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Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah’s remarks at Pope Leo’s event for encyclical on AI and “Magnifica humanitas”

Pope Leo XIV’s 42,000 word encyclical on AI titled ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence’ commanded the attention of the news media on Memorial Day. But perhaps the most surprising aspect of today’s event was that Anthropic co-cofounder Christopher Olah was invited to give a few remarks. It’s unclear…
Read more: Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah’s remarks at Pope Leo’s event for encyclical on AI and “Magnifica humanitas”
Olga Tokarczuk, 2018 Nobel Prize winner in literature, draws anti-AI flak for admitting the benefits of using AI to research and brainstorm for her writing

The anti-AI backlash is getting bad. Real bad. The acclaimed author and Nobel Prize winner in literature Olga Tokarczuk is receiving blowback for comments she made during a recent interview in Poland. Tokarrczuk reportedly said (machine translated), as reported by My Company Polska: “The reality is that in today’s market, absolutely no publisher would be…
Read more: Olga Tokarczuk, 2018 Nobel Prize winner in literature, draws anti-AI flak for admitting the benefits of using AI to research and brainstorm for her writing
Pope Leo XIV issues encyclical, ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ Calls on AI developers to develop AI for good

On the 135th anniversary of Rerum novarum, Pope Leo XIV issued an encyclical letter on ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ While recognizing that AI is a “valuable tool,” The Pope warns of many risks of AI, ranging from environmental impact to encroachments on human dignity and use…
Read more: Pope Leo XIV issues encyclical, ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ Calls on AI developers to develop AI for good
Judge Blumenfeld Jr. rejects motions to dismiss of Shanghai Xiyu Jizki Tech. Co. & Nanoble. Disney, Universal, Warner Bros. case v. Hailuo AI proceeds.

Judge Blumenfeld Jr. had no trouble denying the motions to dismiss filed by SXJT, “of whichMiniMax is a division or subsidiary, along with their affiliate and/or agent,” and Nanonoble Pte. Ltd., “which operates at the direction and under the control of MiniMax.” The court found it had personal jurisdiction over SXJT and the complaint sufficiently…
Read more: Judge Blumenfeld Jr. rejects motions to dismiss of Shanghai Xiyu Jizki Tech. Co. & Nanoble. Disney, Universal, Warner Bros. case v. Hailuo AI proceeds.
Google claims its AI agents using Gemini 3.5 Flash created a decent operating system by “a single prompt” alone. But does it fail to qualify for copyright then?

One of the most fascinating developments in Silicon Valley is the extent to which AI companies are publicly boasting that they used AI agents to generate “100 percent” of the source code for a computer program. In their view, the boast is better if humans did practically nothing. And AI did it all! I’ve written…
Read more: Google claims its AI agents using Gemini 3.5 Flash created a decent operating system by “a single prompt” alone. But does it fail to qualify for copyright then?
Adding Hobbs v. Meta, latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI cos. Total = 113

Whenever we share an updated map of the copyright suits against AI companies, another lawsuit is filed. Sure enough, yesterday, another book author suit was filed against Meta and Mark Zuckerberg, similar to the Elsevier lawsuit. But this suit also names two former Meta research scientists, Joelle Pineau and Guillaume Lampler. This may be a…
Read more: Adding Hobbs v. Meta, latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI cos. Total = 113
Hobbs v. Meta: book authors sue Meta’s former AI research scientists Joelle Pineau & Guillaume Lampler, in addition to Meta and Mark Zuckerberg

Well, it was bound to happen. The 113th U.S. copyright lawsuit against an AI company now is going after the AI research scientists allegedly involved in the training of AI models. The only other one, Concord Music v. Anthropic II, at least was limited to co-founders of the company Anthropic, Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann.…
Read more: Hobbs v. Meta: book authors sue Meta’s former AI research scientists Joelle Pineau & Guillaume Lampler, in addition to Meta and Mark Zuckerberg
Latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI cos. Total = 112 (May 22, 2026)

We added 12 lawsuits since our last map. We also reorganized some of the lawsuits in the Northern District of California, clustering some of them by defendants. DOWNLOAD THE PDF with links to each docket:
Read more: Latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI cos. Total = 112 (May 22, 2026)
Book Publishers secure default judgment v. Anna’s Archive for books datasets

Not surprisingly, Judge Jed Rakoff signed off on the default judgment against Anna’s Archive. The judgment includes injunctive relief and damages in the amount of $19.5 million. This is the second default judgment against Anna’s Archive. The first was secured by Atlantic Recording, also from Judge Rakoff. According to Wikipedia, “Anna’s Archive is an open…
Read more: Book Publishers secure default judgment v. Anna’s Archive for books datasets
Uncharted Labs wins dismissal of two claims in copyright suit by musician Justice

Judge Hellerstein agreed with defendant Uncharted Labs’ motion to dismiss musician Tony Justice’s claim for creation of unauthorized derivative works in outputs of Udio’s AI because the complaint lacked specific allegations. The court granted leave to amend the complaint to add such allegations within 30 days. But, agreeing with his own ruling in Sony Music…
Read more: Uncharted Labs wins dismissal of two claims in copyright suit by musician Justice
UMG Recordings, Spotify strike deal to allow users to create AI music covers of songs by participating UMG artists — for fee

From Spotify’s press release: Groundbreaking responsible AI tool to launch as paid add-on for Spotify Premium users Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) today announced landmark recorded music and music publishing licensing agreements enabling Spotify to launch a new tool allowing fans to create covers and remixes of their favorite songs from participating artists and…
Read more: UMG Recordings, Spotify strike deal to allow users to create AI music covers of songs by participating UMG artists — for fee
Magistrate Judge Wang agrees with Plaintiffs’ motion to get depositions of Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Satya Nadella in Musk v. Altman

Even though OpenAI won its defense in Musk v. Altman where the court found the claims were barred by the statute of limitations, Musk’s lawsuit continues to nag OpenAI. Magistrate Judge Wang just granted the plaintiffs’ motion in In re OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation to get the deposition transcripts of four Musk witnesses: Sam Altman,…
Read more: Magistrate Judge Wang agrees with Plaintiffs’ motion to get depositions of Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Satya Nadella in Musk v. Altman
Parties in cluster of Kadrey v. Meta-related cases filed case management statements

The parties in the cluster of cases involving Kadrey v. Meta or ones consolidated with or related to that case have filed their respective Joint Case Management Statements. Kadrey is a proposed class action. The others are not. They have attempted to align their Scheduling Orders. Kadrey: Entrepreneur Media: DOWNLOAD THE JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENTS
Read more: Parties in cluster of Kadrey v. Meta-related cases filed case management statements
David Greene reply in support of remand to state court

David Greene, former host of NPR’s All Things Considered, filed his reply in support of his motion to remand the case back to state court. DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF: Related Stories
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Magistrate Judge Cisneros asks Midjourney to answer further questions, all redacted

Magistrate Judge Cisneros has ordered Midjourney to answer further questions related to a discovery dispute in the lawsuit filed by Sarah Andersen. But all the questions are redacted from public view. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD THE ORDER
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Master List of Lawsuits v. AI

last updated Dec. 5, 2025.

Copyright Dilution Under Constitutional Scrutiny

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US Map of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI

last updated May 23, 2026. Current total = 113 suits in U.S.

World Map of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI

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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