Music legend Sir Elton John lambasted the UK government's plans to exempt AI firms from copyright laws, allowing them to use artists' content without payment, calling it 'theft' and an 'incredible betrayal' that would rob young artists of their income.
House Republicans pushed a controversial bill imposing a decade-long freeze on state AI regulations, sparking concerns over potential erosion of consumer safeguards and states' ability to address AI risks like deepfakes and algorithmic bias.
AI twins, virtual replicas that can communicate and solve problems, are poised to revolutionize diverse industries from real estate and law to emergency response, offering innovative solutions like improving credit scores, assisting attorneys, and guiding first responders during critical situations.
Swiss privacy champions Proton and NymVPN threaten to relocate operations from Switzerland if proposed surveillance laws requiring VPNs and messaging apps to identify and retain user data are enacted, undermining the country's commitment to digital privacy and security.
Groundbreaking epigenetic research suggests legal age could soon be redefined based on biological age rather than chronological age, potentially transforming how we understand and apply age-related laws and regulations across various domains.
Over 400 music icons including Elton John, Dua Lipa, and Coldplay rallied for UK copyright reform to protect creators' rights, urging transparency and licensing regimes for AI developers using copyrighted material, arguing creative copyright is vital for the industry.
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.