Musk Threatens Apple with Lawsuit Over Alleged AI App Suppression
Elon Musk threatens to sue Apple over alleged antitrust violations, accusing the tech giant of suppressing AI apps like his Grok AI, while OpenAI's ChatGPT tops the App Store charts.
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Trump Opposes AI Companies Paying for Copyrighted Training Data, Seeks 'Common Sense' Rules
Trump opposes AI companies paying for copyrighted data used in training models, calling for 'common sense' rules to prevent the U.S. from falling behind China in AI capabilities.
Major Tech Companies Join Forces with Teachers' Unions to Launch $23M AI Academy
Major tech giants Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic partner with teachers' unions AFT and UFT to launch a $23 million National Academy for AI Instruction, providing free training and curriculum to empower 1.8 million educators in integrating AI into classrooms across the United States.
Baidu Opens Ernie AI Model, Shaking Up Generative AI Landscape
In a bold move shaking up the generative AI landscape, Chinese tech giant Baidu releases its powerful Ernie large language model as open source, sparking debate over potential disruption and China's AI leadership while pressuring closed AI providers like OpenAI.
Video Game Actors' Strike Nears End as SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative Deal
SAG-AFTRA and major video game companies have reached a tentative deal on a new contract after months of strike, addressing concerns over AI replicas and securing important gains for performers.
Inexperienced Student Tapped by DOGE to Use AI for Federal Deregulation
In a controversial move, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (DOGE) has enlisted an inexperienced college student, Christopher Sweet, to lead an AI-driven effort to review and deregulate federal housing rules, raising concerns about the potential impact on housing policies.
Outsourced African Workforce Fuels Global AI, Raising Labor Concerns
A new investigation exposes the underpaid African workforce fueling global AI through outsourcing firms, raising concerns about tech companies distancing themselves from responsibility for exploitative labor practices by employing workers through third-party intermediaries.