A coalition of state attorneys general has launched a major investigation into OpenAI, with New York issuing a subpoena targeting data practices, child safety, deceptive advertising, and model sycophancy, as the AI giant faces mounting legal pressure even while quietly pursuing a public offering.
Anthropic reverses a secret Claude Fable 5 policy that was silently rerouting AI research requests to a weaker model, and while the restrictions remain in place, users will now receive visible alerts when their requests are refused or redirected due to suspected competing AI development.
Anthropic reverses a secret policy that would have covertly degraded Claude Fable 5's performance for researchers building competing AI models, now committing to transparent safeguards after fierce backlash warning the original approach threatened open-source AI development.
A German court holds Google liable for defamatory AI-generated search summaries after the tool falsely linked two publishers to scams, marking a landmark first in AI legal accountability and potentially opening the floodgates for global lawsuits against AI firms.
A German court in Munich issues a landmark ruling holding Google directly liable for false AI-generated claims linking publishers to scams, marking one of the first times a court holds an AI company legally responsible for its model's speech — a decision that could reshape global AI content regulation.
Anthropic unveils two major AI policy frameworks backed by $350 million in commitments, as CEO Dario Amodei urges urgent regulation ahead of a near-trillion dollar IPO, raising questions about whether the move is genuine risk mitigation or strategic PR.
The EU orders Meta to restore free third-party AI access to WhatsApp's Business API, ruling that blocking rival chatbots and charging fees for access constitutes an abuse of Meta's dominant position in European messaging markets, as Meta vows to appeal the decision.
Microsoft is cutting up to 400 Azure cloud jobs in China, with employees in Beijing and Shanghai losing their roles on July 6 as tightening U.S. and Chinese data regulations continue to squeeze the tech giant's operations in the region.
New York becomes the first state to require clear AI performer disclosures in advertisements, with fines up to $5,000 for violations, sparking a clash between SAG-AFTRA supporters and advertising industry groups warning of compliance chaos.
OpenAI launches the Economic Research Exchange to study AI's impact on workers and the economy, but the move comes under scrutiny as both OpenAI and Anthropic have quietly filed for IPOs, sparking serious questions about whether profit-driven shareholder pressures will ultimately override their proclaimed commitments to the public good.