A $1 billion fund launches NextLadder Ventures to develop AI tools over 15 years, partnering with Anthropic, to aid frontline workers like public defenders, parole officers, and social workers in spurring economic mobility through grants and investments in nonprofits and for-profits.
Colorado and Illinois pass laws regulating AI in workplaces, prohibiting discrimination and mandating notice, as federal agencies apply existing laws and lawsuits mount over AI hiring tools, with over 30 states forming AI committees and California and New York expected to legislate in 2025.
Google faces EU antitrust complaint as Independent Publishers Alliance accuses tech giant of exploiting web content for AI summaries in Google Search, harming publishers who cannot opt out without vanishing from search results.
AI systems excel at legal research, document review, and drafting briefs, revolutionizing the legal profession as law firms rapidly adopt tools like Harvey, Clio, and CoCounsel, sparking transformation and concerns about training junior lawyers and billable hours.
OpenAI disavows Robinhood's tokenized shares offering, emphasizing no equity transfer was approved and urging caution as Robinhood launches tokenized shares of OpenAI and SpaceX for European users.
Denmark enacts groundbreaking legislation empowering citizens to control digital recreations of their faces, voices, and bodies, allowing them to demand removal of unauthorized deepfakes and performances, preventing misuse and protecting personal likenesses.
Major AI companies scrape the internet for data to train their models, sparking lawsuits from rights holders and prompting deals to legally access data, signaling a shift towards a paid data economy.
In a significant development, Getty Images withdraws major copyright infringement allegations against Stability AI in a UK lawsuit, while maintaining secondary infringement and trademark claims, even as its separate $1.7 billion US lawsuit against the AI firm proceeds.
In a legal battle with potential far-reaching implications, a federal judge permits The New York Times' copyright infringement claims against OpenAI to proceed, rejecting the AI company's request for dismissal.
Legal AI startup Harvey secures $300 million funding at $5 billion valuation, aiming to expand its AI-powered services for lawyers globally with plans to double headcount and venture into new professional domains like tax accounting while serving 337 clients across 53 countries.