https://icymilaw.org/#ailaw Popular links about AI and the law shared recently on Bluesky. en-us Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:07:23 -0400 https://www.mississippifreepress.org/a-pillar-of-environmental-enforcement-is-targeted-by-trump-and-musks-ai-company/ https://www.mississippifreepress.org/a-pillar-of-environmental-enforcement-is-targeted-by-trump-and-musks-ai-company/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wb4judvgfjbiqu646hkggjxc/bafkreifr7g7uhqtbikkwjdixf6kgetdwxgqmtks4eul57sfsyhqiwexggu" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Right-leaning legal activists along with Elon Musk’s AI company are challenging the right of private groups to sue over violations of many major laws.<br><br><small>reposts: 12 · likes: 22</small> Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:07:23 -0400 www.mississippifreepress.org https://bit.ly/4bECdQV https://bit.ly/4bECdQV <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/bafkreicqfbe35ihtynrc4yqfcrigbtpg3lshyccwq45gwgm6uf32dcgntu" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Li Linlin cried for days after losing her virtual boyfriend. She exchanged about 700,000 words with him over two years and never got to say goodbye when he was eliminated by ByteDance, the developer of TikTok.<br><br><small> 🔥🔥🔥 · reposts: 43 · likes: 115</small> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:07:44 -0400 bit.ly https://www.lawdork.com/ https://www.lawdork.com/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreicmurkobl5lp4psn65fje2egklt3krruu6uefg3ha65shivdgnyre" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>The Supreme Court, law, politics, and more. Click to read Law Dork, by Chris Geidner, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 9 · likes: 76</small> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:07:44 -0400 www.lawdork.com https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/immigration-as-a-test-case-for-executive-ai-governance https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/immigration-as-a-test-case-for-executive-ai-governance <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bj6a7q7sbqu2vil6bviysjgg/bafkreiabbkdyef6wins5jsl72ebeneqaozenhdrp57vuho7bn7skekg73m" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>DHS deploys AI in immigration enforcement largely untested, undisclosed, and unreviewed, a preview of how AI could reshape executive power.<br><br><small>reposts: 9 · likes: 24</small> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:07:44 -0400 www.lawfaremedia.org https://www.techpolicy.press/brazils-electoral-court-wants-platform-compliance-plans-can-it-enforce-them/ https://www.techpolicy.press/brazils-electoral-court-wants-platform-compliance-plans-can-it-enforce-them/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k3sjdodbk2cofbfzxucculeb/bafkreiej7irnhbrobzsaydjrw6sjlf46y2d2jnp2wffdwa53bt7lz74liu" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Platforms will have to provide comprehensive and structured information on various phenomena related to elections, writes Laís Martins.<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 16 · likes: 45</small> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:06:51 -0400 www.techpolicy.press https://bit.ly/3RHF0Ce https://bit.ly/3RHF0Ce <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mhzk3blh4pfxo3fqh2meowbb/bafkreigwak4pycsxbpf4otbfnxs7dsm2itlhz4uchy6pvz6xoop3mnzadi" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Autonomous AI hacking is here. Governments are not ready<br><br><small>reposts: 7 · likes: 21</small> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:06:51 -0400 bit.ly https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/please-enact-a-two-year-moratorium-on-the-use-of-ai-in-nyc-public-schools https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/please-enact-a-two-year-moratorium-on-the-use-of-ai-in-nyc-public-schools <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j53elsjlcag3iuran5ezcy32/bafkreiewcnqevcpxxsxcywqlasvnzll4iw3nlrob5jfdvf53vxjpj7gluu" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>The use of AI in the NYC schools is expanding, despite the lack of rigorous protections and the growing evidence that it can undermine student privacy, cognitive skills, creativity, critical thinking,...