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Launch of our new Reported Incidents of Rogue AI Timeline

Given the mounting concerns over rogue AI incidents, we compiled two new timelines to track these rapidly developing events. Take a look by clicking below:
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Geoffrey Hinton warned the world about rogue AI. Why didn’t we listen?

Back when few thought humans could even succeed in developing AI, Geoffrey Hinton’s ideas of developing neural networks was met with great skepticism, if not scorn. Hinton ultimately proved the skeptics wrong. History appears to be repeating itself: When Hinton was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics in 2025, his short acceptance speech was more…
Read more: Geoffrey Hinton warned the world about rogue AI. Why didn’t we listen?
Pres. Trump attempts to allay mounting AI safety concerns by forming “AI Force” and new AI Czar

While still calling the recent concerns about rogue AI posing an existential risk to humans, President Trump announced he is forming an AI Force and new AI Czar: We will not in any way hinder or stifle the Growth of this incredible Industry. Rather, we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as…
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Warner Brothers Discovery settles copyright claims by Alcon Entmt. Case v. Elon Musk, Tesla continues

Well, there’s finally one more settlement in the AI copyright litigation, now numbering 145 lawsuits. This one involves Alcon Entertainment’s copyright suit against Warner Brothers Discovery for the alleged infringement by Elon Musk and Tesla in using what allegedly was a substantially similar scene to a scene from Blade Runner 2049. Warner Brothers Discovery and…
Read more: Warner Brothers Discovery settles copyright claims by Alcon Entmt. Case v. Elon Musk, Tesla continues
5th Circuit decision in Kipp Flores, 9th Circuit in Doe 1 v. Github reject theory of CMI “removal” based merely on new copies that never contained CMI

It now looks like both the 5th and 9th Circuits both agree that “removal” of copyright management information (CMI) requires the defendant’s removal of CMI from an existing copy — not a creation of a new copy that never included any CMI. Both courts focused on the text of Section 1202(b) and the words “remove…
Read more: 5th Circuit decision in Kipp Flores, 9th Circuit in Doe 1 v. Github reject theory of CMI “removal” based merely on new copies that never contained CMI
Anthropic says Bartz-class-opt out Shakespeare’s copyright claims are now barred by the 3-year statute of limitations. Must be dismissed.

Anthropic just filed its motion to dismiss the copyright claims of Bartz-class opt outs who filed the Shakespeare v. Anthropic suit. Anthropic asserts various grounds in its motion to dismiss. Among them, the 3-year statute of limitations under the Copyright Act now bars these claims, argues Anthropic. Excerpt: * * * DOWNLOAD BRIEF:
Read more: Anthropic says Bartz-class-opt out Shakespeare’s copyright claims are now barred by the 3-year statute of limitations. Must be dismissed.
Perplexity drops Keker, Van Nest and wants to retain Proskauer in Reddit lawsuit v. Perplexity. Court will consider to allow it in light of Proskauer’s past representation of Reddit and potential conflict

Some interesting legal developments in Reddit v. SerpApi. Perplexity has dropped its attorney from Keker, Van Nest and wants to retain Proskauer. But Judge Engelmayer is considering whether to allow the latter firm to represent Perplexity in light of its past representation of Reddit and a potential conflict of interest. Proskauer Letter:
Read more: Perplexity drops Keker, Van Nest and wants to retain Proskauer in Reddit lawsuit v. Perplexity. Court will consider to allow it in light of Proskauer’s past representation of Reddit and potential conflict
UMG, Sony, Suno ask to amend scheduling order with 2d lawsuit. Dispositive motions pushed back to Jun. 22, 2027

The parties in UMG Recordings v. Suno I and II have proposed to Judge Saylor an amended schedule to add discovery related to the 2d lawsuit. Under the proposed schedule, summary judgment motions get delayed by about 2.5 months, until June 22, 2027. Related Story:
Read more: UMG, Sony, Suno ask to amend scheduling order with 2d lawsuit. Dispositive motions pushed back to Jun. 22, 2027
Jessica Tarlov explains the tech anxiety in a moment of levity on Bill Maher

Jessica Tarlov, a Democratic political consultant, described the tech anxiety or angst people have today on Bill Maher’s show. Her comments were insightful but also provided an unintended moment of levity. Perfectly human. TARLOV: I feel like everything related to tech right now is just in one big anxiety bucket. So there are Flock cameras,…
Read more: Jessica Tarlov explains the tech anxiety in a moment of levity on Bill Maher
Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX, Google sued for alleged agreement to “pace” AI for safety concerns in violation of Sherman Act

Wasting no time, a group of consumers just sued Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and SpaceX for allegedly agreeing to “pace” AI development out of security concerns and existential risks. The plaintiffs allege: “An agreement among competitors to reduce the quality of their products and the rate at which those products improve is an agreement to restrict…
Read more: Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX, Google sued for alleged agreement to “pace” AI for safety concerns in violation of Sherman Act
Mostly Unredacted briefs in New York Times, Authors Guild suits v. OpenAI, Microsoft now available

We posted all the opening briefs for summary judgment motions, now mostly unredacted. DOWNLOAD below:
Read more: Mostly Unredacted briefs in New York Times, Authors Guild suits v. OpenAI, Microsoft now available
Jacob Coxon ignited a firestorm over fears of AI doomsday probability (P doom). What, if anything, will come of it?

The Wall Street Journal has a feature on 27-year-old Jacob Coxon, whose social media post explaining why he quit his job as a researcher at Anthropic due to his concerns about the threat of AI causing human extinction received over 172 million views. No one has moved the needle over AI concerns as much as…
Read more: Jacob Coxon ignited a firestorm over fears of AI doomsday probability (P doom). What, if anything, will come of it?
UMG Recordings files 2d lawsuit v. Suno as expected. Adds 60,202 works to copyright claim.

As expected, UMG Recordings filed a second copyright suit against Suno. This one adds 60,2022 additional songs that Suno allegedly used to train its models. This scenario was anticipated by Judge Saylor in his denial of motion for leave to amend the complaint, see below. And it’s similar to what happened with Concord Music v.…
Read more: UMG Recordings files 2d lawsuit v. Suno as expected. Adds 60,202 works to copyright claim.
Geoffrey Hinton meets Sen. Bernie Sanders and warns we have only a year before AI safety issues become a big problem

Geoffrey Hinton, the so-called Godfather of AI, is warning members of Congress we need to slow down AI development at the top labs. Q: How much time do lawmakers have to get ahead of this before it’s a big problem? HINTON: Very little…. Maybe a year, but not much more than a year…. AI has…
Read more: Geoffrey Hinton meets Sen. Bernie Sanders and warns we have only a year before AI safety issues become a big problem
Mark Zuckerberg backs the view of Jensen Huang on each company taking responsibility before deploying AI models

The debate over AI safety and concerns of existential risks posed by more powerful AI models has split into two camps: (1) Anthropic and OpenAI appear to favor greater collective “pacing” of the advances in developing new AI models, whereas (2) NVIDIA and now Meta are more in favor of each company taking responsibility in…
Read more: Mark Zuckerberg backs the view of Jensen Huang on each company taking responsibility before deploying AI models

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last updated Dec. 5, 2025.

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last updated Sept. 15, 2026. Current total = 142 suits in U.S.

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last updated April 5, 2026. Current total = 130 copyright suits = 100 in U.S. + 30 in rest of world. (When updated, the current total = 143 = 113 in U.S. + 30 in rest of the world.)

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