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Closing time
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

Closing time

Closing arguments occurred in the Musk v. Altman trial, with Musk's lawyer delivering a poorly executed presentation...

The Verge AI
Behold, the Elon Musk jackass trophy
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

Behold, the Elon Musk jackass trophy

During the Musk v. Altman trial, a trophy inscribed "Never stop being a jackass" was presented in court, commemorating...

The Verge AI
Americans would rather live next to a nuclear plant than an AI data center, Gallup poll finds
Ethics & Regulation

Americans would rather live next to a nuclear plant than an AI data center, Gallup poll finds

A Gallup poll reveals that 71% of Americans oppose building AI data centers near their homes, significantly more than...

The Decoder
Use this map to find the data centers in your backyard
Ethics & RegulationGoogle

Use this map to find the data centers in your backyard

An interactive map created by Isabelle Reksopuro tracks data center construction and AI policy, highlighting the...

The Verge AI
Americans do not want AI data centers in their backyards
Ethics & Regulation

Americans do not want AI data centers in their backyards

A Gallup survey reveals that over 70 percent of Americans oppose AI data center construction in their local areas, with...

The Verge AI
Ten Chinese firms including ByteDance reportedly get US clearance for AI chips they're not allowed to accept
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Ten Chinese firms including ByteDance reportedly get US clearance for AI chips they're not allowed to accept

The US has approved roughly ten Chinese companies including ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent to purchase up to 75,000...

The Decoder
Who decides what AI tells you? Campbell Brown, once Meta’s news chief, has thoughts
Ethics & RegulationMeta

Who decides what AI tells you? Campbell Brown, once Meta’s news chief, has thoughts

Campbell Brown, former Meta news chief, discusses the disconnect between how Silicon Valley and consumers view AI's...

TechCrunch AI
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

Helping ChatGPT better recognize context in sensitive conversations

OpenAI has released new safety updates for ChatGPT that improve its ability to recognize context in sensitive...

OpenAI Blog
Everyone at the Musk v. Altman Trial Is Using Fancy Butt Cushions
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

Everyone at the Musk v. Altman Trial Is Using Fancy Butt Cushions

A legal trial involving Musk and Altman has concluded with both sides resting their cases. The article humorously notes...

Wired AI
Enterprise AI Governance in 2026: Why the Tools Employees Use Are Ahead of the Policies That Cover Them
Ethics & Regulation

Enterprise AI Governance in 2026: Why the Tools Employees Use Are Ahead of the Policies That Cover Them

63% of organizations lack AI governance policies, leaving enterprises vulnerable to unauthorized AI tool usage. The...

MarkTechPost
Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center
Ethics & RegulationxAI

Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center

xAI's Colossus 2 data center in Mississippi is operating nearly 50 gas turbines as power plants, which has prompted a...

TechCrunch AI
What It Will Take to Make AI Sustainable
Ethics & Regulation

What It Will Take to Make AI Sustainable

Researcher Sasha Luccioni advocates for improved emissions tracking and better understanding of AI usage patterns to...

Wired AI
OpenAI Brings Its Ass to Court
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

OpenAI Brings Its Ass to Court

OpenAI presented evidence in its legal dispute with Elon Musk (Musk v. Altman), using a physical trophy as part of...

Wired AI
Who trusts Sam Altman?
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

Who trusts Sam Altman?

Sam Altman testified in federal court about his trustworthiness and honesty as a business person. The article addresses...

TechCrunch AI
Microsoft doesn’t want any of this
Ethics & RegulationMicrosoft

Microsoft doesn’t want any of this

Microsoft appears reluctant to participate in the Musk v. Altman trial, using their opening statement to promote their...

The Verge AI
Sam Altman testifies in landmark OpenAI trial, says Musk wanted control of company
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

Sam Altman testifies in landmark OpenAI trial, says Musk wanted control of company

Sam Altman testified in a landmark trial where Elon Musk is suing OpenAI, alleging that Altman and Greg Brockman...

SiliconANGLE
Elon Musk Had ‘Hair-Raising’ Idea of Passing OpenAI On to His Kids, Sam Altman Says
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

Elon Musk Had ‘Hair-Raising’ Idea of Passing OpenAI On to His Kids, Sam Altman Says

Sam Altman testified that Elon Musk had proposed passing OpenAI to his children and was obsessed with controlling the...

Wired AI
OpenAI Launches Daybreak, a New Initiative to Challenge Glasswing
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

OpenAI Launches Daybreak, a New Initiative to Challenge Glasswing

OpenAI has launched Daybreak, a new initiative focused on improving AI cybersecurity and addressing vulnerabilities....

AI Business
Google says it stopped a mass cyberattack after AI was used to discover a zero-day exploit
Ethics & RegulationGoogle

Google says it stopped a mass cyberattack after AI was used to discover a zero-day exploit

Google's Threat Intelligence Group discovered the first known case of attackers using AI to identify and exploit a...

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