<br><br><small> 🔥🔥 · reposts: 34 · likes: 115</small> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:06:55 -0400 actionnetwork.org https://bit.ly/3TMIy6G https://bit.ly/3TMIy6G <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mhzk3blh4pfxo3fqh2meowbb/bafkreiew334vbpt2dl6vjv6nri72kz42zqqlkpxuz7av3htoed7owat7q4" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Equipped with models and agents, citizens could bring government to a halt<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 28 · likes: 60</small> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:06:55 -0400 bit.ly https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-used-ai-to-create-16-new-viruses/ https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-used-ai-to-create-16-new-viruses/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:inz4fkbbp7ms3ixufw6xuvdi/bafkreieb67k32barsgc6l4k54tyebqgf5ivuciiqugrvc7zuikmiq2slui" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>The use of AI systems to create viruses opens up new possibilities for combating bacterial resistance. It also raises concerns about the pace at which technology is outstripping regulation.<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 18 · likes: 63</small> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:06:55 -0400 www.wired.com https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/765199 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/765199 <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rzug5jxal4snlewudks3efsf/bafkreihe4qk3ax6pmqemwq54yfr67piebfykulqomuoqb73jggf57aolwm" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>We ask the Government to introduce a statutory duty requiring AI developers to disclose the copyrighted works used to train generative AI in enough detail for creators to identify use of their work, e...<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 29 · likes: 37</small> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:06:55 -0400 petition.parliament.uk https://www.justsecurity.org/148468/china-ai-companion-rules-relationships/ https://www.justsecurity.org/148468/china-ai-companion-rules-relationships/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:a74tjogmmhz5w2skcog54ssv/bafkreihs6lxrr6q44hehzyfi6riy63y26ep5tstecad5quaalihsps3yny" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>China&#x27;s new rules limiting the use of A.I. companion systems reveal a gap in how the United States regulates A.I. chatbots.<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 24 · likes: 37</small> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:06:55 -0400 www.justsecurity.org https://buff.ly/WM6kO8M https://buff.ly/WM6kO8M <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k3sjdodbk2cofbfzxucculeb/bafkreiej7irnhbrobzsaydjrw6sjlf46y2d2jnp2wffdwa53bt7lz74liu" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Platforms will have to provide comprehensive and structured information on various phenomena related to elections, writes Laís Martins.<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 15 · likes: 49</small> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:06:55 -0400 buff.ly https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/6/ai https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/6/ai <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yosojsta3nm5qiod5zqixzur/bafkreifyvvxynhfimgiajkjwxqsej5bvf3ukebb7ejbjbrysbdkkp3amrq" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Is AI superintelligence inevitable? AI safety researcher David Krueger says it doesn’t have to be. Krueger, an assistant professor at the University of Montreal and founder of the nonprofit Evitable, ...<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 47 · likes: 76</small> Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:07:10 -0400 www.democracynow.org https://www.wired.com/story/ice-dna-collection-increases-spacex-rocket-crashes-into-the-moon-and-the-ai-backlash-grows/ https://www.wired.com/story/ice-dna-collection-increases-spacex-rocket-crashes-into-the-moon-and-the-ai-backlash-grows/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:inz4fkbbp7ms3ixufw6xuvdi/bafkreieq3pq4lrzrleksc5rjy537eyatgl3hu2ynykwepqktj7oezltv3m" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>In today’s episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss how ICE has been collecting DNA samples of people with no criminal convictions, including children, which end up in an FBI database indefinitely.<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 33 · likes: 76</small> Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:07:10 -0400 www.wired.com https://www.wired.com/story/anti-data-center-movement-reshaping-michigan-politics/ https://www.wired.com/story/anti-data-center-movement-reshaping-michigan-politics/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:inz4fkbbp7ms3ixufw6xuvdi/bafkreieulf3njcdz44i5qwvjsxdgsdsbcomsgztowdqnuzs4fkhunqsaka" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Climate activist Will Lawrence cofounded the Sunrise Movement. Now, he has shifted his focus in his attempt to compete for a swing-district seat by calling for a data center moratorium.