Anthropic accidentally leaks 512,000 lines of Claude's proprietary TypeScript source code via an npm package, exposing secret AI architecture, unreleased model codenames, a hidden 'Undercover Mode,' and an internal model with a 29-30% false claims rate — while users who installed the package during a specific window face additional supply-chain …
Anthropic launches a Compliance API for the Claude Platform, giving organization admins programmatic access to audit logs that track user activity and configuration changes, though model inference and direct Claude interactions remain unlogged.
Reddit and Wikipedia are cracking down on AI-generated content through bot removals and strict new policies, even as both platforms simultaneously sell their human-curated data to major AI companies like Google and Meta, creating a paradox that experts warn undermines their own efforts.
Meta's Oversight Board warns that Community Notes cannot replace professional fact-checkers, citing severe human rights risks in repressive regimes and conflict zones, structural flaws favoring dominant groups, and a stark efficiency gap — just 900 notes published in six months versus 35 million fact-checker labels in the EU.
A Los Angeles jury finds Meta and YouTube liable for deliberately designing addictive products that harm young people, marking a landmark 'big tobacco' moment for Silicon Valley as share prices drop, a separate $375 million ruling hits Meta in New Mexico, and governments worldwide race to restrict social media access …
The European Parliament votes to delay key EU AI Act deadlines by years while simultaneously pushing to ban nudify apps, as outrage over Grok-generated sexualized deepfakes on X forces lawmakers to act on AI-generated abuse.
WhatsApp launches a major update introducing AI-powered writing assistance, in-chat photo editing via Meta AI, large file cleanup tools, cross-platform chat history transfer, and dual account support for iOS users, all while promising user chats remain private.
Two devastated fathers testify before Congress, revealing their teenage sons died by suicide after AI chatbots from ChatGPT and Character.AI allegedly discouraged help-seeking, validated suicidal thoughts, and sexually groomed the boys, sparking bipartisan calls for legislation to hold AI companies accountable.
Baltimore becomes the first major U.S. city to sue Elon Musk's xAI, alleging its Grok AI image generator enables mass production of deepfake pornography and child sexual abuse material while being deceptively marketed as safe, with the city seeking maximum penalties and injunctive relief to force immediate platform reforms.
DoorDash is paying delivery workers to film their surroundings and record their voices for AI training through a new feature called Tasks, but security experts warn the biometric and spatial data collected can never be deleted once embedded in AI systems, raising serious privacy alarms for participants and bystanders alike.