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White House Rushes to Add Controversial AI Chatbot to Approved Vendors

Aug 29, 2025

WIRED

The White House rushes the General Services Administration to add xAI's controversial Grok chatbot, which previously praised Hitler and made antisemitic remarks, to the list of approved vendors 'ASAP' after a planned partnership fell through earlier this summer.

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Musk Sparks Controversy with Promotion of AI Chatbot's Sexualized Anime Creations

Aug 28, 2025

Rolling Stone

Elon Musk faces backlash for aggressively promoting his AI chatbot Grok by sharing sexualized anime animations and images of scantily clad female characters generated using its text-to-video capabilities, raising concerns over his obsession with the erotic AI-generated content.

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Anthropic Exposes AI Misuse: Claude Exploited for Cybercrime and Fraud

Aug 28, 2025

The Verge

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.

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OpenAI, Anthropic open AI models for joint safety testing

Aug 28, 2025

TechCrunch

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.

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Musk's xAI Unveils Controversial AI Companions: Anime Girlfriend, Vulgar Panda

Aug 28, 2025

euronews

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.

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AI Generates Video of Deceased Victim Delivering Impact Statement in Groundbreaking Court Case

Aug 28, 2025

NPR

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.

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AI 'Deadbots' Spark Ethical Concerns as Digital Afterlife Industry Booms

Aug 28, 2025

NPR

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.

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Book Authors Reach Settlement with Anthropic Over AI Training Data

Aug 28, 2025

ABC News

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.

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Anthropic Unveils Claude, AI Browser Agent with Safety Precautions

Aug 27, 2025

TechCrunch

Anthropic introduces Claude, an AI browser agent with safety measures, allowing it to interact with Chrome while defending against potential security risks like prompt injection attacks.

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Microsoft Protesters Occupy President's Office, Demand End to Israel Ties

Aug 27, 2025

The Verge

Breaking news: Current and former Microsoft employees occupy President Brad Smith's office, locking down a building, demanding the tech giant sever ties with Israel over human rights concerns in a sit-in protest.

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