Fired for Copyright Report, ChatGPT Causes Divorce, and AI Can’t Grade: The AI Argument EP57

The head of the US Copyright Office warned that Big Tech is pushing beyond fair use, and then got promptly fired. Frank’s worried about political interference with copyright policy, while Justin says it’s just America doing what it does best: innovating first, legalising later. They agree copyright is headed for a reset, but disagree on the best path to that reformation. They also break down the major coding breakthroughs from OpenAI and Google, including a model that’s not just solving bugs, but discovering new science. Plus, Microsoft axes 7,000 staff, Fortnite’s Darth Vader develops a swearing problem, and ChatGPT may have accidentally triggered a divorce. 00:22 Did Trump fire Shira for Big Tech’s gain? 15:00 Can Google's AlphaEvolve outdo scientists? 17:53 Can OpenAI's Codex really fix 80% of bugs? 19:57 Are Microsoft’s layoffs really about AI? 23:28 Should teachers trust AI to grade homework? 34:09 Did Fortnite’s AI Darth Vader start swearing? 36:41 Did ChatGPT just ruin a marriage? ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to our channel stay updated on all things marketing and AI. ► STRATEGIC AND CREATIVE AI FOR SMALL BIZ MARKETING For my full insights, be sure and subscribe to my emails here: https://www.frankandmarci.com/ai/ ► LINKS TO CONTENT WE DISCUSSED US Copyright Office Says That Using AI in Commercial Works Is Beyond Fair Use Boundaries, Trump fires the director of the organization. https://80.lv/articles/us-copyright-office-says-that-using-ai-in-commercial-works-is-beyond-fair-use-boundaries Meet AlphaEvolve, the Google AI that writes its own code—and just saved millions in computing costs https://venturebeat.com/ai/meet-alphaevolve-the-google-ai-that-writes-its-own-code-and-just-saved-millions-in-computing-costs/ OpenAI: Introducing Codex https://openai.com/index/introducing-codex/ Microsoft winnows: Layoffs hit software engineers hard https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/16/microsofts_axe_software_developers/ Teachers Using AI to Grade Their Students' Work Sends a Clear Message: They Don't Matter, and Will Soon Be Obsolete. The results are dismal. https://futurism.com/teachers-ai-grade-students Fortnite players are abusing AI Darth Vader, forcing him to say ‘Skibidi Toilet’ and worse https://www.polygon.com/news/599687/fortnite-darth-vader-ai-abuse AI Gone Too Far? ChatGPT Accused of Breaking Up a Marriage Over Coffee Grounds https://www.nbcpalmsprings.com/therogginreport/2025/05/14/ai-gone-too-far-chatgpt-accused-of-breaking-up-a-marriage-over-coffee-grounds ► CONNECT WITH US For more in-depth discussions, connect Justin and Frank on LinkedIn. Justin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justincollery/ Frank: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankprendergast/ ► YOUR INPUT Should Shira Perlmutter, the head of the US copyright office, have been fired?