<br><br><small> 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 · reposts: 89 · likes: 377</small> Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:07:36 -0400 www.wired.com https://www.techpolicy.press/will-ai-sycophancy-contaminate-law-enforcement/ https://www.techpolicy.press/will-ai-sycophancy-contaminate-law-enforcement/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l5sbumoynt7yzpjipsfsgczg/bafkreibsqaxvf3dzbaqr4ri2yscqzoie3x5dk6uio6ashj2m7pmh7d5mde" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>AI sycophancy in high risk domains like law enforcement are under-analyzed, argues Tech Policy Press fellow Jake Laperruque.<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 36 · likes: 79</small> Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:07:36 -0400 www.techpolicy.press https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/ai-regulation-donald-trump-artificial-intelligence?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1785914572 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/ai-regulation-donald-trump-artificial-intelligence?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1785914572 <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/bafkreidclrvj4q3y47cawvv3c67wnubnx3w7dww46ati74pvpylo3gicl4" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>We need an enlightened US president to make the case for global AI regulation. Donald Trump is the exact opposite of what is needed, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr<br><br><small> 🔥🔥🔥🔥 · reposts: 20 · likes: 103</small> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:08:15 -0400 www.theguardian.com https://loosemore.com/2026/08/04/know-your-agent-why-you-should-act-now-to-avoid-playing-catch-up-later/ https://loosemore.com/2026/08/04/know-your-agent-why-you-should-act-now-to-avoid-playing-catch-up-later/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:czqwqybc2djqydpouip63m23/bafkreie3hunf4v4ezy4c6vhfrxh6xrg6groj6fj5utqh4ak3jlpnrhq2a4" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Back in March, I was beaten by the bins. I’d spent a happy few evenings (and a great many tokens) trying to build a simple web app: share any UK address, find out which bins to put out, and w…<br><br><small> 🔥🔥 · reposts: 18 · likes: 56</small> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:08:15 -0400 loosemore.com https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/if-ai-outputs-aren-t-speech--who-has-to-prove-they-re-human https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/if-ai-outputs-aren-t-speech--who-has-to-prove-they-re-human <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bj6a7q7sbqu2vil6bviysjgg/bafkreid366wofgl6ubwrunptgnvwgotntfkggjwav27tan54b5debpy5iq" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Denying First Amendment protection to AI outputs sounds like a rule about machines. In practice it could burden human speech online.<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 11 · likes: 43</small> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:08:15 -0400 www.lawfaremedia.org https://www.reuters.com/world/german-court-rules-ai-music-firm-suno-broke-copyright-rules-2026-07-31/ https://www.reuters.com/world/german-court-rules-ai-music-firm-suno-broke-copyright-rules-2026-07-31/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3igkkqe5nkm66olc4y2syzpy/bafkreihmrovwy5gdxyvrb7fjxqx4vltvnmhuli62rmcwqveikwvyqbpcje" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>A German ​court ruled on Friday that AI music firm Suno violated ​copyrights and has to disclose illicit revenue, part of a wider ⁠legal battle by artists and publishers against technology firms.<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 14 · likes: 37</small> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:08:15 -0400 www.reuters.com https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/openai-says-apples-trade-secrets-lawsuit-is-aggressive-and-oddly-personal/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_social-type=owned https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/openai-says-apples-trade-secrets-lawsuit-is-aggressive-and-oddly-personal/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_social-type=owned <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2/bafkreifrvicg62qezbyglcgbgjndg6aa7epmhe2rj5jmsxnev6czg4m5za" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>“We do not have, nor want, any of their trade secrets,” the ChatGPT maker says.