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D.C. Circuit sides with Department of War in classifying Anthropic model as risk to national security per 41 U.S.C. § 4713. Contrary to decision on “supply chain risk” per 10 U.S.C. § 3252 by ND California court.

Well, there may be a reason Anthropic apparently was not invited to the State Dinner for China Pres. Xi Jinping. The company is still engaged in 2 lawsuits against the Department of War. Today, the D.C. Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, sided with the Department of War’s classification of Anthropic’s model as a risk to…
Read more: D.C. Circuit sides with Department of War in classifying Anthropic model as risk to national security per 41 U.S.C. § 4713. Contrary to decision on “supply chain risk” per 10 U.S.C. § 3252 by ND California court.
Plaintiffs in copyright shareholder derivative suit v. Adobe officers file

The Plaintiffs SEIU Pension Plan Master Trust and Michael Hirschberger have filed their consolidated complaint against Adobe officers and directors in In re Adobe Inc. Stockholder Derivative Litigation. The suit is one of several now advancing the novel theory of corporate decisions in the face of copyright risks related to AI training provide the basis…
Read more: Plaintiffs in copyright shareholder derivative suit v. Adobe officers file
Anthropic moves to dismiss post-Bartz suit by authors who opted out, including John Carreyrou, Angie Cruz, R. O. Kwon. Meanwhile, Kimberly Kay Hoang drops out of suit.

Now that the payout to class members in the Bartz v. Anthropic class settlement is starting, it’s time to turn attention to the subsequent litigation filed by authors who opted out of the class settlement. The main cluster of cases, led by Cambronne v. Anthropic, is before Judge Pitts in the Northern District of California.…
Read more: Anthropic moves to dismiss post-Bartz suit by authors who opted out, including John Carreyrou, Angie Cruz, R. O. Kwon. Meanwhile, Kimberly Kay Hoang drops out of suit.
US tech & AI sector in full force at State Dinner for China Pres. Xi hosted by Pres. Trump. But no Anthropic.

The State Dinner held for China Pres. Xi Jinping was a remarkable sight. In attendance were tech leaders from the U.S. tech and AI industries. Indeed, at the head table for Pres. Trump and Pres. Xi and their spouses were Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, and Tim Cook. And, as the list below shows,…
Read more: US tech & AI sector in full force at State Dinner for China Pres. Xi hosted by Pres. Trump. But no Anthropic.
Pres. Trump uses “super intelligence” instead of AI during meeting with China Pres. Xi Jinping

True to his word, Pres. Trump has already started using “super intelligence,” or SI, instead of AI. However, China Pres. Xi Jinping stuck with AI. The full speech of both presidents:
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List of US AI industry execs invited to State Dinner for China Pres. Xi Jinping

Tonight, President Trump hosts a State Dinner for China’s leader Xi Jinping. As typical for Trump’s administration, AI and tech executives from U.S. companies will be in full force. Here’s the list of AI and tech executives, along with other executives:
Read more: List of US AI industry execs invited to State Dinner for China Pres. Xi Jinping
Jensen Huang to public: “We’re sorry we didn’t come to talk to you sooner. We need to go engage the communities long before we set up the data centers.”

In an interview with CBS, Jensen Huang apologized to the American public about the AI industry’s failure to account to them on the building of new data centers. We’re sorry we didn’t come to talk to you sooner. We need to go engage the communities long before we set up the data centers. Jensen Huang
Read more: Jensen Huang to public: “We’re sorry we didn’t come to talk to you sooner. We need to go engage the communities long before we set up the data centers.”
Australia Prime Minister Albanese: OpenAI belatedly notified Australia that OpenAI’s AI hacked into government health website this past summer

“”I spoke with the CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, to express Australia’s extreme concern about this inciden. And I also expressed my disappointment that it took the company way too long to inform the government what had occurred, and the nature of the way that that notification occurred as well was unacceptable,” said Prime Minister…
Read more: Australia Prime Minister Albanese: OpenAI belatedly notified Australia that OpenAI’s AI hacked into government health website this past summer
OpenAI moves to strike paper “Generative AI floods and dilutes the market for books” by Prof. Tuhin Chakrabarty based on his webpage CV’s alleged disclosure of $100,000 funding by Susman Godfrey law firm representing Plaintiffs

Amidst a tsunami of media coverage of AI doomsday concerns, OpenAI just filed an explosive motion to strike that will return some attention back to the MDL copyright litigation against it. OpenAI seeks to strike the non-peer-reviewed AI research paper provocatively titled “Generative AI floods and dilutes the market for books,” as well as expert…
Read more: OpenAI moves to strike paper “Generative AI floods and dilutes the market for books” by Prof. Tuhin Chakrabarty based on his webpage CV’s alleged disclosure of $100,000 funding by Susman Godfrey law firm representing Plaintiffs
Benjamin Mann files amended answer to Concord Music II’s Second Amended Complaint

Anthropic co-cofounder Benjamin Mann filed an amended answer to Concord Music II’s Second Amended Complaint. It looks like many changes pertain to the affirmative defenses. Fair use is now No. 1: Redlined Version of Changes in Amended Answer of Benjamin Mann:
Read more: Benjamin Mann files amended answer to Concord Music II’s Second Amended Complaint
Yoshuo Bengio, Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Clem Delangue warn UN Security Council of safety risks of AI

The UN Security Council held a historic session with AI researchers and executives: Yoshuo Bengio, Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Clem Delangue of Hugging Face.
Read more: Yoshuo Bengio, Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Clem Delangue warn UN Security Council of safety risks of AI
New York Times disputes extent of its errata in summary judgment statement but concedes 2 week extension to briefing may be warranted

In their motion for an extension to file their opposition to the News Plaintiffs’ summary judgment motion, OpenAI and Microsoft contend that the New York Times’ statement of facts was riddled with mistakes that the New York Times belatedly corrected in a subsequent “errata” filing. The defendants also argued that they still haven’t been served…
Read more: New York Times disputes extent of its errata in summary judgment statement but concedes 2 week extension to briefing may be warranted
Pres. Trump renames AI, SI for super intelligence. Similar to title of Geoffrey Hinton’s forthcoming book on super intelligence

It’s official: President Trump has renamed AI, “SI,” short for super intelligence. Trump says the term is more accurate than artificial intelligence. Well, Trump may be on to something. Geoffrey Hinton’s forthcoming book is titled, Smarter Than Us: Superintelligence and the Future of Humanity (Penguin Random House Mar. 30, 2027). Will “superintelligence” stick? Partial Text…
Read more: Pres. Trump renames AI, SI for super intelligence. Similar to title of Geoffrey Hinton’s forthcoming book on super intelligence
Amazon blocks shopping by Meta Muse agent

Meta Muse appears to be a hit, becoming the No. 1 iOS app in terms of downloads. But, as explained by suhaadada on TikTok, Amazon has blocked shopping via Meta Muse agents. This battle is likely to get bigger as personal AI agents become more pervasive.
Read more: Amazon blocks shopping by Meta Muse agent
Is tort law the antidote to rogue AI doomsday risks?

There’s an interesting argument surfacing in the debate over loss of control over rogue AI agents: tort law, through products liability, can adequately address the problem. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave a nod to this argument by saying emphatically AI companies will not get any “liability shield.” NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang made the argument even…
Read more: Is tort law the antidote to rogue AI doomsday risks?

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