Tech & Society
Meta Withholds Models From Europe: Meta restricts multimodal models in the European Union due to privacy concerns.
European users won’t have access to Meta’s multimodal models.
AI Regulations
Tech & Society
Copyright Claim Fails in GitHub Case: Judge dismisses key arguments in AI copyright lawsuit against GitHub, Microsoft, and OpenAI
A judge rejected key claims in a lawsuit by developers against GitHub, Microsoft, and OpenAI, the first decision in a series of court actions related to generative AI.
Tech & Society
Music Industry Sues AI Startups: Sony, UMG, and Warner Music sue Suno and Udio over alleged copyright violations
A smoldering conflict between the music industry and AI companies exploded when major recording companies sued up-and-coming AI music makers.
Tech & Society
OpenAI Blocks China and Elsewhere: OpenAI to halt services in China and other U.S. 'nations of concern' by next week
OpenAI will stop serving users in China and other nations of concern to the U.S. government as soon as next week.
Tech & Society
U.S. to Probe AI Monopoly Concerns: U.S. antitrust regulators to investigate AI giants Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI
U.S. antitrust regulators are preparing to investigate a trio of AI giants.
Tech & Society
Seoul AI Summit Spurs Safety Agreements: AI summit in Seoul achieves safety commitments from companies and governments
At meetings in Seoul, government and corporate officials from dozens of countries agreed to take action on AI safety.
Tech & Society
U.S. and China Seek AI Agreement: U.S. and China open dialogue to prevent AI catastrophes
The United States and China opened a dialogue to avert hypothetical AI catastrophes.
Tech & Society
Music Titan Targets AI: Sony Music accuses AI developers of copyright violations.
The world’s second-largest music publisher accused AI developers of potential copyright violations.
Tech & Society
Why ChatGPT Acts That Way: OpenAI introduces guidelines for model behavior, seeks public feedback
OpenAI pulled back the curtain on revised rules that will guide its models.
Science
Toward Managing AI Bio Risk: Over 150 scientists commit to ensure AI safety in synthetic biology research.
Scientists pledged to control their use of AI to produce potentially hazardous biological materials.
Tech & Society
U.S. Restricts AI Robocalls: U.S. cracks down on AI-generated voice robocalls to combat election interference.
The United States outlawed unsolicited phone calls that use AI-generated voices.
Tech & Society
Nude Deepfakes Spur Legislators: Taylor Swift deepfake outrage prompts U.S. lawmakers to propose anti-AI pornography laws.
Sexually explicit deepfakes of Taylor Swift galvanized public demand for laws against nonconsensual, AI-enabled pornography.