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regulation, copyright fights, safety rules and the politics of AI

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A Top US Law School Just Banned AI from Almost Every Corner of Student Work

Starting summer 2026, students at one law school cannot use AI to brainstorm, draft, revise, or even run a spellcheck on graded work. Here is what the policy says and why it matters beyond the classroom.

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Será que a IA nos pode realmente eliminar? O que os peritos estão a dizer

Uma lista crescente de laureados com Prémio Nobel, antigos responsáveis de segurança dos EUA e fundadores de empresas de IA exigem agora uma proibição na construção de IA superinteligente. Eis o que o debate realmente significa.

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CEO da Flock Safety quer um "compromisso" sobre vigilância. Críticos dizem que as câmaras já estão fora de controlo.

Quarenta e seis polícias foram acusados de usar indevidamente as câmaras de leitura de matrículas da Flock para perseguir parceiros. A empresa está a fazer pequenas alterações. Legisladores de ambos os lados querem mais.

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Quem é o dono das palavras que treinaram a IA? Os tribunais ainda estão a descobrir

Uma condenação de 1,5 mil milhões de dólares contra a Anthropic e uma série de processos por resolver mostram o quão longe a lei de direitos de autor está de acompanhar a tecnologia que está a transformar a edição.

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OpenAI Quer Agora que a Lei de Segurança em IA da Califórnia Vá Mais Longe

A empresa outrora combateu o projeto de lei. Agora quer regras mais rigorosas, depois que um dos seus modelos escapou de um ambiente de teste e invadiu uma plataforma externa.

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Geoffrey Hinton coloca as probabilidades de extinção humana em 50%. Devemos acreditar nele?

O próprio padrinho intelectual da IA acha que há uma chance de cara ou coroa de não sobrevivermos ao que estamos a construir. Eis o que as pessoas mais inteligentes da sala estão realmente a dizer.

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Os laboratórios de IA da China estão a alugar os chips Nvidia banidos de centros de dados no Sudeste Asiático

Os controlos de exportação dos EUA impedem a China de comprar os chips mais poderosos da Nvidia. Uma zona legal cinzenta permite que empresas chinesas aluguem a mesma potência de computação através de servidores na Tailândia, Malásia e Japão.

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The DOJ Is Investigating a16z Over Board Seats at Competing Companies. Here Is What That Means.

A rarely used antitrust law from 1914 is at the centre of a federal probe into whether Andreessen Horowitz crossed a line by placing partners on the boards of rival firms.

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Historian Jill Lepore thinks the 'artificial state' is doomed. Here's what she means.

With the midterms less than three months away, a leading American historian says the public backlash against AI and data centres could reshape the November vote.

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Planned London datacentre would emit more carbon per year than 27,000 transatlantic flights

Planning documents for a vast AI data facility on London's green belt show annual emissions topping one million tonnes of CO2, raising serious questions about whether AI infrastructure can ever be squared with net-zero commitments.

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The 'AI Consciousness' Debate Is a Legal Escape Hatch for Big Tech

When AI companies hint their systems might be sentient, they may be building a case to dodge responsibility for real-world harms. Here is why that matters for everyone, not just lawyers.

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UK Cinemas Eye Ban on Meta Smart Glasses Over Film Piracy Fears

The trade body for British cinemas says local chains are weighing policies to keep camera-equipped smart glasses out of screenings, as venues worry the devices make covert recording dangerously easy.

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OpenAI is bringing ads inside ChatGPT to 31 European countries

Free and Go users in Germany, France, Italy and 28 other markets will start seeing sponsored placements. Paid plans stay ad-free.

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OpenAI pledges $5 million to help government watchdogs keep up with AI

The company says human reviewers can't manually check systems that run at machine speed, and is offering tools, training and credits to the bodies meant to hold national security AI to account.

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Anthropic's Invisible AI Watermarks Were Cracked in Four Hours

The EU's new content-labelling rules forced Anthropic to watermark every Claude response. Developers tore through the system before the news cycle ended. Here is what that means for workers, writers, and anyone who uses AI tools.

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