A new Gallup poll reveals 7 in 10 Americans oppose local data center construction, with bipartisan resistance spanning 75% of Democrats and 63% of Republicans, as environmental concerns, rising costs, and AI distrust fuel a growing public backlash that threatens the future of AI infrastructure expansion across the country.
OpenAI is threatening legal action against Apple as their two-year partnership fractures, with the AI startup claiming it never received the promised benefits from the deal, setting the stage for a major legal battle between two of tech's most powerful giants.
OpenAI endorses two AI safety bills and opens a Washington DC workshop aimed at shaping responsible AI policy, even as skeptics question whether the company will truly prioritize public good over profit as it moves closer to becoming a shareholder-driven public company.
Sam Altman takes the stand against Elon Musk's lawsuit, defending OpenAI's for-profit shift while revealing a shocking 2017 demand where Musk suggested control of the company pass to his children upon his death.
Desperate Hollywood screenwriters are secretly training the very AI replacing them, taking on soul-crushing gig contracts across multiple platforms just to survive, exposing a brutal irony as the entertainment industry weaponizes creative talent to accelerate its own workforce displacement.
Hollywood heavyweights Cate Blanchett, Tom Hanks, and Meryl Streep are backing a groundbreaking new 'Human Consent Standard' that embeds creator consent directly into digital works, forcing AI crawlers to respect artists' rights — even as struggling screenwriters quietly turn to AI training jobs to survive.
The New York Times bans freelancers from using AI tools like ChatGPT and image generators after a series of scandals, including a contributor who used chatbots to write a personal essay, a freelancer fired for AI-generated plagiarism, and a staff reporter whose published piece contained an AI-fabricated quote from a …
Anthropic launches 20+ legal MCP connectors integrating Claude with major platforms like Docusign and Thomson Reuters, rolls out 12 specialized practice-area plugins for legal workflows, and expands access to underserved communities through partnerships with legal aid and nonprofit organizations.
Meta employees are fighting back against newly installed mouse-tracking software, plastering protest flyers across U.S. offices and launching a petition that invokes federal labor protections, as the company defends the surveillance tool as essential for training AI agents.
Over 21,000 jobs were cut in April with AI cited as the cause for the second straight month, yet the White House denies any evidence of AI-driven job losses, while experts warn companies may be using AI as a cover story for pandemic-era overhiring mistakes — a deceptive trend dubbed …