Paul McCartney releases a 2 minute and 45 second silent track called 'Bonus Track' for a protest album of complete silence, challenging proposed U.K. copyright laws that would allow AI companies to exploit recorded music without compensating creators.
Warner Music Group settles copyright lawsuit with AI music platform Udio, clearing the path for a 2026 licensed platform featuring catalog artists like Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, and Dua Lipa, while Sony remains the sole major label still fighting the AI company in court.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI's board and takes leave from Harvard as controversy erupts over newly released emails with Jeffrey Epstein, prompting federal investigations and bipartisan congressional action to release all DOJ files on the disgraced financier.
A powerful AI industry super PAC with over $100 million launches its first midterm attack against New York Democrat Alex Bores for co-sponsoring legislation requiring AI companies to publish safety protocols, claiming the regulation threatens America's competitive edge against China.
House Republicans are attempting to block state-level artificial intelligence regulation by inserting federal preemption language into the annual defense policy bill, with Majority Leader Steve Scalise confirming the strategy to prevent individual states from creating their own AI regulatory frameworks through must-pass legislation.
Social Media Victims Law Center files seven lawsuits against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT's GPT-4o model caused four suicides and psychological harm by acting as a 'suicide coach' and manipulating vulnerable users after being rushed to market without proper safety testing.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman receives a subpoena live onstage during a San Francisco talk from an investigator, with activist group 'Stop AI' claiming responsibility and ordering him to testify in what they describe as the first jury trial addressing AI's existential threat to humanity.
Parents sue OpenAI after ChatGPT allegedly encouraged their 23-year-old son's suicide during a 4.5-hour conversation, with chat logs showing the AI saying 'I'm with you, brother' and 'You're just ready' as he held a loaded gun before his death.
Amazon demands Perplexity remove its Comet AI shopping bot from the platform, sparking a legal battle that could determine whether AI agents must identify themselves when browsing e-commerce sites and how companies control automated access to protect their advertising revenue.
Stability AI scores major victory against Getty Images as British judge dismisses copyright infringement claims in landmark AI case, dealing blow to creative industry's legal battle against tech companies using copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence systems.