only Studio Day. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/mural-arts-bellwether-ai-town-halls/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/mural-arts-bellwether-ai-town-halls/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:24:30 +0000 The Philadelphia organisation’s draft policy predates criticism of Kelley Prevard’s designs, which will remain in the project after skyline edits https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/caa-urges-scalable-ai-licensing/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/caa-urges-scalable-ai-licensing/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:23:55 +0000 The agency and a coalition of creative groups say consent, control and compensation should shape the OpenAI copyright case. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/eu-adviser-flags-gemini-publisher-rights/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/eu-adviser-flags-gemini-publisher-rights/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:22:44 +0000 The opinion backs a Hungarian publisher’s challenge to real-time reuse of articles, while treating AI training as generally covered by the EU mining exception. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/itchio-removes-ai-spam-adds-filter/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/itchio-removes-ai-spam-adds-filter/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:22:19 +0000 The marketplace kept disclosed generative-AI work available, while enforcing its longstanding rules against mass-produced uploads. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/francoobla-music-offers-four-ai-projects/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/francoobla-music-offers-four-ai-projects/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:36:38 +0000 The portfolio ranges from an AI-versus-human listening format to a proposed plagiarism framework and a 24-track digital production. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/loriginal-pickart-reaches-1000-artists/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/loriginal-pickart-reaches-1000-artists/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:35:29 +0000 The Montreal gallery’s AI service uses swipes on 16 artworks to match users with local artists and available work. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/phraslys-free-ai-image-detector/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/phraslys-free-ai-image-detector/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:35:08 +0000 The no-sign-up tool combines image analysis with watermark and provenance checks, but independent evidence underscores the limits of automated detection. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/embark-keeps-arc-raiders-text-to-speech/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/embark-keeps-arc-raiders-text-to-speech/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:33:52 +0000 The studio acknowledged a gap in quality between synthetic dialogue and human performance, while saying full re-recording is impractical. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/on1-photo-raw-2027-local-ai/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/on1-photo-raw-2027-local-ai/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:33:35 +0000 The Mac and Windows release keeps most AI processing on-device, while reserving cloud generative tools for its MAX tier. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/cebu-artists-urged-to-use-human-advantage/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/cebu-artists-urged-to-use-human-advantage/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:32:16 +0000 At TOPS ArtFest, Carla Adlawan argued that context, judgment and intention matter more than matching a machine’s speed or cost. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/pennsylvania-ai-advertising-disclosure-law/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/03/pennsylvania-ai-advertising-disclosure-law/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:20:50 +0000 The new law targets synthetic ads that could mislead consumers, while leaving text-only and clearly fictional material outside its main disclosure rule. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/02/nna-joins-openai-copyright-brief/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/02/nna-joins-openai-copyright-brief/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:32:48 +0000 The local-newspaper group says AI use of journalism without permission threatens reporting jobs, reader traffic and community coverage. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/02/wme-backs-licensed-ai-training/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/02/wme-backs-licensed-ai-training/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:20:41 +0000 The talent agency’s OpenAI brief argues that creators must retain control and compensation as a market for training-data licences expands. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/02/uk-cma-probes-meta-scraping-terms/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/02/uk-cma-probes-meta-scraping-terms/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:20:32 +0000 The CMA will examine whether the social media company holds a dominant position and whether its proposed terms could unfairly require businesses to allow use of their web content for its products. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/02/makebestmusics-30-second-style-switching-tool/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/02/makebestmusics-30-second-style-switching-tool/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:18:49 +0000 Custom Mode lets creators hear identical words in Rock, Pop and Jazz arrangements without manual MIDI programming https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/02/dupri-challenges-spotify-ai-remix-terms/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/02/dupri-challenges-spotify-ai-remix-terms/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:17:45 +0000 The producer wants musicians to set both the price and the recordings eligible for the planned fan-remix tool. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/02/groks-odyssey-faces-ai-film-criticism/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/02/groks-odyssey-faces-ai-film-criticism/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:18:01 +0000 xAI’s first episode was made by three people in under two weeks, but critics faulted its pacing, performances and continuity. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/02/capcut-plans-chatgpt-video-editing-plugin/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/02/capcut-plans-chatgpt-video-editing-plugin/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 03:18:31 +0000 The proposed integration would turn prompts and footage into editable drafts, while retaining manual changes in the chat context. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/01/ai-uploads-double-itchio-game-pages/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/01/ai-uploads-double-itchio-game-pages/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 19:19:18 +0000 New listings passed 6,000 a day by Oct. 30, while the platform said downloads and purchases did not keep pace. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/01/unions-challenge-ai-fair-use-in-openai-case/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/01/unions-challenge-ai-fair-use-in-openai-case/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 19:18:52 +0000 The proposed filing says voice actors are already losing work to synthetic voices and that licensing terms negotiated by unions are at risk. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/01/spotify-targets-2027-ai-remix-service/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/11/01/spotify-targets-2027-ai-remix-service/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:16:39 +0000 The proposed Premium add-on would rely on artist opt-ins and licensed catalogues, with a possible announcement around the Grammy Awards in February. