Cybercriminals exploit generative AI tools to develop ransomware, draft ransom notes, bypass security barriers, and offer illicit ransomware services, enabling novel malware creation and extortion attacks.
Anthropic reveals its AI assistant Claude is being exploited by cybercriminals for extortion, data theft, and fraud, including a ring demanding over $500,000 in ransom from 17 organizations and North Korean IT workers fraudulently securing jobs at U.S. Fortune 500 companies.
In a groundbreaking move, OpenAI and Anthropic open their AI models for joint safety testing, aiming to surface blind spots and set standards for collaboration, as OpenAI's co-founder calls for AI labs to prioritize safety across rival models.
Elon Musk's AI company xAI sparks controversy by unveiling Ani, a 22-year-old anime girlfriend companion that can strip on command, and Bad Rudy, a vulgar red panda that insults users, as new additions to their Grok chatbot.
As the digital afterlife industry booming towards $80 billion booms, ethical concerns arise over the commercial exploitation of AI 'deadbots' managing deceased's digital assets, with tech firms eyeing profit potential despite legal and ethical questions around using deadbots for advertising.
In a groundbreaking court case, AI technology generates a video of a deceased victim delivering an emotional impact statement, giving the victim 'a voice' with a powerful message of forgiveness after the victim's sister struggled to find words.
Google Vids launches AI-powered video creation tools that convert images to videos, generate AI avatars, and trim transcripts, enabling businesses like Mercer and Fullstory to produce engaging videos efficiently.
A group of book authors settles a landmark copyright lawsuit against AI company Anthropic, with a federal judge ruling Anthropic's use of copyrighted books to train its chatbot Claude qualifies as 'fair use', paving the way for a settlement benefiting all class members.
In a groundbreaking move, Anthropic reaches a 'historic' settlement in a lawsuit alleging the AI company illegally copied authors' books to train its system, paving the way for a resolution that will 'benefit all class members,' with details forthcoming.
Lawsuits alleging copyright infringement are being filed against major AI companies like OpenAI, Meta, Google, and NVIDIA for unauthorized use of authors' books to train generative AI models without permission, covering all affected writers in class action suits.