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China Didn't Make People Hate Data Centers
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

China Didn't Make People Hate Data Centers

The article examines claims by GOP lawmakers, tech investors, and OpenAI that Chinese interference is driving anti-data...

Wired AI
Google files first joint lawsuit with FBI over Chinese AI scam network, OpenAI blocks PRC influence clusters
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Google files first joint lawsuit with FBI over Chinese AI scam network, OpenAI blocks PRC influence clusters

Google and OpenAI separately exposed Chinese AI-powered operations allegedly used for fraud and covert influence...

The Decoder
The AI industry's platform trap is starting to look a lot like Microsoft's
Ethics & RegulationAnthropic

The AI industry's platform trap is starting to look a lot like Microsoft's

Anthropic is restricting its Mythos model for certain tasks while creating competing applications, raising concerns...

The Decoder
Datadog sees tagging and model governance as the foundation of AI cost management
Ethics & Regulation

Datadog sees tagging and model governance as the foundation of AI cost management

Datadog's senior FinOps analyst discusses how AI cost management requires proper tagging and model governance, applying...

SiliconANGLE
FinOps AI governance demands new KPIs as token economics reshape enterprise cost models
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FinOps AI governance demands new KPIs as token economics reshape enterprise cost models

FinOps AI governance frameworks are struggling to keep pace with rapidly accelerating AI spending and token-based cost...

SiliconANGLE
Jinhua Zhao named head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Ethics & Regulation

Jinhua Zhao named head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Jinhua Zhao, an expert in behavioral science, transportation, and AI applications in public policy, has been named head...

MIT News AI
Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women
Ethics & RegulationxAI

Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women

A WIRED investigation discovered numerous nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images and videos of famous women and at...

Wired AI
Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year
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Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year

Amazon disclosed that its global data centers consumed 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025, a 2% decrease from 2024...

The Verge AI
AI's Hidden Energy Bill: Why Visibility is Becoming Critical for Enterprises
Ethics & Regulation

AI's Hidden Energy Bill: Why Visibility is Becoming Critical for Enterprises

The article examines how energy consumption has become a critical consideration for AI investment decisions and...

AI Business
Dario Amodei's new essay reads like a Cold War playbook for the AI age
Ethics & RegulationAnthropic

Dario Amodei's new essay reads like a Cold War playbook for the AI age

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a sweeping essay and policy frameworks proposing binding audits of frontier AI...

The Decoder
Claude Fable 5: Anthropic admits "wrong tradeoff" after invisibly throttling rival AI researchers
Ethics & RegulationAnthropic

Claude Fable 5: Anthropic admits "wrong tradeoff" after invisibly throttling rival AI researchers

Anthropic reversed a policy that would have secretly throttled access to its AI models for rival AI researchers. The...

The Decoder
Anthropic Walks Back Policy That Could Have ‘Sabotaged’ AI Researchers Using Claude
Ethics & RegulationAnthropic

Anthropic Walks Back Policy That Could Have ‘Sabotaged’ AI Researchers Using Claude

Anthropic reversed a policy that would have secretly restricted Claude's ability to help develop competing AI models...

Wired AI
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

Supporting Europe’s work in ensuring a trustworthy AI ecosystem

OpenAI supports the EU Code of Practice on AI content transparency, working to establish provenance standards and tools...

OpenAI Blog
xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims
Ethics & RegulationxAI

xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims

A former xAI engineer is suing the company and SpaceX, alleging wrongful termination for raising safety concerns about...

TechCrunch AI
Why Andrew Yang is building instead of waiting for Washington
Ethics & Regulation

Why Andrew Yang is building instead of waiting for Washington

Andrew Yang, whose 2020 presidential campaign warned about automation and AI's impact on labor markets, is now building...

TechCrunch Startups
Microsoft, like, totally gets why students are booing AI-pilled graduation speakers
Ethics & RegulationMicrosoft

Microsoft, like, totally gets why students are booing AI-pilled graduation speakers

College graduates have been booing AI-focused commencement speakers, reflecting broader public skepticism about...

The Verge AI
Anthropic study shows AI needs hours, not weeks, to build exploits from security patches
Ethics & RegulationAnthropic

Anthropic study shows AI needs hours, not weeks, to build exploits from security patches

Anthropic's research demonstrates that AI models can generate working security exploits from patches in hours rather...

The Decoder
The future of AI regulation is courting the strangest, most anxious bedfellows
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The future of AI regulation is courting the strangest, most anxious bedfellows

The article discusses AI regulation efforts in Washington, featuring various political figures and stakeholders...

The Verge AI
Google won’t just admit it’s feeding YouTube creators to its music AI
Ethics & RegulationGoogle

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...

The Verge AI