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/31/crun-ai-chat-creative-agent/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/31/crun-ai-chat-creative-agent/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 19:33:41 +0000 The assistant plans creative projects, generates media in two workflow modes and retains outputs for reuse. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/31/atelico-opens-on-device-ai-engine/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/31/atelico-opens-on-device-ai-engine/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 19:32:21 +0000 Early Access offers local models, image generation and AI characters, while the studio’s performance claims await broader testing. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/31/sanderson-jones-podcast-hijack-restored/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/31/sanderson-jones-podcast-hijack-restored/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:19:52 +0000 A dormant feed was renamed “Life Full On” and repurposed with reworded podcasts and sermons before RSS.com returned it to its creator. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/31/argentina-editors-retain-ai-editorial-control/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/31/argentina-editors-retain-ai-editorial-control/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:18:36 +0000 LA NACION, Clarín and Infobae outlined training, governance and workflow approaches at Media Party Buenos Aires 2026. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/31/david-stout-at-austin-peay/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/31/david-stout-at-austin-peay/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:19:19 +0000 The artist discussed an installation made from more than 40 drawings selected from over 1,000 AI-generated images as the lecture addressed creativity, ethics and emerging technologies. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/31/anthropic-restricts-claude-code-game-cloning/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/31/anthropic-restricts-claude-code-game-cloning/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:17:52 +0000 The Opus 5.5 instruction permits original and genre games, but its practical boundary with reverse engineering remains unclear. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/wikimedias-ai-fair-use-court-brief/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/wikimedias-ai-fair-use-court-brief/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:37:32 +0000 Its brief in the New York Times-OpenAI litigation warns that overly broad fair-use rules could harm both open-source development and the web’s knowledge commons. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/valve-probes-ai-copycat-threats-on-steam/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/valve-probes-ai-copycat-threats-on-steam/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:35:43 +0000 The company kept its hands-off policy on development tools, while urging studios to build communities and continually improve the original game. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/roblox-expands-ai-game-creation-tools/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/roblox-expands-ai-game-creation-tools/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:35:27 +0000 More than 80% of its leading games used AI tools, even as third-quarter measures offered a mixed view of user growth. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/drawquarium-trailer-confronts-ai-art/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/drawquarium-trailer-confronts-ai-art/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:24:26 +0000 The fish-drawing game’s release video frames childhood creativity and the joy of making as an answer to artists’ fears about generative AI. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/rockstar-uk-union-vote-covers-ai/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/rockstar-uk-union-vote-covers-ai/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:23:36 +0000 The proposed unit would cover more than 1,600 staff and vote through the planned launch of “Grand Theft Auto VI.” https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/playgama-ai-game-index-launches/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/playgama-ai-game-index-launches/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:21:18 +0000 The daily AI Game Index tracks player time and likes in more than 5,400 browser games, while warning that developer labels are unverified. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/suno-seeks-apple-music-testimony/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/suno-seeks-apple-music-testimony/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:21:00 +0000 The AI music company narrowed its subpoena request to four disputed topics in its copyright fight with Universal Music Group and Sony Music. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/zacky-vengeance-on-avenged-sevenfold-ai/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/zacky-vengeance-on-avenged-sevenfold-ai/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 03:34:55 +0000 Vengeance defended generative tools while saying the disputed “Horror Business” artwork had prompted questions about AI and replaceable designers. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/south-koreas-90-minute-ai-steelay/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/south-koreas-90-minute-ai-steelay/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 03:33:06 +0000 The new science-fiction feature relied on generative tools throughout, but human editors, actors and sound specialists shaped its final form. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/nyt-cookings-ai-recipe-test/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/30/nyt-cookings-ai-recipe-test/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 03:32:46 +0000 The optional iOS chatbot adapts editor-tested recipes, but readers cannot switch the feature off. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/29/sonilo-and-musical-ai-rights-tracking/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/29/sonilo-and-musical-ai-rights-tracking/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:19:59 +0000 The companies say output-level reporting will help licensing partners account for use of recordings and compositions. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/29/valve-rejects-steam-ai-tool-bans/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/29/valve-rejects-steam-ai-tool-bans/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:19:33 +0000 The company acknowledged that generative AI has made cloning easier, but said it would tackle visibility and recommendation problems rather than become a gatekeeper. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/29/maxon-ai-teaser-angers-3d-artists/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/29/maxon-ai-teaser-angers-3d-artists/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:18:34 +0000 The company has not identified the tool or tied it to Cinema 4D, leaving users to debate another opaque AI announcement. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/29/skillfully-launches-ai-skills-platform/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/29/skillfully-launches-ai-skills-platform/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:17:21 +0000 The company aims to help nonfiction authors and consultants sell AI-guided versions of their methods inside ChatGPT and Claude. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/29/chinas-fang-taozi-virtual-endorsements/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/29/chinas-fang-taozi-virtual-endorsements/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:45:41 +0000 A Douyin drama star has become a paid promotional figure, while a removed contact-lens advertisement exposed legal and credibility questions. https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/29/norway-pauses-meta-ai-scraping-terms/ https://totheircredit.com/news/2026/10/29/norway-pauses-meta-ai-scraping-terms/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:43:09 +0000 The Oslo District Court barred the terms from taking effect before a legal review, while Meta promised a full consultation with publishers.