Major technology companies Google and Mistral AI have announced separate partnerships with leading news agencies to enhance their AI chatbot services. Google has entered an agreement with The Associated Press (AP) to incorporate real-time news feeds into its Gemini app, while Paris-based Mistral AI has partnered with Agence France-Presse (AFP) to improve its Le Chat … Read more
Internal documents unsealed in a copyright lawsuit show that Meta used pirated books from LibGen to train its artificial intelligence systems. The revelations emerged from a case filed by several prominent authors, including Junot Diaz, Sarah Silverman, and Ta-Nehisi Coates, as reported by Wired magazine and commented on by Lithub. The documents contain direct quotes … Read more
A Ukrainian-American company, Triplegangers, experienced severe website disruption when OpenAI’s web crawler attempted to scrape its entire database of 65,000 3D human model products. According to Julie Bort’s report in TechCrunch, the incident occurred when OpenAI’s bot sent tens of thousands of server requests using 600 different IP addresses. CEO Oleksandr Tomchuk described the bot’s … Read more
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg authorized the use of LibGen, a dataset of pirated e-books and articles, to train the company’s Llama AI models, according to new court documents. The revelation comes from a copyright lawsuit filing reported by Kyle Wiggers in TechCrunch. The lawsuit, Kadrey v. Meta, includes plaintiffs Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates. Court … Read more
Major music publishers have reached an agreement with AI company Anthropic regarding the use of copyrighted song lyrics. According to reporting by Winston Cho for The Hollywood Reporter, the deal requires Anthropic to maintain existing safeguards that prevent its AI chatbot Claude from accessing or generating protected lyrics. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Universal … Read more
Elon Musk’s legal challenge against OpenAI has received new backing from prominent tech investors and AI researchers. According to reporting by Gerrit De Vynck for The Washington Post, the lawsuit aims to prevent OpenAI from transitioning from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity. Two tech investors, Antonio Gracias and Gavin Baker, filed sworn declarations claiming … Read more
OpenAI has failed to deliver its promised Media Manager tool, which was intended to help creators control the use of their work in AI training data. According to reporting by Kyle Wiggers for TechCrunch, the tool was announced in May but has shown no signs of development. Former OpenAI employees told TechCrunch that the project … Read more
OpenAI has revealed more detailed plans to transform its corporate structure in 2025, converting from its current hybrid nonprofit/for-profit model into a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation (PBC). According to a company announcement, the restructuring aims to enable OpenAI to raise the substantial capital needed to continue its artificial intelligence development while maintaining its mission to … Read more
Google has submitted a proposal to the US federal court offering to restrict how it distributes its Gemini AI chatbot for three years. According to reporting by Paresh Dave for Wired, the proposal would prevent Google from requiring device manufacturers, browsers, and wireless carriers to include Gemini in their US products. The company’s proposal comes … Read more
Italy’s data protection authority has fined OpenAI €15 million for privacy violations related to ChatGPT. According to Reuters reporter Elvira Pollina, the regulator found that the company processed personal data without proper legal basis and lacked adequate age verification for users under 13. The authority ordered OpenAI to launch a six-month media campaign in Italy … Read more