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Simon Willison’s Weblog: Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report

Oct 6, 2025

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/6/deloitte-to-pay-money-back/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report Feedly Summary: Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report Ouch: Deloitte will provide a partial refund to the federal government over a $440,000 report that contained…

The Register: Microsoft cuts off Azure phone surveillance support for Israeli military

Sep 25, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/25/microsoft_cuts_off_azure_phone/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft cuts off Azure phone surveillance support for Israeli military Feedly Summary: Brad Smith says ‘we do not provide technology to facilitate mass surveillance of civilians’ The president of Microsoft has said it’s cutting parts of the Israeli military off from Azure after reports that the army was…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Why I think the $1.5 billion Anthropic class action settlement may count as a win for Anthropic

Sep 6, 2025

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/6/anthropic-settlement/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Why I think the $1.5 billion Anthropic class action settlement may count as a win for Anthropic Feedly Summary: Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to authors in landmark AI settlement I wrote about the details of this case when it was found that Anthropic’s training on book…

Wired: Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement

Sep 5, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-settlement-lawsuit-copyright/ Source: Wired Title: Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement Feedly Summary: Anthropic will pay at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools. AI Summary and…

Slashdot: Switzerland Releases Open-Source AI Model Built For Privacy

Sep 4, 2025

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Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/09/03/2125252/switzerland-releases-open-source-ai-model-built-for-privacy?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Switzerland Releases Open-Source AI Model Built For Privacy Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Switzerland’s launch of Apertus, a fully open-source multilingual LLM, emphasizes transparency and privacy in AI development. By providing open access to the model’s components and adhering to stringent Swiss data protection laws, Apertus…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Mustafa Suleyman

Aug 21, 2025

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/21/mustafa-suleyman/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Mustafa Suleyman Feedly Summary: Simply put, my central worry is that many people will start to believe in the illusion of AIs as conscious entities so strongly that they’ll soon advocate for AI rights, model welfare and even AI citizenship. This development will be a dangerous…

The Register: In Otter news, transcription app accused of illegally recording users’ voices

Aug 18, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/otter_ml_privacy_lawsuit/ Source: The Register Title: In Otter news, transcription app accused of illegally recording users’ voices Feedly Summary: Vidchat hosts probably know Otter.ai records everything and feeds it into AI. Their guests may not Voice transcription service Otter.ai has found itself on the wrong end of a lawsuit that claims it trains its…

The Register: Meta training AI on social media posts? Only 7% in Europe think it’s OK

Aug 7, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/meta_training_ai_on_social/ Source: The Register Title: Meta training AI on social media posts? Only 7% in Europe think it’s OK Feedly Summary: Privacy campaigner Max Schrem’s NOYB is back on Zuck’s back Meta’s enthusiasm for training its AI on user data is not shared by the users themselves – at least for some Europeans…

Cloud Blog: How Wells Fargo is using Google Cloud AI to empower its workforce with agentic tools

Aug 5, 2025

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/financial-services/wells-fargo-agentic-ai-agentspace-empowering-workers/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How Wells Fargo is using Google Cloud AI to empower its workforce with agentic tools Feedly Summary: The financial services industry has hit a technology tipping point. AI is fundamentally reshaping how people interact with their financial institutions, and this has forced banks to deliver unprecedented agility, efficiency,…

Slashdot: Voice Actors Push Back As AI Threatens Dubbing Industry

Jul 31, 2025

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Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/07/30/227205/voice-actors-push-back-as-ai-threatens-dubbing-industry?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Voice Actors Push Back As AI Threatens Dubbing Industry Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the concerns raised by voice actors and industry associations regarding the increasing use of AI in dubbing. They call for legislation to protect quality, jobs, and artists’ rights in…

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