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Bessent says AI companies “need to take responsibility” for rogue AI like Hugging Face incident. No federal liability shield.
Read more: 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…
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New Yorker cover depicts AI doomsday fears
Read more: New Yorker cover depicts AI doomsday fearsWhat a cover from the New Yorker this week:
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Latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies. Total = 145
Read more: Latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies. Total = 145Here’s the latest Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies. New total = 145. We added: DOWNLOAD MAP WITH LINKS TO EACH DOCKET:
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Bessent discussed new US-China AI dialogue to Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng ahead of US-China summit, amidst AI safety concerns
Read more: 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.
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Launch of our new Reported Incidents of Rogue AI Timeline
Read more: Launch of our new Reported Incidents of Rogue AI TimelineGiven 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?
Read more: 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…
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Pres. Trump attempts to allay mounting AI safety concerns by forming “AI Force” and new AI Czar
Read more: Pres. Trump attempts to allay mounting AI safety concerns by forming “AI Force” and new AI CzarWhile 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
Read more: Warner Brothers Discovery settles copyright claims by Alcon Entmt. Case v. Elon Musk, Tesla continuesWell, 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…
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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
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 CMIIt 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…
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Anthropic says Bartz-class-opt out Shakespeare’s copyright claims are now barred by the 3-year statute of limitations. Must be dismissed.
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.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…