India proposes groundbreaking mandatory royalty system forcing AI giants like OpenAI and Google to pay creators for using copyrighted content in training models, marking one of the world's most aggressive regulatory approaches as tech industry groups strongly oppose the intervention.
DOJ arrests two men for smuggling over $50 million worth of Nvidia AI chips to China through sophisticated networks, just as Trump announces plans to lift export restrictions while demanding a 25% government cut from future sales.
Federal judge orders OpenAI to surrender 20 million de-identified ChatGPT logs to The New York Times and other plaintiffs in explosive copyright lawsuit alleging the AI company illegally trained its models on copyrighted news content without permission.
Legal AI startup Harvey raises $160 million at an $8 billion valuation, tripling its worth since February while surpassing $100 million in annual revenue with 50 top law firms as customers.
Chicago Tribune files copyright infringement lawsuit against Perplexity AI in federal court, alleging the startup illegally profits by reproducing Tribune reporting on its AI search platform without authorization.
Anthropic rockets to $183 billion valuation with 300,000 enterprise customers choosing its Claude AI over OpenAI and Google, driven by superior safety features and coding capabilities, while navigating Trump administration tensions and a massive $1.5 billion copyright settlement amid explosive growth to 2,300 employees.
Federal court orders OpenAI to surrender internal communications about deleting pirated book datasets after the AI company waived attorney-client privilege by changing explanations, potentially exposing billions in copyright infringement damages as authors strengthen their case against illegal book piracy used to train AI models.
A powerful AI super PAC launches a $10 million campaign to pressure Congress into creating federal AI regulations that would override state laws, with Trump backing the effort and Republicans pushing preemption language into spending bills while targeting New York lawmakers who support local AI safety measures.
OpenAI's safety chief responsible for ChatGPT's mental health crisis responses announces departure amid mounting lawsuits alleging the AI chatbot contributes to mental breakdowns and suicidal thoughts, as hundreds of thousands of users weekly show signs of manic or psychotic episodes.
Federal judge temporarily blocks OpenAI from using 'Cameo' name in its Sora video generation app until December 22 after celebrity platform Cameo files trademark infringement lawsuit, with a hearing scheduled December 19 to determine if the ban becomes permanent.