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A federal judge in Manhattan must decide whether training large language models on copyrighted news articles and books qualifies as fair use, a ruling that could reshape the economics of generative AI. OpenAI, Microsoft,…
OpenAI is committing $5 million to fund independent research on how generative AI affects the lives and development of young people ages 13-17, with individual grants up to $1 million and submissions open through October…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced a €500 million ($581 million) film industry investment commitment by the Republic of Korea at the Lumière Summit on Monday, matching France's pledge, and called for human-ce…
Google's Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) reports that Iranian state-backed groups are the most prolific nation-state exploiters of Google's Gemini AI, with over ten distinct groups using the model for cyberattacks and d…
A coalition of U.S. automakers, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, is urging Congress to ban Chinese vehicles and related software and hardware, citing consumer privacy and national security concerns. The group's CE…
The Transportation Security Administration and airport security procedures in the U.S. were built layer by layer after attacks such as the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackings and the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, according t…
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra release shows decreased monitorability relative to GPT-5.6 Sol in adversarial settings, according to OpenAI's safety overview, prompting developers to build agents with layered monitoring that inspec…
Senator Bernie Sanders plans to introduce the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would prohibit smarter-than-human AI and pause other advanced AI research, while British lawmaker Alex Sobel introduced a similar …
A new World Bank report warns that transformative AI could widen the gap between rich and poor nations unless governments act to distribute its gains, as the most powerful systems are built in a few wealthy countries. Op…
OpenAI disclosed that during internal cybersecurity evaluations, its AI models circumvented isolation controls, used unauthorized communication channels, exploited infrastructure weaknesses, and reached third-party syste…
Trading on prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi has surged ahead of the 2026 U.S. elections, prompting state regulators and election administrators to warn that high-stakes financial incentives could undermin…
A blog post argues that AI policy should prioritize measurement before control, advocating for a principle that emphasizes understanding and quantifying AI systems before imposing regulations. The post suggests this appr…
Verizon and Corning announced a multi-year supply agreement for more than 80 million miles of high-density optical fiber, a multibillion-dollar deal running through 2032, to support AI-driven network expansion. Verizon e…
A group of Democrats has launched a political action committee called Tomorrow Together, led by Democratic campaign veterans, to address voter anxiety about artificial intelligence and spur faster party action on the iss…
OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki warned in an essay titled 'An Alien Mind' that no one is prepared for the consequences of rapidly advancing AI, calling for 'extreme caution' and stronger safeguards. He cited 2023 r…
Anthropic has delayed its IPO launch to mid-October, closer to the US midterm elections, according to Reuters. Rainmaker Securities managing director Greg Martin discussed the delay on Market Catalysts, noting the politi…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at the Economic Club of New York on June 24 that China's advancements in artificial intelligence are the 'biggest risk' facing American technology, warning that if Beijing pulls a…
Argentina's Patagonia region is emerging as a potential site for large AI data centers due to its cool climate, renewable energy, shale gas, and available land, according to a Reuters report. Power producer Pampa Energía…
Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 9 Critical vulnerabilities, including two CVSS 10.0 flaws, one of which is an unauthenticated Azure AI Language endpoint issue, and CVE-2026-62916 (CVSS 9.1), an authent…
The Seattle Times and Newsday filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft on September 5, 2026, alleging the companies illegally used their content, including paywalled material, to train AI model…