Matching stories Newest first
Anthropic proposes AI safety bill that could block models with 50+ potential deaths
The proposal reportedly forbids federal agencies from blocking a model's release without a judge's permission, despite its aim to guard against AI run amok.
Meta removes the word train from its commercial terms after AI backlash
Meta dropped the word train from commercial terms of service taking effect October 30 after legal experts warned the terms could allow scraping of linked websites. A Meta spokesperson confirmed users were not alerted to the changed language.
Meta ordered to name executives who approved torrenting books for AI training
A magistrate judge in copyright suits by book authors and Entrepreneur Media ordered Meta to identify decision-makers behind downloading books from shadow libraries like Anna's Archive and LibGen, per TorrentFreak as cited by Ars Technica.
Spotify says it removed 50 million AI slop and spam tracks from recommendations
Spotify says it has removed more than 50 million songs considered AI-generated slop or spam from user recommendations over the past year and will highlight more human-made music. It has not mandated labels on all AI tracks but launched an "AI Persona" badge.
Army Cyber Command develops ECHOTRIBBLE, a worm-like AI agent program
According to internal documents, the program is designed to spread across networks, including air-gapped systems, and neutralize targets with minimal human oversight. Experts warn of collateral damage.
US bans DeepSeek technology across federal civilian agencies
The US Department of Homeland Security has barred federal civilian agencies from using AI technology from Chinese lab DeepSeek.
Disney hires most of Character.AI staff and may acquire its technology after bankruptcy
Court filings show Character.AI filed for bankruptcy as part of a deal letting Disney hire most staff and potentially acquire much of its technology, leaving the remaining company to handle lawsuits and regulator investigations.