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AI agent crawlers now need permission. Here’s how to get it
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AI agent crawlers now need permission. Here’s how to get it

AI agent crawlers, the bots that fetch pages in real time on behalf of a person waiting for an answer, will be blocked by default on a slice of the web from September 15 onwards. Cloudflare announced...

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Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI
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Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI

Google has introduced a new feature in its "My Ad Center" that labels advertisements made or edited with AI tools. The...

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Google will now disclose which ads are made with AI
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Google will now disclose which ads are made with AI

Google is expanding its AI disclosure requirements beyond election ads to now require all advertisers to disclose when...

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Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic
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Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic

Google's deepfake detection system successfully identified and helped debunk an AI-generated fake image purporting to...

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This Former DeepMind Exec Thinks the AI Arms Race Could End in Disaster
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This Former DeepMind Exec Thinks the AI Arms Race Could End in Disaster

Former DeepMind executive Verity Harding warns that the US government's nationalistic approach to AI development could...

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If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out.
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If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out.

Google has changed its privacy settings to use more user data for AI training. The article provides guidance on how...

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Google DeepMind Unionization Talks Are Off to a Rocky Start
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Google DeepMind Unionization Talks Are Off to a Rocky Start

Google DeepMind employees have initiated unionization talks, but negotiations on Wednesday revealed significant...

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How to Opt Out of Google Search’s New AI Data Training Feature
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How to Opt Out of Google Search’s New AI Data Training Feature

Google is storing user media uploads from Search interactions to train its AI models, and users can now opt out of this...

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Google appeals ruling that made it directly liable for AI-generated search overview content
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Google appeals ruling that made it directly liable for AI-generated search overview content

Google is appealing a Munich court ruling that held the company directly liable for inaccurate AI-generated search...

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Berlin court rules Google's AI Overviews are just a new search format, not original content
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Berlin court rules Google's AI Overviews are just a new search format, not original content

A Berlin court ruled that Google's AI Overviews are a new search format rather than original content, determining...

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Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties
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Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, faced protests at Stanford's graduation ceremony where students and attendees booed and...

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A Court Has Ruled That Google Is Liable for False Statements Generated by AI Overviews
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A Court Has Ruled That Google Is Liable for False Statements Generated by AI Overviews

A court has ruled that Google is legally liable for false information generated by its AI Overviews feature. The...

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Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google
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Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google

Google filed a lawsuit against a cybercrime group called 'Outsider Enterprise' that used AI technology to conduct...

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Google won’t just admit it’s feeding YouTube creators to its music AI
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Google won’t just admit it’s feeding YouTube creators to its music AI

Independent musicians are suing Google for allegedly using their YouTube-uploaded songs to train its Lyria music AI...

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Google will save your Lens photos, Search Live recordings, and Translate audio for AI training
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Google will save your Lens photos, Search Live recordings, and Translate audio for AI training

Google is implementing a new 'Search Services History' setting that will save images, audio, video, and files from user...

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Investing in multi-agent AI safety research
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Investing in multi-agent AI safety research

Google DeepMind and partners are launching a $10M funding initiative focused on multi-agent AI safety research. This...

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Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers
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Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers

A German court ruled that Google is directly liable for false information in its AI search overviews, overturning...

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Google lets sites opt out of AI search results, knowing most have nowhere else to go
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Google lets sites opt out of AI search results, knowing most have nowhere else to go

Google has introduced an opt-out toggle in Search Console allowing website operators to exclude their content from AI...

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Publishers will be able to opt out of AI Search, thanks to new regulation
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Publishers will be able to opt out of AI Search, thanks to new regulation

U.K. regulators are requiring Google to provide website publishers with a tool to opt out of generative AI search...

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AI has a water problem — Google thinks it has a fix
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AI has a water problem — Google thinks it has a fix

Google has announced five commitments to address environmental concerns around AI data center expansion, including a...

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