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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.
Hugging Face CEO says Netflix's OpenAI hack documentary is inaccurate
Clem Delangue, Hugging Face co-founder and featured subject of the Netflix film "AI Gone Rogue", says the documentary went "full doomer mode" and is not accurate.
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.
Altman reportedly pitched three endgames for AI safety in internal presentation
According to a report, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman outlined an international IAEA-style watchdog, a merger of major labs, or a single dominant firm, which he called terrible.
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.
Mamdani says federal government has abdicated on AI and urges New Yorkers to push back
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said New Yorkers must resist the view that an AI takeover is inevitable and demand regulations that protect the public.
Hugging Face policy chief says embedded AI evaluators will not be an easy fix
TechCrunch reports that Hugging Face's policy chief questions whether placing supposedly neutral third-party evaluators inside AI labs can solve the safety concerns raised by a rash of recent incidents.
MIT Technology Review says AI agent access may reshape the web for humans
An MIT Technology Review newsletter essay argues that websites are blocking or redesigning for AI agents, citing Meta's Muse app downloads and Amazon's blocking of agents. It is an opinion piece with no new product announcement.
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.
Democrats may use midterm wins to scrutinize AI companies
Polls predict Democrats could flip at least one congressional chamber in November, which would give them committee control to press AI firms on data center tax credits and recent hacking incidents.