Anthropic spent tens of millions of dollars to acquire and physically destroy millions of books for training its Claude AI chatbot. The company cut off book spines and scanned pages in a covert initiative called “Project Panama.” Aaron Schaffer reports for The Washington Post, detailing the operation through more than 4,000 pages of unsealed court …
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has proposed new measures allowing publishers to opt out of having their content used in Google’s AI Overviews without losing visibility in traditional search results. Robert Booth reports for The Guardian that media organisations have experienced declining click-through traffic and revenue since Google began displaying AI-generated summaries at the …
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has outlined his vision for 2026, prioritizing the fight against low-quality AI-generated content while simultaneously promoting AI tools for creators. Alex Weprin reports for The Hollywood Reporter. In his annual letter to the YouTube community, Mohan addresses the problem of “AI slop,” referring to low-quality AI-generated content flooding the platform. YouTube …
Around 800 creatives have joined a new campaign to protest the unauthorized use of their work by artificial intelligence companies. Mia Sato reports for The Verge that authors, actors, and musicians are calling the practice “theft at a grand scale.” The coalition includes famous names like Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, and the band R.E.M. The …
Bandcamp and San Diego Comic-Con have implemented strict policies against generative AI to protect human creators. These decisions follow growing pressure from artists who seek to maintain the value of original work. Both platforms have transitioned from flexible approaches to explicit bans on AI-generated submissions. Bandcamp now prohibits music produced wholly or substantially by AI. …
Governments in the United Kingdom and Ireland are taking legislative action to address the misuse of artificial intelligence in creating non-consensual images and voice recordings. The UK government is enforcing a law this week that makes it a criminal offense to create or request non-consensual intimate images. This move specifically targets tools like the Grok …
AI-generated content often feels generic and unreliable, resembling “toys” rather than professional tools. Replit CEO Amjad Masad identifies the core issue: Everything looks the same, from images to code, Taryn Plumb reports for VentureBeat. The problem, known as “slop,” stems from lazy prompting and a lack of individual flavor. Masad believes platforms must expend more …
Artificial Analysis has overhauled how the AI industry measures intelligence, replacing traditional benchmarks with tests that measure whether AI can complete actual work tasks. Michael Nuñez reports for VentureBeat. The independent benchmarking organization removed three widely cited tests from its Intelligence Index, including MMLU-Pro and AIME 2025. The new version 4.0 introduces 10 evaluations focused …
Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, believes it will soon be more practical to verify authentic media than to detect AI-generated content. Karissa Bell reports for Engadget that Mosseri expects synthetic imagery to overtake human-made content on social platforms. This shift forces a rethink of how apps identify what is real. Mosseri suggests that the …
More than 20% of videos recommended to new YouTube users consist of low-quality AI-generated content designed solely to generate views and revenue, according to new research. Video-editing company Kapwing surveyed 15,000 of the world’s most popular YouTube channels and identified 278 that contain exclusively “AI slop”, Aisha Down reports for The Guardian. These channels have …