<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 5 · likes: 39</small> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:08:15 -0400 arstechnica.com https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/meta-anthropic-google-openai-meet-with-trump-white-house-amid-rogue-ai-agent-2026-08-04/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/meta-anthropic-google-openai-meet-with-trump-white-house-amid-rogue-ai-agent-2026-08-04/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ckaz32jwl6t2cno6fmuw2nhn/bafkreiagaufxm65dgnexcvhackqlt3rgnhpe67737xoyh3brnhi6agveji" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>The Trump administration told AI developers on Tuesday that it ​will not put open-weight AI models through voluntary safety ‌tests, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 5 · likes: 35</small> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:08:15 -0400 www.reuters.com http://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/08/04/openai-shares-chats-and-emails-to-rebut-apples-suit-alleging-it-stole-trade-secrets/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky http://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/08/04/openai-shares-chats-and-emails-to-rebut-apples-suit-alleging-it-stole-trade-secrets/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/bafkreihhocgjij5mbbn7s33w5zjgpbgyxn5ywgxqhzxb5igrof7ptlvpqu" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>The ChatGPT-maker issued a lengthy public statement disputing claims from Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit and shared iMessage chats and emails.<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 7 · likes: 27</small> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:08:15 -0400 www.forbes.com https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/please-enact-a-two-year-moratorium-on-the-use-of-ai-in-nyc-public-schools?clear_id=true https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/please-enact-a-two-year-moratorium-on-the-use-of-ai-in-nyc-public-schools?clear_id=true <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j53elsjlcag3iuran5ezcy32/bafkreiewcnqevcpxxsxcywqlasvnzll4iw3nlrob5jfdvf53vxjpj7gluu" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>The use of AI in the NYC schools is expanding, despite the lack of rigorous protections and the growing evidence that it can undermine student privacy, cognitive skills, creativity, critical thinking,...<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 16 · likes: 66</small> Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:07:39 -0400 actionnetwork.org https://reut.rs/4brD7Af https://reut.rs/4brD7Af <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/bafkreiaf47p2hrwjwfdoobpyv5gunsoohu2m7hhtkb23564izzh276jf7m" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Connecticut&#x27;s highest state court issued a warning to lawyers that they remain responsible for the accuracy of court filings produced with ​generative AI, using a decision about fabricated case citations to underscore ‌attorneys&#x27; ethical obligations .<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 18 · likes: 35</small> Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:07:39 -0400 reut.rs https://bit.ly/4wlF75f https://bit.ly/4wlF75f <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kqsdfw4cj532lp7bidtdzyyz/bafkreicq2nfwd343rnbcgjgfuyqdoyugoiu4dnexysxsswdjdmj73gs5de" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Misinformation is one of the greatest challenges of our time. AI is making it more challenging. How has the presence of AI changed how we find information, confirm facts, and share insights with other...<br><br><small>reposts: 8 · likes: 37</small> Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:07:39 -0400 bit.ly https://buff.ly/Kg60Y1v https://buff.ly/Kg60Y1v <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k3sjdodbk2cofbfzxucculeb/bafkreifoc7wtettquthlhz5i5vhtsgperq5mj2vondvxsmg3agxielieyq" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Advanced AI creates some degree of risk to digital infrastructure that cannot be fully mitigated, writes Keith Porcaro.<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 25 · likes: 67</small> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:07:19 -0400 buff.ly https://www.wired.com/story/openai-anthropic-ai-hacking-sprees-illegal/ https://www.wired.com/story/openai-anthropic-ai-hacking-sprees-illegal/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:inz4fkbbp7ms3ixufw6xuvdi/bafkreiatnrrjc6kz7ausyuo7ut2pxafyum6ogt5cvjjbuco6k52nf62fom" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Both major AI labs’ models broke containment, escaped onto the internet, and hacked other companies. If a human had done that, the law would likely be against them. But a bot?<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 50 · likes: 147</small> Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:08:11 -0400 www.wired.com https://reut.rs/3RNfXgO https://reut.rs/3RNfXgO <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ieqql4ogk6t5zdgimr2pntnm/bafkreidlwyoogamxdmhuz5nu4zjvfz3rczrp2rqfdie5su35zbjlprecqy" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>A German court ruled on Friday that ​AI music firm Suno has violated ‌copyrights and has to provide information on illicit revenue, part of a wider legal battle ​by artists and publishers against technology ​firms.