Landmark discovery order upheld, Forcing AI giant to release user data sample to news publishers suing for infringement. A U.S. federal judge has handed a significant legal blow to OpenAI, affirming an order that compels the company to produce a sample of 20 million anonymized ChatGPT conversation logs to the news organizations suing it for mass copyright infringement. The decision, handed down by District Judge Sidney H. Stein, upholds an earlier magistrate ruling and marks

The suits allege that the companies’ chatbots fostered emotional dependency and encouraged self-harm. Google and the AI startup Character.AI have agreed to settle a series of high-profile, multi-state wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits brought by families who claimed the companies' chatbots contributed to self-harm and the suicides of several teenagers. The most prominent case involved the 2024 death of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III in Florida. His mother, Megan Garc

Failures in the company’s safeguards exposed as users exploit 'Edit Image' feature for nonconsensual deepfakes. Elon Musk's xAI, the company behind the Grok chatbot, is facing intense international scrutiny and potential legal action after users widely abused its image generation tool to create and disseminate sexually explicit and digitally altered images of minors and women on the X platform. The controversy centers on a critical "lapse in safeguards" that allowed the gener

The Investment Bank Forecasts 10% Workforce Reduction as Lenders Target 30% Efficiency Gains in Back-Office and Compliance. A new analysis by Morgan Stanley has delivered a stark warning for Europe's financial sector, predicting that the widespread adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and continued digital transformation will lead to the elimination of approximately 212,000 banking jobs by 2030. This represents a 10% reduction in the total workforce across 35 major Europe

Alphabet-Owned Company Integrates Google's Advanced Chatbot to Answer Questions, Control Cabin Features, and Soothe Riders Waymo, the autonomous driving division of Alphabet, is integrating Google's Gemini AI into its robotaxi fleet to function as a conversational and functional In-Car Assistant. The development, which aims to enhance the rider experience, was uncovered through code and internal specifications found within the Waymo mobile application. The move by Waymo, whic