Hello and happy your word Wednesday. I'm
Koi Wire. This is CNN 10 where we simply
tell you the what, letting you decide
what to think. We've got billionaires
battling over AI. Sky taxis that might
make traffic a thing of the past and a
story so wild it might make you rethink
your next vending machine purchase. So,
let's go. We begin with a landmark case.
The guy who helped build the future of
AI is now battling over who controls it.
The world's richest man, Elon Musk, is
set to testify this week as part of his
lawsuit against chat GPT parent company
OpenAI and its CEO Sam Alman. Musk
co-founded Open AAI with Altman in 2015,
but left after a bitter power struggle
in 2018. He claims leadership
effectively abandoned their original
nonprofit mission of developing safe
open-source AI when they changed the
company structure to include a
for-profit corporation. Musk wants
Altman and other leaders removed from
OpenAI's board and to see the company
revert to a nonprofit, a move that could
have a seismic impact. OpenAI leadership
says Musk's claims are based on jealousy
and regret and that he was the one who
initially pushed for profits. They
expressed optimism in their case
following initial jury selection.
>> Mr. Alman, Mr. Brockman, and Open AAI
are looking forward to presenting their
case to that jury. Uh, confident in
their position and looking forward to
the facts being known. Musk's current
company, XAI, is one of OpenAI's biggest
rivals. OpenAI is racing towards an IPO
or initial public offering to raise
money as soon as this year. that would
potentially help OpenAI dominate the
industry. If Musk wins the case, it may
help delay the potential IPO. Taylor
Swift is making a bold, maybe fearless
move, filing new trademarks to protect
not just her image, but her voice from
AI. And here's the kicker. She's
including something called sound marks.
That's a big deal because traditionally,
copyright protects songs, but not AI
generated sound alikes. Right now, AI
can mimic an artist's voice without ever
copying a real recording, creating a
legal gray zone, so to speak, or blank
space, if you will. Swift's filings are
potential way to close that gap. And
even more groundbreaking, no one's ever
tested trademarking a celebrity speaking
voice in court. Swift knows the
trademark world all too well. She's
filed more than 300 applications in the
US alone in a bid to protect her brand.
These latest filings would not only
protect her voice, but also an iconic
image. Think sequence, pink guitar,
center stage, straight out of the Aerys
tour. Now, if approved, Swift could
argue that AI voices or images that feel
like her cross the line legally. Bottom
line, this isn't just about Taylor
Swift. It's about rewriting the rules
for identity in the age of AI.
Pop quiz hot shot. Which of these things
is illegal in Singapore? selling chewing
gum, jaywalking, eating on public
transportation, or all of the above.
If you said all of the above, it's good.
In Singapore, breaking the rules can
really stick with you, sometimes,
literally. One French teenager is
learning the hard way what happens if
you break one of Singapore's really
strict cleanliness laws. 18-year-old
Ddier Gaspard Owen Maximillian is facing
up to two years in prison in Singapore
after allegedly pulling a stunt at an
orange juice vending machine.
Investigators say he recorded himself
licking a straw, then putting it back
into the clean straw dispenser after
allegedly posting this video online. It
didn't just get views, it got attention
from authorities. The vending machine
company IU says it had to replace all
500 straws in that machine after the
incident. Singapore is known for some of
the strictest cleanliness laws in the
world. Designed to keep streets spotless
and public spaces sanitary. While
littering or spitting gum in the US
might earn you a side eye, in Singapore,
it can cost you up to $1,000. In DDier's
case, a French student going to school
in Singapore, he's now facing charges of
public nuisance and mischief. His next
court date is May 22nd. Most people know
the name Amelia Heheart because of her
mysterious disappearance while
attempting to fly around the world in
1937. Her disappearance remains one of
history's most intriguing mysteries. But
the Library of Congress has just
uncovered a voice recording that gives
more insight into her greatest
achievement just 5 years earlier,
becoming the first woman to fly solo
non-stop across the Atlantic. Earlier
this month, a rare books librarian
cracked open a first edition of
Hehheart's memoir. And where she's found
the recording is anything but
clandestine. Our Patrick Cornell has
more. A nearly 100year-old recording of
famed aviator Amelia Heheart has been
revived.