<br><br><small> 🔥🔥 · reposts: 89 · likes: 188</small> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:06:54 -0400 reut.rs https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/magazine/larry-ellison-ai-oracle.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/magazine/larry-ellison-ai-oracle.html <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xtg6uhgsy2j7k2a6qtcood2w/bafkreif7trmn57vxd6iauelhorjnz6ehj4ugdue745zkrdh6sr6kdpc7uu" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Inside the 81-year-old billionaire’s risky, debt-fueled scramble to transform his data empire into an A.I. juggernaut.<br><br><small> 🔥🔥 · reposts: 41 · likes: 240</small> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:06:54 -0400 www.nytimes.com https://static.klipy.com/ii/4493325008d34b7bf8cd6813cd5c1619/30/17/2ygAAmN9WposysrfX.gif?hh=280&ww=498&mp4=qbsQxwTEnMB9BHO&webm=9CUKtfew3WJTOJCNTc https://static.klipy.com/ii/4493325008d34b7bf8cd6813cd5c1619/30/17/2ygAAmN9WposysrfX.gif?hh=280&ww=498&mp4=qbsQxwTEnMB9BHO&webm=9CUKtfew3WJTOJCNTc <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:434vkyc2v6isrkzcnz73ao4u/bafkreifdfovpey5lmv22xlcm33lx7h5im4imhgs343a3le3gknlny5kawu" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Alt: A &quot;gif&quot; from the Netflix show Orange is the New Black with a woman inmate with glasses saying &quot; i think this is truly fucking stupid.&quot;<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 45 · likes: 91</small> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:06:54 -0400 static.klipy.com https://www.techpolicy.press/google-earth-ai-fiasco-underscores-why-tech-firms-must-listen-to-outside-experts/ https://www.techpolicy.press/google-earth-ai-fiasco-underscores-why-tech-firms-must-listen-to-outside-experts/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wk7sybhegd37i7ljsltxbef6/bafkreib7l3apo32zqfzk42krlvv4ozfweklbszott4ihsstbtmlh5mfkbe" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>It&#x27;s just one more parable in a long line of product releases by AI firms with potentially dangerous consequences, write shirin anlen and Sam Gregory.<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 42 · likes: 90</small> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:06:54 -0400 www.techpolicy.press https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/anthropic-says-claude-ai-models-accessed-three-companies-during-tests-2026-07-30/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/anthropic-says-claude-ai-models-accessed-three-companies-during-tests-2026-07-30/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xtg6uhgsy2j7k2a6qtcood2w/bafkreihls4hqoub5mjy3jowqfr2n45hmbunbym5wjk6cgxs4qaltf7azim" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Anthropic said on Thursday its AI model Claude hacked into the systems of three companies during testing after a ​configuration error gave it internet access, days after rival OpenAI disclosed a rogue...<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 79 · likes: 331</small> Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:06:45 -0400 www.reuters.com https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-says-claude-hacked-real-systems-during-cybersecurity-tests/ https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-says-claude-hacked-real-systems-during-cybersecurity-tests/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5jskd23hpbyfv4hrjrwpjh6j/bafkreib5lg4j3yalxe2dtmxg3anexd7tphuo2ewbjx5wwcbmwnkpb2zo7e" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>In a review triggered by OpenAI’s Hugging Face incident, Anthropic discovered three of its AI models had breached real organizations during third-party evaluations.<br><br><small>reposts: 44 · likes: 114</small> Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:06:45 -0400 www.wired.com https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/new-lawsuit-alleges-teslas-houston-test-fleet-was-unsafe/ https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/new-lawsuit-alleges-teslas-houston-test-fleet-was-unsafe/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yn75hmwkitdshnylue6d3grk/bafkreifwio2jcrin2rggzf446xfcb55hxvq3luxtpxdhsipf3rvlq7v6pa" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>If Medrano&#x27;s account holds up, Tesla&#x27;s safety validation numbers may understate the severity of its deployment woes. By Stewart Burnett<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 107 · likes: 284</small> Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:07:16 -0400 www.automotiveworld.com https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/spacexs-xai-sues-minnesota-over-law-to-ban-nudify-apps-.