Google confirms it is 'not ruling out' ads in its Gemini AI, raising serious concerns that advertiser influence could compromise the integrity and quality of AI-generated responses.
Superhuman disables Grammarly's Expert Review AI feature after public backlash over cloning real writers' identities without consent, with both the director of product management and CEO Shishir Mehrotra issuing apologies and pledging to rebuild the feature so experts can control or opt out of how their identity and knowledge are …
A Harvard Kennedy School researcher warns that human-like AI chatbots are fueling emotional dependency and a dangerous new economic model called 'intimacy capitalism,' where companies profit by monetizing human attachment, potentially deepening societal loneliness on a massive scale.
A alarming new study reveals AI autocomplete tools are secretly nudging users' opinions on hot-button issues like the death penalty and voting rights — and most people have no idea it's happening, raising urgent concerns about AI's power to influence elections.
OpenAI is integrating its Sora video generator directly into ChatGPT, sparking deepfake fears as the tool has already been used to create realistic fake videos of historical figures, while the move signals a competitive push against Anthropic's rapidly growing Claude platform.
Nearly 10,000 authors, including Kazuo Ishiguro and Richard Osman, publish a deliberately empty book titled 'Don't Steal This Book' at the London Book Fair, demanding the UK government block AI companies from using copyrighted creative work without permission or payment.
Anthropic sues the Pentagon in two federal courts, challenging its controversial 'supply-chain risk' designation after refusing to let its AI be used for mass surveillance of Americans or autonomous weapons, calling the government's move unconstitutional retaliation that is causing immediate, irreparable harm to its business.
The White House is preparing an executive order to ban Anthropic's Claude AI from federal agencies over alleged 'woke' safeguards deemed a national security threat, setting an unprecedented precedent by directly targeting a U.S. company as Anthropic fights back with a lawsuit against the Pentagon.
The AI industry fractures over military contracts as Anthropic sues the Pentagon over a supply chain risk designation, OpenAI's robotics chief resigns in protest of autonomous weapons deals, and nearly 1,000 AI workers from OpenAI and Google sign a petition demanding tech employees unite against Department of Defense demands.
A new NBC News poll of 1,000 registered voters finds only 26% of Americans view AI positively, with 46% viewing it negatively amid surging anxiety over job loss, privacy risks, and rising energy costs driven by data center expansion.