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Greg Ip of WSJ on the unique challenges AI poses to regulation

Excellent analysis by Greg Ip of Wall Street Journal on the challenges posed by AI to regulation. “There is no historical template for a technology that is both immensely beneficial and deeply dangerous, freely accessible, fast-evolving and freighted with geopolitical significance,” writes Ip. I would put it this way: AI is a speech technology with…
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Anderson Cooper questions Jensen Huang if we really can expect companies to “stop” if unable to contain rogue AI

Interesting exchange between Anderson Cooper and Jensen Huang, who suggested that Anthropic and OpenAI should just “stop” and “not release” their model if they feel they cannot control rogue AI agents from their models. But Huang also said he’s not opposed to regulation, like Sarbanes-Oxley set standards for the financial sector. He also criticized the…
Read more: Anderson Cooper questions Jensen Huang if we really can expect companies to “stop” if unable to contain rogue AI
Pope Leo warns of human thought being replaced by AI

At a ceremony to celebrate the reopening of the restored Notre Dame Cathedral (from fire), Pope Leo XIV warned that human thought is being replaced by AI. The Pope also spoke on the same concerns about artificial intelligence at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris.
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As AI agents do more, reported incidents of rogue AI grows. Updated Report.

The New York Times reported that OpenAI’s AI agents interacted with 3 U.S. government websites in suspicious ways (SEC, Dept. of Education, and Commerce). We’ve updated our Master Incident Report of Rogue AI to track it. Click below: We also included the speeches of Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshuo Bengio, two “godfathers of AI.”
Read more: As AI agents do more, reported incidents of rogue AI grows. Updated Report.
Judge Castel transfers Elsevier v. Meta to ND California. Likely to be related to Kadrey v. Meta.

Attorneys for Meta informed Judge Chabbria, who presides over the cluster of books cases led by Kadrey v. Meta, that Judge Castel granted Meta’s motion to transfer another books case, Elsevier v. Meta from the Southern District of New York to the ND California. Excerpt: * * * * * * DOWNLOAD JUDGE CASTEL’S ORDER:
Read more: Judge Castel transfers Elsevier v. Meta to ND California. Likely to be related to Kadrey v. Meta.
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…
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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

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last updated Sept. 21, 2026. Current total = 145 suits in U.S.

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