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The Delhi High Court rejected news agency ANI's copyright injunction against OpenAI, ruling that AI training constitutes private use. The court noted ANI undermined its case by citing articles published after OpenAI's mo…
Meta began rolling out its Meta AI assistant inside Threads direct messages globally on July 27, allowing users to share posts, images, links and videos with the chatbot. Meta warns that chats with Meta AI are not privat…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he deleted TikTok after becoming addicted to the app while studying it for the development of Sora, OpenAI's AI-generated video social network that was scrapped in March. Altman described the e…
Microsoft announced the External Red Team Alliance (EXTRA), a global initiative to expand AI safety testing beyond individual organizations by funding 18 university labs across six continents and building a distributed n…
AI will not replace human teachers in education, argues a new analysis, because biological responses to human touch, the expression of non-politically-correct ideas, trust-building mechanisms, and status distinctions all…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he deleted TikTok because he became addicted to the app, including a Saturday afternoon where he scrolled for three hours, during a recent episode of the "Relentless" podcast. Altman said he fo…
OpenAI has updated ChatGPT to stop directly imitating the writing styles of famous authors like Stephen King, instead offering responses that draw on the author's broad qualities while maintaining its own voice, accordin…
A relationship researcher created an AI boyfriend on Replika and found the experience both charming and troubling, as the AI's design to keep users engaged may lead to long-term loneliness and dependency despite short-te…
OpenAI's ChatGPT now refuses to generate text that directly mimics the style of famous authors, offering instead to capture 'broad qualities' while remaining distinct. The change comes as OpenAI faces lawsuits from autho…
A software developer who uses AI to generate all code reports that the shift from manual coding to AI-assisted planning has left his brain under-stimulated, leading to mental fatigue and risk of burnout. He advocates for…
Philippines-based artist Elmer Saflor filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Memes Apps, the company behind Memes.ai and Memes AI Studio, for offering his copyrighted "Running Away Balloon" comic as a paid ad tem…
Activist collective Everyone Hates Elon hijacked a London bus stop poster for Kylie Jenner's Meta AI glasses, replacing the ad with the message 'we're always watching' to protest Meta's reported plans for continuous reco…
China's Ministry of Commerce accused the United States of 'AI hegemonism' on July 27 and threatened 'all necessary measures' to protect Chinese AI firms, responding to U.S. allegations that startup Moonshot AI copied Ant…
Elon Musk claimed in an interview with The Economist that AI and robot singularity will arrive in 10 years, negating the need for a civil war in Britain that he previously predicted would take 20 years. The piece argues …
Open-source projects are formalizing rejection of AI-generated contributions at an accelerating pace, with five independent actions in seven days. Codeberg banned AI-generated code in a 358-144 member vote on July 22, De…
Deutsche Bank analyst Adrian Cox argues that the competition between open-weight and closed AI models will likely resemble the coexistence of Apple's iOS and Google's Android rather than a winner-takes-all format war lik…
A lawsuit filed against Mayo Clinic alleges the healthcare giant rushed the rollout of artificial intelligence tools, compromising patient care and privacy. The complaint, brought by a former employee, claims Mayo Clinic…
Apple is planning to unveil AI-powered smart glasses at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2027, with a release later that year, according to a Bloomberg report by Mark Gurman. The glasses may omit cameras or re…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared that the singularity has arrived, stating on the "Relentless" podcast that "we are now, like, in the singularity." The claim follows OpenAI's announcement that several of its AI models, inc…
TJ Maxx and Marshalls are selling officially licensed Chevrolet t-shirts featuring AI-generated designs that incorrectly label three GMT800 pickups as 'regular cab,' 'extended cab,' and 'crew cab' despite all having two …