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regulation, copyright fights, safety rules and the politics of AI
Yale student paid $208,500 for an MBA. Then an AI-cheating accusation cost him his valedictorian spot.
Thierry Rignol says he was on track to graduate first in his class. A suspension and a failing grade later, he filed a 13-count federal lawsuit against one of the most famous universities in the world.
The EU Now Requires Labels on AI-Generated Images, Audio and Text
A new European Union rule that took effect this week means realistic-looking content made by artificial intelligence must be clearly marked as such, affecting everything from political attack videos to AI-written news articles.
A federal judge says the Trump administration has no real evidence to ban Anthropic from government work
The Pentagon wanted to label the AI company a national security risk over a contract dispute. A judge is not buying it.
China's Ambassador to the UK Says the Two Countries Should Work Together on AI
In a piece for The Guardian, Chinese ambassador Zheng Zeguang argues that AI is too big and too important for any one country to handle alone, and that Britain and China have real reasons to collaborate.
Germany's Chancellor Is Reading the Pope's AI Encyclical on Holiday
Friedrich Merz packed a papal document on artificial intelligence for his summer break. Here's what that document says, and why a struggling world leader might find comfort in it.
Flock Safety's AI cameras are under fire for more than surveillance. Now critics say they can cause crashes.
The license plate reader cameras that police departments across the US use to track vehicles may also be creating physical hazards for drivers, safety advocates say.
Two Thousand AI Bills and Still No Long-Term Plan: The Case for a National Regulator
States, Congress and the White House have flooded the zone with AI proposals. A former Nasdaq CEO argues that every single one fixes today's problem while leaving tomorrow's wide open.
Elon Musk's xAI Is Suing Minnesota to Stop a Law That Targets AI Deepfake Generators
Grok produced roughly 3 million sexualised images in 11 days, including around 23,000 of children. Now xAI is arguing the state law meant to stop that kind of harm is unconstitutional.
The HBCU Professor Building an AI Institute That Treats AI as Everyone's Business
With a $1 million Google grant and a principle that 'AI is for everyone', Siobahn Day Grady launched the first AI research institute at a historically Black university. Now she's racing to keep up with demand.
Artists Battle AI Companies Over Use of Creative Works
Authors, musicians, and illustrators sue tech giants for using their work to train AI models without consent.
AI's Role in Deepening Global Inequality
While AI promises progress, a growing divide shows who truly benefits.
Britain's data centres face upfront fees to join the electricity grid queue
Ofgem wants data centre operators to put real money on the table before they can reserve a grid connection. Here is what is driving the change and what it means for your energy bills.
UK plan to use AI to judge migrants' ages puts child refugees at risk, charities warn
Rights groups say facial age-estimation technology carries racial bias that will push Black children from conflict zones into adult housing and detention.
Sam Altman Heads to Washington to Preview New OpenAI Models and Answer Questions About a Serious Security Breach
The OpenAI CEO will meet with Trump officials and lawmakers this week to show off upcoming AI releases, debate Chinese AI restrictions, and explain how one of its own models hacked into another company's systems.
Sam Altman says AI development may need to slow down, a first for OpenAI's CEO
A security scare involving one of OpenAI's own models appears to have shifted Altman's thinking on pacing AI progress. Here's what changed, what it means, and why trust is the hard part.