Did AI companies win a fight with authors? Technically
Did AI companies win a fight with authors? Technically In the past week, big AI companies have – in theory – chalked up two big legal wins. But things are not quite as straightforward as they may seem, and copyright law hasn’t been this exciting since last month’s showdown at the Library of Congress. First, […]
Russia frees REvil hackers after sentencing
Russia frees REvil hackers after sentencing Four members of the REvil ransomware group have been released from custody despite pleading guilty to fraud and malware distribution charges. The Dzerzhinsky Court of St. Petersburg allowed Roman Muromsky, Andrei Bessonov, Mikhail Golovachuk, and Dmitry Korotaev to walk free after sentencing them to five years in prison on […]
Meta cracks down on nudify apps after being exposed
Meta cracks down on nudify apps after being exposed Meta is suing a company that advertised generative AI apps on its social media platforms that enable users to “nudify” people without their consent. The lawsuit against Joy Timeline comes after hundreds of ads for the digital undressing apps were discovered on Meta’s Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, […]
Disney and Universal sue Midjourney for making AI ripoffs of their biggest characters
Disney and Universal sue Midjourney for making AI ripoffs of their biggest characters Disney and Universal sued Midjourney on Wednesday for generating Shrek, Darth Vader, Buzz Lightyear, and a host of other copyrighted characters in the first major legal showdown between Hollywood and generative AI. The complaint, filed in a US District Court in central […]
The war is on for Congress’ AI law ban
The war is on for Congress' AI law ban The war is on for Congress’ AI law ban “This is absurd.” That’s all Amba Kak, co-executive director of the AI Now Institute, recalls thinking when she first heard about the proposed moratorium on state AI regulation tucked into President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” – […]
Runway CEO Cris Valenzuela wants Hollywood to embrace AI video
Runway CEO Cris Valenzuela wants Hollywood to embrace AI video Today, I’m talking with Runway CEO and cofounder Cris Valenzuela. This one’s special: Cris and I were live at an event in New York City last month hosted by Alix Partners, so you’ll hear the audience in the background from time to time. Runway is […]
Google rejected giving publishers more choice to opt out of AI Search
Google rejected giving publishers more choice to opt out of AI Search Publishers have to opt out of Search entirely to avoid their content being used in AI Overviews. Google didn’t want to give publishers the choice to keep their content out of AI Search results because it’s “evolving into a space for monetisation.” That’s […]
Epic asks judge to make Apple let Fortnite back on the US App Store
Epic asks judge to make Apple let Fortnite back on the US App Store Epic CEO Tim Sweeney. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Epic is asking District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to order Apple to review — and approve if compliant with Apple’s guidelines — Epic’s submission of Fortnite to the US App […]
Anthropic blames Claude AI for ’embarrassing and unintentional mistake’ in legal filing
Anthropic blames Claude AI for 'embarrassing and unintentional mistake' in legal filing Anthropic blames Claude AI for ‘embarrassing and unintentional mistake’ in legal filing Not the best publicity for Anthropic’s chatbot. Anthropic has responded to allegations that it used an AI-fabricated source in its legal battle against music publishers, saying its Claude chatbot made an […]
Judge slams lawyers for ‘bogus AI-generated research’
Judge slams lawyers for 'bogus AI-generated research' Judge slams lawyers for ‘bogus AI-generated research’ A California judge slammed a pair of law firms for the undisclosed use of AI after he received a supplemental brief with “numerous false, inaccurate, and misleading legal citations and quotations.” In a ruling submitted last week, Judge Michael Wilner imposed […]