>> Something happened which has never
happened before when my girl was flying.
It's a snippet from a speech she gave in
London on May 22nd, 1932, broadcast to
New York, detailing a heartpounding
moment while flying solo across the
Atlantic on a 15-hour flight.
>> That is the Adam once a month required
to register altitude
uh height above ground.
That crackled clip included in 78 RPM
record format as a trinket in the back
of Hehheart's book, The Fun of It, which
released 5 years before her infamous
disappearance.
>> We hand one round in such an honor that
I knew it was as
>> 94 years later, researchers at the
Library of Congress found an original
record made of cheap plastic and
cardboard. The antique needed the touch
of specialized equipment dubbed Irene,
which uses a focal probe to map the
records grooves, creating a digital
format that anyone can now listen to on
the library's website. From aviation
achievements of the past to the future
of flight, check out this image from the
New York City skyline. An all electric
air taxi zipping across the sky,
skipping all that traffic below. That
future is getting closer after a company
called Joby Aviation pulled off a major
milestone. successfully flying an allect
electric air taxi between Manhattan and
New York's JFK airport. These aircraft
take off and land vertically like a
helicopter, but fly smoother, quieter,
and with zero emissions. Each one can
carry up to five people, including the
pilot. And the wild part, the goal is to
connect helports in lower and midtown
Manhattan to the airport, turning a 1
and a half to two-hour drive into a
flight taking less than 10 minutes. This
is part of a larger push by the FAA,
which has eight test programs testing
electric air taxis for everything from
passenger travel to delivering cargo,
even emergency supplies. So, yeah, rush
hour might soon come with a boarding
pass. The flight tests continue this
week. This next story highlights one
hardworking student who's no rook when
it comes to chess. She's the queen. In
the UK, the top performing women's chess
player doesn't have her driver's license
and is still in primary school, which is
the same as middle school in the US.
Meet 11-year-old Bodana Sivan. She
started playing chess during the
pandemic when she stumbled upon a board
in a donation bag. The highest chess
rating is 2,800. Bodana's rating 2300.
Since starting 6 years ago, Bodana and
her dad became a part of the Herrow
Chess Club. Its president, Neville Chan,
says Boddana is a record-breaker.
>> Quite simply, she is a prodigy and the
real sense of the word.
>> Boddana is still a student. Her weekends
consist of traveling to tournaments with
dad. But Bodana says chess isn't
distracting from her schoolwork. It
actually helps her.
>> It helps in calculation, in music. It
helps in pattern recognition. And I play
the violin and I play a bit of piano. As
she continues to climb through the
ranks, Bodonna is keeping her eyes set
on one simple goal.
>> I want to be one of the best chess
players in the world. For now, I just
want to keep improving and doing my
best.
>> Checkmate excuses from donation bag to
domination. Proof that greatness can
start anywhere. You just have to make
your move.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. An
unexpected arrival leading to an
unforgettable flight. Fasten your seat
belts. Make sure your trade table is in
the locked and upright position. And
prepare for delivery. A newborn baby
made a surprise entrance on a Delta
Airlines flight from Atlanta to Portland
last week. Baby Belle Renee Blair, born
mid-flight after mom Ashley unexpectedly
went into labor. Two quickthinking
paramedics were on board and they sprang
into action. They improvised, borrowing
blankets from passengers, using a
shoelace to tie off the umbilical cord.
When the flight landed, there was an
extra passenger on board. Both mom and
baby are reportedly doing well. Talk
about a first class delivery. No baggage
claim required. All right, congrats to
our your Word Wednesday winner today,
Miss Hawkins and friends at Washington
local public schools in Toledo, Ohio,
who submitted clandestine. Yes, an
adjective that means marked by, held in,
or conducted with secrecy. Thank you for
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