ICYMI Law — AI & The Law Links https://icymilaw.org/#ailaw Popular links about AI and the law shared recently on Bluesky. en-us Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:08:16 -0400 A Court Has Ruled That Google Is Liable for False Statements Generated by AI Overviews https://www.wired.com/story/a-court-has-ruled-that-google-is-liable-for-false-statements-generated-by-ai-overviews/ https://www.wired.com/story/a-court-has-ruled-that-google-is-liable-for-false-statements-generated-by-ai-overviews/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hsfzdq3icftr7vdp4d7krv4t/bafkreidja2b25y3gu52hfma3owpqtc2owqkcfffrkuqtjljw723bqmbd4q" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>The ruling holds that a company that designs, trains, operates, and manages an AI system must assume legal liability for any damages caused by the responses it generates.<br><br><small>🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 · reposts: 685 · likes: 2352</small> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:57:57 -0400 www.wired.com Judge Learns Lawyers on Both Sides of Case Used AI, Cancels Trial, Kicks Everyone Off the Case https://www.404media.co/judge-learns-lawyers-on-both-sides-of-case-used-ai-cancels-trial-kicks-everyone-off-the-case/ https://www.404media.co/judge-learns-lawyers-on-both-sides-of-case-used-ai-cancels-trial-kicks-everyone-off-the-case/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/bafkreicbwoyj7tczz2fbkcjs25jm3ai7uhhjf3fsdldw4oaz4vaygmxts4" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>When two AIs argue against each other, the legal system loses.<br><br><small>reposts: 60 · likes: 209</small> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:57:57 -0400 www.404media.co The Real Cost Of Cooling GPUs In Space Might Shock You https://spectrum.ieee.org/orbital-data-centers-heat https://spectrum.ieee.org/orbital-data-centers-heat <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ddvus7otnqtlh7fdooxm6qat/bafkreih56gqdqwpgmo77ydljlmt2sts2f6qll7hnqns57z6amlx5pniw24" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Shedding heat will require ingenious new designs<br><br><small>reposts: 73 · likes: 181</small> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:57:57 -0400 spectrum.ieee.org Massive Effigy of Elon Musk Raised Over Times Square to Protest Grok https://www.wired.com/story/massive-effigy-of-elon-musk-raised-over-times-square-to-protest-grok/ https://www.wired.com/story/massive-effigy-of-elon-musk-raised-over-times-square-to-protest-grok/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vaznsq6z7zughxjapim2nazy/bafkreidmnku2kcgggxp7ngbcvhtjva5pvyuccwam7vyvd757ccrgavy4fq" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Activists raised a 40-foot-tall inflatable Elon Musk in Manhattan to draw attention to the risk he allegedly poses to investors.<br><br><small>reposts: 48 · likes: 159</small> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:57:57 -0400 www.wired.com OpenAI hit with multistate probe into possible user harm as its IPO looms https://apnews.com/article/openai-chatgpt-subpoena-attorneys-general-probe-a95894407773307fae8ae3ce9742b586 https://apnews.com/article/openai-chatgpt-subpoena-attorneys-general-probe-a95894407773307fae8ae3ce9742b586 <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:s3qyahmcgpuu7tsnzloioaow/bafkreidewf5556ozuzdyqbkefazh46kiwiv24adalyv7yhcrneczaqf3ty" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>OpenAI received a subpoena from several states as part of a probe into the safety of customers using its chatbot as it prepares to offer stock to the public for the first time.<br><br><small>reposts: 40 · likes: 139</small> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:57:57 -0400 apnews.com