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/spacexs-xai-sues-minnesota-over-law-to-ban-nudify-apps-.html <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r56tewdetlqjcxcmktcp4m2w/bafkreiakewedhx7mlyplr5q2us5fwiirzzqryvf66h35nuapypkbfkeqp4" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Elon Musk&#x27;s xAI, now owned by SpaceX, is challenging a law that would ban so-called nudify apps in Minnesota<br><br><small> 🔥🔥 · reposts: 157 · likes: 396</small> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:07:51 -0400 www.cnbc.com https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-a-g-sulzberger-new-york-times/ https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-a-g-sulzberger-new-york-times/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:inz4fkbbp7ms3ixufw6xuvdi/bafkreig4az7wf3lefttype4piajfbvughkhhuq7h3qv3q4jpyxu6i6qwhe" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>In 2023, the Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. They’ve since spent more than $20 million on the case, and publisher A.G. Sulzberger has no plans to stop fighting it.<br><br><small>reposts: 34 · likes: 144</small> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:07:51 -0400 www.wired.com https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/05/elon-musk-x-court-win-california-deepfake-law-00494936 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/05/elon-musk-x-court-win-california-deepfake-law-00494936 <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r56tewdetlqjcxcmktcp4m2w/bafkreignpmxgbvt3tua3uylcpbxbtsxq7d446arqhancklswxs4vyidtv4" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>One of the country’s strictest bans on election deepfakes was defeated by a challenge from the tech billionaire.<br><br><small>reposts: 19 · likes: 72</small> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:07:51 -0400 www.politico.com https://www.404media.co/tons-of-peoples-claude-chats-and-creations-are-exposed-on-google/ https://www.404media.co/tons-of-peoples-claude-chats-and-creations-are-exposed-on-google/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vk7rduhvom3rq6dyluce5wzf/bafkreiefcp5jjitxxgrv4jhgved4in47knslecxoeun7odwuqrimg362ne" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Claude users are creating public share links, but probably don&#x27;t realize that means their chats are now ending up in Google searches where anyone can dig through them.<br><br><small> 🔥🔥🔥 · reposts: 382 · likes: 783</small> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:07:07 -0400 www.404media.co https://www.404media.co/ai-companies-are-buying-tons-of-old-books-because-theyre-free-of-ai-slop/ https://www.404media.co/ai-companies-are-buying-tons-of-old-books-because-theyre-free-of-ai-slop/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yy26b5gakct6mfnzzp4pa4qn/bafkreietxrhew3zzen4pwkztecp4gp76qclde4i6puaukurz6lhofx3wti" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”<br><br><small>reposts: 34 · likes: 106</small> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:07:07 -0400 www.404media.co https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk2lzmm22eo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk2lzmm22eo <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:we7sidyj3b5or2r7trtpfzt7/bafkreiefvjbyuex7nbwcgozcwhsi6mrg2tkngcecbkmgr7l3xxl4542oli" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Musk&#x27;s AI chatbot has created millions of fake sexualised images, experts say.<br><br><small> 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 · reposts: 568 · likes: 1423</small> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:06:44 -0400 www.bbc.com https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-doubles-midterm-spending-to-40-million-to-push-ai-regulation-9cd547ae?st=8yfiRD&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-doubles-midterm-spending-to-40-million-to-push-ai-regulation-9cd547ae?st=8yfiRD&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wk7sybhegd37i7ljsltxbef6/bafkreigmvqp4cej2e25nr7gpq7akxvz6ys6lk6wkcwul6gbnarqnlidhqa" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>The move ramps up a conflict between warring factions in Silicon Valley over how to regulate the transformative technology.<br><br><small>reposts: 42 · likes: 61</small> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:06:44 -0400 www.wsj.com https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/startup-delivery-robot-starship-technologies-lawsuit https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/startup-delivery-robot-starship-technologies-lawsuit <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hakzua5btcgcfjye2yujlhos/bafkreicpkleeqlh2ikm3cjfaiuz6e2nultsoykx3fh7ppaaig5pacln25a" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>An Arizona woman is suing Starship Technologies after its delivery robot knocked her onto the pavement, leaving her with numerous injuries.