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BMG Sues Anthropic Over AI Training Copyright Use
BMG sues Anthropic over alleged use of copyrighted lyrics in AI training, adding to growing legal pressure on generative AI companies.
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BMG sues Anthropic over alleged use of copyrighted lyrics in AI training, adding to growing legal pressure on generative AI companies.
The U.S. Department of Defense labeled Anthropic a national security risk, citing concerns over AI usage restrictions during military operations. The dispute is now headed to federal court.
U.S. lawmakers are pressing ByteDance to shut down its Seedance AI video generator, citing copyright and likeness violations involving celebrities and media content.
Adobe agreed to pay $75 million and provide free services to settle a U.S. lawsuit alleging the company concealed subscription cancellation fees.
Anthropic asked a U.S. appeals court to pause the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk designation, warning the move could cost the company billions in lost revenue.
More than 30 employees from OpenAI and Google DeepMind filed a statement supporting Anthropic’s lawsuit against the U.S. Defense Department over its supply-chain risk designation.
Meta will allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe for one year via the WhatsApp Business API, responding to pressure from EU antitrust regulators.
The Trump administration is directing diplomats to oppose foreign data localization laws, citing risks to AI services, cloud computing, and cross-border data flows. Critics view it as a confrontational stance on global tech regulation.
Anthropic is facing uncertainty over its Defense Department work as negotiations stall on how its AI models can be used by the U.S. military.
The European Parliament has disabled built-in AI tools on official devices, citing cybersecurity and privacy risks associated with uploading sensitive data to cloud services.
NPR host David Greene alleges that Google’s NotebookLM AI uses a male podcast voice modeled on him, prompting a lawsuit against the company.
The UK government will now regulate AI chatbots under the Online Safety Act, requiring platforms like ChatGPT and Google Gemini to block illegal content or face fines.