Tag: Legal

Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/09/0048216/sam-altman-says-bots-are-making-social-media-feel-fake?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Sam Altman Says Bots Are Making Social Media Feel ‘Fake’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Sam Altman’s observations on the prevalence of bots and AI-generated content on social media platforms, particularly regarding the OpenAI Codex. Altman expresses concern about the authenticity of social…

The Register: WhatsApp’s former security boss claims reporting infosec failings led to ousting

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/08/whatsapp_exsecurity_head_sues_company/ Source: The Register Title: WhatsApp’s former security boss claims reporting infosec failings led to ousting Feedly Summary: Meta shrugs off allegations of improper dismissal, ignoring privacy and security WhatsApp’s former head of security, Attaullah Baig, has filed a lawsuit against its parent company, Meta, alleging that the social media megalith retaliated against…

Slashdot: Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/09/08/1647240/whistle-blower-sues-meta-over-claims-of-whatsapp-security-flaws?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The lawsuit filed by the former head of security for WhatsApp against Meta highlights significant security and privacy concerns affecting billions of users. It brings to light allegations of negligence in addressing…

Slashdot: Some Angry GitHub Users Are Rebelling Against GitHub’s Forced Copilot AI Features

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Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/09/08/0235251/some-angry-github-users-are-rebelling-against-githubs-forced-copilot-ai-features?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Some Angry GitHub Users Are Rebelling Against GitHub’s Forced Copilot AI Features Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the growing dissent among software developers regarding Microsoft’s Copilot AI service integrated with GitHub. Key concerns revolve around the inability to disable Copilot’s functionalities and its…

The Register: Anthropic to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors whose work it knowingly pirated

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/08/anthropic_settles_author_lawsuit/ Source: The Register Title: Anthropic to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors whose work it knowingly pirated Feedly Summary: Expect more ‘slush funds’ of this sort, analyst tells El Reg AI upstart Anthropic has agreed to create a $1.5 billion fund it will use to compensate authors whose works it used…

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…

The Register: OpenAI reorg at risk as Attorneys General push AI safety

Sep 5, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/openai_reorg_at_risk/ Source: The Register Title: OpenAI reorg at risk as Attorneys General push AI safety Feedly Summary: California, Delaware AGs blast ChatGPT shop over chatbot safeguards The Attorneys General of California and Delaware on Friday wrote to OpenAI’s board of directors, demanding that the AI company take steps to ensure its services are…

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…

The Register: Bot shots: US Army enlists AI startup to provide target-tracking

Sep 5, 2025

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