Anthropic's AI model Claude now boasts web search capabilities, enabling it to access real-time data and specialized knowledge from the internet, allowing developers to create innovative applications that incorporate up-to-date information for use cases like financial analysis and legal research.
In a groundbreaking legal case, an AI-generated video of a slain man addressing his killer during sentencing leads a judge to hand down the maximum sentence for manslaughter, marking a powerful use of technology to amplify victims' voices.
Yale's Digital Ethics Center is collaborating with state lawmakers, scholars, tech leaders, and nonprofits to develop balanced AI regulations that foster innovation while safeguarding public interests, aiming to coordinate state-level policies in the absence of federal AI legislation.
OpenAI abandons its controversial for-profit conversion plan and keeps its nonprofit division in control after facing intense legal pressure from Elon Musk, state attorneys general, and Nobel laureates who opposed the restructuring.
Meta faces a pivotal copyright lawsuit questioning whether its AI tools, capable of generating book-like content, undermine authors' livelihoods, sparking a debate on protecting creators versus stifling AI innovation in the rapidly evolving field.
The European Union dealt a significant blow to tech giants Apple and Meta, imposing hefty fines of 500 million euros and 200 million euros respectively for violating antitrust regulations, signaling the EU's commitment to reining in the dominance of Big Tech companies despite their objections.
Texas proposes groundbreaking legislation to regulate AI development and use, mandating disclosure, prohibiting manipulation and social scoring, establishing a testing sandbox and oversight council to ensure ethical and responsible AI that protects citizens while fostering innovation.
German legal tech startup Noxtua has secured $92M to develop AI tailored for the German legal system, capable of legal research, document analysis, and drafting, trained on a vast database of German cases and hosted on German cloud infrastructure, revolutionizing legal practice in the country.
Despite antitrust scrutiny over preinstallation deals, Google struck a hefty agreement with Samsung to make its Gemini AI assistant the default on Samsung devices, raising concerns about potential anticompetitive practices and prompting regulatory action.
Alarming reports reveal AI companies are exploiting actors' digital avatars, created from licensed likenesses, in questionable ads and propaganda, often through broad contract terms granting unrestricted rights over their images and voices.