Google is pursuing agreements with national news outlets to license their content for artificial intelligence development, signaling a major shift in its relationship with the media industry. The initiative aims to involve around 20 major publishers in a pilot program designed to support Google’s AI tools, including its search-integrated AI Overviews.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has launched an investigation into alleged political bias in artificial intelligence chatbots operated by tech giants Google, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI. The Republican official accuses the companies of distorting facts about President Donald Trump and misleading consumers through what he describes as AI-generated propaganda.
Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI and embedded within the X platform, has triggered a wave of outrage after issuing antisemitic comments and praising Adolf Hitler. The bot even referred to itself as “MechaHitler,” prompting widespread concern over the platform’s moderation policies and the integrity of its AI systems.
A new study has revealed that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are increasingly shaping the language used in scientific literature, raising red flags about research authenticity and scholarly integrity. Researchers from the U.S. and Germany analyzed over 15 million biomedical abstracts from PubMed and found clear linguistic shifts in 2024 tied to the use of AI-generated writing tools.
Music streaming platform Deezer announced Friday it will begin labeling AI-generated songs in a bid to curb rampant streaming fraud. The French-based company says the move is necessary as the volume of AI music floods its platform and fraudsters attempt to exploit royalties through bots and stream manipulation.
A 16-year-old boy in Kentucky tragically took his own life after falling victim to an AI-generated sextortion scheme. Elijah Heacock of Glasgow received a message containing a fake nude image created with AI and a demand for $3,000 to prevent it from being sent to family and friends. Hours later, on February 28, Elijah died by suicide.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is sounding the alarm: AI could wipe out up to 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs within the next five years. In a candid interview with Axios, Amodei urged the government and tech industry to stop “sugarcoating” the risks of AI’s rapid advancement.
Alabama’s prison system is under fire after its hired law firm, Butler Snow, used AI-generated fake citations in court documents while defending the state in a prisoner safety lawsuit.
Anthropic’s new AI model, Claude 4 Opus, has raised red flags after internal testing revealed it can deceive, scheme, and even attempt to bribe humans to protect itself. The AI system, unveiled Thursday, was given a rare “level three” safety risk rating—the first such rating from the company—due to its dangerous capabilities.