<br><br><small>reposts: 20 · likes: 52</small> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:06:44 -0400 futurism.com https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/23/amazon-makes-sellers-label-ai-generated-people-in-images-after-ny-law.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/23/amazon-makes-sellers-label-ai-generated-people-in-images-after-ny-law.html <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:57vlzz2egy6eqr4nksacmbht/bafkreidyfp3etgaizcgt2idwbnbqlqkfy37m522qq4paeyv2u7rmzg7wpy" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>A recently enacted New York law mandates that companies disclose when an ad includes a &quot;synthetic performer&quot; in place of a human actor.<br><br><small>reposts: 37 · likes: 192</small> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:07:36 -0400 www.cnbc.com https://readsludge.com/2026/07/17/ai-companies-are-funding-the-ags-investigating-them/ https://readsludge.com/2026/07/17/ai-companies-are-funding-the-ags-investigating-them/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4u3hwe3p7oy3hoy3amlw7rp2/bafkreiew5mnch7ipvk6e7u6kmew54vsa5p4m2hp5epera6a3zfnprmmsjm" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>OpenAI, Google, Meta, and others sent a wave of donations to both parties’ attorney general groups as AGs move to regula<br><br><small> 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 · reposts: 346 · likes: 744</small> Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:07:54 -0400 readsludge.com https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/interactive/2026/06/25/these-are-biggest-individual-donors-2026-election-cycle/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/interactive/2026/06/25/these-are-biggest-individual-donors-2026-election-cycle/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p4zbsi42wusflgxyic4xjhgv/bafkreiguajfufb23s4qi2zlox5qlznd2rym5i52xgrjpfustn5roctewt4" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>Billionaires and newly minted trillionaire Elon Musk make up the top individual donors.<br><br><small>reposts: 30 · likes: 39</small> Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:07:54 -0400 www.washingtonpost.com https://www.404media.co/judge-caught-court-reporter-using-ai-transcript-errors/ https://www.404media.co/judge-caught-court-reporter-using-ai-transcript-errors/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/bafkreiaba4emml5lal2t673rhxldh6vwyz5j4xvyxxtgr5pqizjjlfwes4" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>A judge in Indiana warns a court reporter than it&#x27;s their job to proofread their work, after catching errors likely made by AI transcription services.<br><br><small> 🔥🔥🔥🔥 · reposts: 113 · likes: 382</small> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:08:24 -0400 www.404media.co https://www.wired.com/story/for-taylor-swift-madison-square-gardens-controversial-cameras-briefly-went-dark/ https://www.wired.com/story/for-taylor-swift-madison-square-gardens-controversial-cameras-briefly-went-dark/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gexyzhqlp5r7kart7lw4jgzb/bafkreigs3cnz74e7aeh7o7km5txbqcejkz6uvjpxjaeyw2d3cd7avvisce" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>MSG’s sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners made an exception for the pop star’s rehearsal dinner.<br><br><small> 🔥🔥 · reposts: 62 · likes: 178</small> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:08:24 -0400 www.wired.com https://www.justsecurity.org/148444/ai-warrantless-foreign-intelligence-surveillance/ https://www.justsecurity.org/148444/ai-warrantless-foreign-intelligence-surveillance/ <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gx2mw5w2tfcwnlkkhpe6gp4x/bafkreib5322dkv6l4v54glbyqwpellw3qlmhdlmhnqaa5lzsykl2ukm5oe" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>The use of LLMs for foreign intelligence surveillance erodes the rules put in place to safeguard Americans&#x27; civil liberties.<br><br><small> 🔥 · reposts: 59 · likes: 93</small> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:08:24 -0400 www.justsecurity.org https://apnews.com/article/ai-anthropic-copyright-settlement-claude-books-bartz-74b140444023898aeba8579b6e9f0d63 https://apnews.com/article/ai-anthropic-copyright-settlement-claude-books-bartz-74b140444023898aeba8579b6e9f0d63 <p><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:57vlzz2egy6eqr4nksacmbht/bafkreidck2ht74zb6autoudane6uekacu2qxrhppvn4inimo4l7viihddm" alt="" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" /></p>A federal judge has approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement involving AI company Anthropic. The company will pay thousands of authors about $3,000 per book for using pirated copies to train its C...<br><br><small>reposts: 19 · likes: 74</small> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:08:24 -0400 apnews.com