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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: Suetopia: Generative AI is a lawsuit waiting to happen to your business

Aug 12, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/12/genai_lawsuit/ Source: The Register Title: Suetopia: Generative AI is a lawsuit waiting to happen to your business Feedly Summary: Enter a prompt and get back a copyright infringement More and more US companies are using generative AI as a way to save money they might otherwise pay creative professionals. But they’re not thinking…

Slashdot: Initiative Seeks AI Lab to Build ‘American Truly Open Models’ (ATOM)

Aug 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/09/1916243/initiative-seeks-ai-lab-to-build-american-truly-open-models-atom?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Initiative Seeks AI Lab to Build ‘American Truly Open Models’ (ATOM) Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the launch of the ATOM Project, aimed at enhancing U.S. open-source AI competitiveness, highlighting a significant gap in open-source AI development in the country compared to China.…

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…

Slashdot: Disney Scrapped Deepfakes For Moana and Tron To Avoid ‘Bad Publicity’

Aug 5, 2025

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Source URL: https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/08/04/235206/disney-scrapped-deepfakes-for-moana-and-tron-to-avoid-bad-publicity Source: Slashdot Title: Disney Scrapped Deepfakes For Moana and Tron To Avoid ‘Bad Publicity’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Disney’s recent decision to abandon plans for using deepfake technology in its projects, including Moana and Tron: Ares, highlights escalating concerns about the ramifications of AI in creative content. The…

The Register: Europe’s AI crackdown starts this week and Big Tech isn’t happy

Jul 30, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/30/eu_ai_act/ Source: The Register Title: Europe’s AI crackdown starts this week and Big Tech isn’t happy Feedly Summary: Users and developers struggle to comply as situation evolves It is a little more than four years since the European Union first proposed legislation to govern tech companies that build AI systems and how users…

Slashdot: Judge Allows Nationwide Class Action Against Anthropic Over Alleged Piracy of 7 Million Books For AI Training

Jul 17, 2025

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/17/1548245/judge-allows-nationwide-class-action-against-anthropic-over-alleged-piracy-of-7-million-books-for-ai-training?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Judge Allows Nationwide Class Action Against Anthropic Over Alleged Piracy of 7 Million Books For AI Training Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A federal judge in California has authorized a class-action lawsuit against Anthropic, allowing authors to represent all U.S. writers potentially affected by the company’s…

New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : European Union Unveils Rules for Powerful A.I. Systems

Jul 10, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/business/ai-rules-europe.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: European Union Unveils Rules for Powerful A.I. Systems Feedly Summary: Makers of the most advanced artificial intelligence systems will face new obligations for transparency, copyright protection and public safety. The rules are voluntary to start. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights…

New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Deepfake Laws Bring Prosecution and Penalties, but Also Pushback

May 22, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/business/media/deepfakes-laws-free-speech.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Deepfake Laws Bring Prosecution and Penalties, but Also Pushback Feedly Summary: Dozens of A.I.-related regulations enacted in the past two years now lead to fines, incarceration and legal challenges from the likes of Elon Musk. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses…

The Register: Copyright-ignoring AI scraper bots laugh at robots.txt so the IETF is trying to improve it

Apr 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/09/ietf_ai_preferences_working_group/ Source: The Register Title: Copyright-ignoring AI scraper bots laugh at robots.txt so the IETF is trying to improve it Feedly Summary: Recently formed AI Preferences Working Group has August deadline to deliver proposals The Internet Engineering Task Force has chartered a group it hopes will create a standard that lets content creators…

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