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China eyes export curbs on its top AI models, and Europe is caught in the middle
Ethics & Regulation

China eyes export curbs on its top AI models, and Europe is caught in the middle

Chinese authorities are considering restricting foreign access to the country's most powerful AI models from companies...

The Decoder
Apollo economist warns AI profit gains outside tech could take "well beyond" what Wall Street expects
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Apollo economist warns AI profit gains outside tech could take "well beyond" what Wall Street expects

Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok warns that AI-driven profit gains outside the technology sector could take...

The Decoder
Toward a future that preserves benefits of neurotechnology for all
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Toward a future that preserves benefits of neurotechnology for all

PhD student Rachel Sava, winner of the Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize, examines how neurotechnology can be...

MIT News AI
When the sovereign AI diagnosis goes prime time
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

When the sovereign AI diagnosis goes prime time

Palantir CEO Alex Karp criticized the AI industry on CNBC, calling it "effing insane" and accusing OpenAI and Anthropic...

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

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...

TechCrunch AI
China forces its biggest AI platforms to shut down humanlike chatbot personas
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China forces its biggest AI platforms to shut down humanlike chatbot personas

ByteDance and Alibaba are shutting down AI companion chatbot features in response to new regulations from Beijing. The...

The Decoder
China’s AI companion rules: what Beijing is really going after
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China’s AI companion rules: what Beijing is really going after

China has introduced new regulations governing AI companions, which are conversational agents designed to maintain...

AI News
Mistral CEO Mensch says proprietary AI models give labs a front-row seat to your business processes
Ethics & RegulationMistral

Mistral CEO Mensch says proprietary AI models give labs a front-row seat to your business processes

Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch warns companies against relying on closed proprietary AI models, claiming AI labs store...

The Decoder
Hollywood wants Seedance banned and reportedly also wants to keep using it
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Hollywood wants Seedance banned and reportedly also wants to keep using it

ByteDance's AI video tool Suno is creating tension in Hollywood, with the Motion Picture Association issuing its first...

The Decoder
Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage
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Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage

Midjourney is seeking to compel three Hollywood studios to disclose their own AI usage as part of an ongoing legal...

TechCrunch AI
The fanfiction community is at war with AI — and itself
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The fanfiction community is at war with AI — and itself

Fanfiction communities are launching efforts to identify and root out writers using generative AI tools like Claude and...

The Verge AI
Google DeepMind Unionization Talks Are Off to a Rocky Start
Ethics & RegulationGoogle

Google DeepMind Unionization Talks Are Off to a Rocky Start

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

Wired AI
OpenAI offers feds a stake, Anthropic gets out of AI model jail and Meta wants to be a neocloud
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

OpenAI offers feds a stake, Anthropic gets out of AI model jail and Meta wants to be a neocloud

OpenAI has reportedly proposed giving the U.S. government a 5% stake in the company, potentially establishing a...

SiliconANGLE
OpenAI could reportedly give 5% stake to US government
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

OpenAI could reportedly give 5% stake to US government

OpenAI has reportedly proposed giving a 5% stake to the U.S. government during early-stage discussions with Trump...

SiliconANGLE
OpenAI reportedly offers the Trump administration a five percent stake in the company
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

OpenAI reportedly offers the Trump administration a five percent stake in the company

OpenAI is reportedly offering the Trump administration a five percent stake in the company, though the details of what...

The Decoder
OpenAI floats giving Trump administration 5 percent cut of AI boom 
Ethics & RegulationOpenAI

OpenAI floats giving Trump administration 5 percent cut of AI boom 

OpenAI has proposed giving the US government a 5 percent ownership stake, valued at approximately $42.6 billion based...

The Verge AI
You Can Now Sound the Alarm on AI Behaving Badly
Ethics & Regulation

You Can Now Sound the Alarm on AI Behaving Badly

A new website has been launched to allow users to report concerning AI chatbot behavior, such as attempts to provide...

Wired AI
Cloudflare’s new policy pushes AI companies to pay for publishers’ content
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Cloudflare’s new policy pushes AI companies to pay for publishers’ content

Cloudflare has implemented a new policy requiring AI companies to distinguish between web crawlers used for search...

TechCrunch AI
Anthropic Added a New Security Measure to Get Back Into the Trump Administration’s Good Graces
Ethics & RegulationAnthropic

Anthropic Added a New Security Measure to Get Back Into the Trump Administration’s Good Graces

Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models have had government restrictions removed, though with conditions attached....

Wired AI