On today's show Andrew and Ben begin by breaking down a favorable ruling for Anthropic in a case concerning copyrighted material, the fair use doctrine, and LLM training. Then: A midsummer mailbag with questions on huge salaries for big names in tech that may be past their prime, waiting for AI to suggest software solutions, starting careers from scratch in 2025, Huwaei’s ascent and China’s commitment to Apple, Taylor Swift, shortform video regulation, recommendations for would-be watch collectors, and more.

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Training AI is Fair Use, Product Protection Versus LLM Liability, Piracy and Competition — Stratechery Update

BARTZ v. ANTHROPIC — U.S. District Court, N.D. CA

Talent Wars, NBA Money, AI Money — Stratechery Update

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