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Pres. Trump says DOJ will rein in AI companies if called for, out of safety concerns

Even Pres. Trump is now trying to allay the public’s concern over doomsday fears over AI sparked a couple weeks ago by former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who quit to call attention to what he says is existential risk posed by fast developing AI models. Today, Pres. Trump said that the Department of Justice will…
Read more: Pres. Trump says DOJ will rein in AI companies if called for, out of safety concerns
British Columbia Province sues Sam Altman, OpenAI for role of ChatGPT in mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge. Lawsuits hit 38.

The Province of British Columbia and Board of Education of School District No. 59 just sued Sam Altman and OpenAI for their role in the mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge involving the shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar, who used ChatGPT at one point. Altman already issued an apology to Tumbler Ridge community for OpenAI’s failure to…
Read more: British Columbia Province sues Sam Altman, OpenAI for role of ChatGPT in mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge. Lawsuits hit 38.
Bessent says AI companies “need to take responsibility” for rogue AI like Hugging Face incident. No federal liability shield.

Ever since former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon’s post about doomsday risks posed by AI, the media coverage — and interest — have been nonstop. Today, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that AI companies must “take responsibility for themselves” if their AI causes harms, such as in the Hugging Face incident involving OpenAI’s model breaching its…
Read more: Bessent says AI companies “need to take responsibility” for rogue AI like Hugging Face incident. No federal liability shield.
New Yorker cover depicts AI doomsday fears

What a cover from the New Yorker this week:
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Latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies. Total = 145

Here’s the latest Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies. New total = 145. We added: DOWNLOAD MAP WITH LINKS TO EACH DOCKET:
Read more: Latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies. Total = 145
Bessent discussed new US-China AI dialogue to Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng ahead of US-China summit, amidst AI safety concerns

“”We think that, just like with any cross-border activity, that moving from opaque to more transparency between the number one and the number two AI powers in the world is very important,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after his pre-summit meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York.
Read more: Bessent discussed new US-China AI dialogue to Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng ahead of US-China summit, amidst AI safety concerns
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…
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,…
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last updated Sept. 21, 2026. Current total = 145 suits in U.S.

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