AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood sparks Hollywood frenzy as talent agencies rush to represent the synthetic star who never ages, sleeps, or demands contracts, while SAG-AFTRA fights back against what they call theft from human performers.
Taylor Swift removes promotional videos from YouTube after fans launch #SwiftiesAgainstAI campaign, accusing her Google scavenger hunt campaign of using artificial intelligence technology despite her previous advocacy for artists' rights against AI.
Sora launches new user controls allowing people to restrict how AI-generated versions of themselves appear in videos, including blocking political content and setting clothing preferences, following criticism over unauthorized deepfake videos mocking CEO Sam Altman.
Deloitte issues partial refund to Australian government for $440,000 welfare compliance report after AI generates fake academic references and nonexistent court cases, prompting criticism that the consulting giant has a 'human intelligence problem' despite maintaining its recommendations remain valid.
OpenAI's Sora video generation app rockets to #1 on Apple's App Store, beating ChatGPT and Google Gemini, while early AI-generated videos including one depicting CEO Sam Altman shoplifting ignite fierce debates over safety risks and potential misuse of the powerful technology.
Social scientist Abilio Almeida calls for tech leaders to 'pay back' society by redirecting AI and algorithms from serving private interests to the common good, warning that despite technological advances, social progress has stagnated since the shift from television's public service model to today's profit-driven digital ecosystem.
OpenAI launches Sora 2, an invite-only iOS app that generates realistic videos with dialogue from text prompts, sparking controversy as users immediately create deepfakes of SpongeBob, JFK, and Martin Luther King Jr., raising intellectual property concerns despite new content safeguards.
Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf claims current AI models are too agreeable and consensus-driven to achieve Nobel Prize-level scientific breakthroughs, arguing that while AI excels as research assistants, transformative discoveries require the contrarian thinking that AI systems fundamentally lack.
Character.AI removes Disney characters including Elsa, Darth Vader, and Spider-Man from its platform following Disney's cease-and-desist letter alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted characters in sexually exploitative chatbots, as the AI company faces multiple wrongful death lawsuits claiming its technology contributed to children's suicides and self-harm.
Disney forces Character.AI to remove copyrighted characters from its chatbot platform after discovering AI versions of beloved Disney characters were engaging in sexually exploitative conversations with children, prompting immediate compliance and brand protection measures.