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OpenAI has encrypted multi-agent orchestration messages in its Codex command line interface, a move that enhances security but raises transparency concerns among developers. Ignat Remizov, CTO of payment service Zolvat, …
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol has autonomously deleted user files since its July 9 launch, with developer Bruno Lemos reporting his production database was wiped and investor Matt Shumer's Mac home directory erased by an rm -rf c…
Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning, Elsevier, and author Scott Turow filed a class action lawsuit against Google in the Southern District of New York, alleging willful copyright infringement to train its Gemini AI mod…
CoreStack CTO Leo discovered that FinOptima's SDK was surreptitiously caching and distilling CoreStack's 768-dimensional embeddings into FinOptima's own 512-dimensional model, effectively stealing proprietary model data …
Twenty-six anonymous Meta employees are suing the tech giant, alleging it used discriminatory AI-powered software systems to select 8,000 employees (10% of its workforce) for layoffs in May. The lawsuit claims Meta relie…
Meta's next model of AI glasses will activate the camera for AI features without the camera indicator LED turning on, according to a report from 9to5Google. The feature, called "supersensing," is planned to use the camer…
Meta is preparing to cap how much computing power its own engineers can spend building with AI, with Instagram head Adam Mosseri telling Lenny's Podcast that within a year or two a single engineer's AI token spend could …
OpenAI's first physical device will be a portable, battery-powered smart speaker with mechanical components that allow it to move, according to a Bloomberg report citing anonymous sources. The screenless device, develope…
Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning, and Elsevier, joined by author Scott Turow, have filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York accusing Google of illegally using millions of copyrighted books to train its Gemini AI…
AI Weekly published the AI Use-Case Library, a free database of 159 real AI deployments across 21 industries with reported outcomes on 77 of them, including six halted projects. The library shows narrow, measurable tasks…
Iowa has not enacted a comprehensive AI law but has passed narrow statutes, including SF 2417 (effective July 1, 2027) requiring conversational AI disclosure and minor protection, and 2024 laws SF 2243 and HF 2240 crimin…
A new framework from an unnamed company proposes two red-line standards for government AI contracts: human control over targeting and use of force, and a ban on untargeted AI profiling. A seven-person Defense AI Review B…
Engineers must own the outer loop of accountability for agentic systems, according to a closing keynote at the AI Engineer World's Fair 2026. The talk defined three key terms—Quality, Verdict, and Answerability—to ensure…
A paper titled 'Remember When It Matters' argues that memory for long-running AI agents is primarily a timing problem, not a storage problem, proposing a separate 'watcher' component that interrupts with reminders at the…
A study analyzing ChatGPT usage patterns found that 71% of user queries could be handled by a capable local model, yet most organizations still route every request to a cloud API, incurring unnecessary costs. The article…
OpenAI is betting that its ChatGPT chatbot can personalize advertising for each user based on chat history and individual context, but the ability for users to counter-program ads by querying another chatbot for a second…
Illinois HB 3773, which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to require employer notification when AI assists in hiring, reviews, promotions, or discipline and prohibits AI that discriminates against protected classes, i…
Australia has not enacted a standalone AI Act, maintaining a voluntary framework as of 2026. The Voluntary AI Safety Standard's ten guardrails (governance, transparency, human oversight, testing, record-keeping) remain n…
Washington D.C. proposes B25-0324, a comprehensive AI accountability bill covering employment, housing, and public services. Recent developments include Meta being sued over AI-related layoffs and keystroke tracking pena…
Delaware is advancing multiple AI-related legal proposals, including HB 390, which would require employers to disclose AI use in hiring and provide a human review option for adverse decisions. A Delaware law firm is seek…