AI Chatbots Are at Risk of Spreading Government Restrictions on Online Speech, a New Study Says
A Meta Oversight Board study shows that major AI systems, including those built in the U.S., are more likely to refuse to criticize restrictive leaders or governments.
News Outlets Urge a Judge To Sanction OpenAI in a High-Stakes AI Copyright Fight
At issue is whether AI chatbots are unfairly competing as an information source, siphoning off web traffic without doing the journalistic work involved in gathering the news.
New York City Council Candidate Is Accused of Forgery Over AI-Generated Posts
The First Amendment does not generally protect fraudulent statements, but in a phone interview, the candidate called it a matter of free-speech.
Trump Calls for Military To Accelerate Use of AI While Protecting Americans
The memo comes at a time of growing anxiety over AI in American society, from replacing people’s jobs to helping to identify targets on the battlefield.
Trump Signs an Executive Order That Invites Vetting of Top AI Models for National Security Risks
The order establishes a framework for the federal government to vet the national security risks of the most advanced AI systems for up to a month before their public release.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks the Pentagon From Branding AI Firm Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk
Anthropic had asked the judge to issue an emergency order to remove a stigma that the company alleges was unjustifiably applied as part of an “unlawful campaign of retaliation."
AI Company Anthropic Sues Trump Administration Seeking To Undo ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Designation
The fight has boosted Anthropic’s reputation among some customers and tech workers who sided with the company’s refusal to budge to pressure from the Trump administration.
In Lawsuit Over Teen’s Death, Judge Rejects Arguments That AI Chatbots Have Free Speech Rights
The judge’s order will allow the wrongful death lawsuit to proceed, in what legal experts say is among the latest constitutional tests of artificial intelligence.