Machine Learning Research
AI’s Criminal Underground Revealed: Researchers uncover black market for AI-driven cybercrime services
Researchers probed the black market for AI services that are designed to facilitate cybercrime.
AI Regulations
Tech & Society
German Court Says LAION Didn’t Violate Copyrights: LAION wins copyright case in Germany
A German court dismissed a copyright lawsuit against LAION, the nonprofit responsible for large-scale image datasets used to train Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and other image generators.
Tech & Society
International Guidelines for Military AI: Global coalition endorses blueprint for AI’s military use
Dozens of countries endorsed a “blueprint for action” designed to guide the use of artificial intelligence in military applications.
Tech & Society
California Restricts Deepfakes: California enacts laws to regulate deepfakes in politics and entertainment
California, a jurisdiction that often influences legislators worldwide, passed a slew of new laws that regulate deepfakes.
Tech & Society
Western Powers Sign AI Treaty: International AI treaty sets standards to support innovation and human rights
The European Union, United Kingdom, United States, and other countries signed a legally binding treaty that regulates artificial intelligence.
Tech & Society
AI-Powered Policing Goes National: Argentina launches AI unit to predict and prevent crimes
Argentina created a national law-enforcement department that will use AI to detect crimes as they’re committed, investigate them afterward, and predict them before they occur.
Tech & Society
AI Lobby Expands: AI lobbying surges as U.S. companies ramp up efforts to influence policy
AI is a red-hot topic for lobbyists who aim to influence government policies in the United States.
Tech & Society
Web Data Increasingly Off Limits: Online publishers crack down on AI training data access
Online publishers are moving to stop AI developers from training models on their content.
Tech & Society
Meta Withholds Models From Europe: Meta restricts multimodal models in the European Union due to privacy concerns.
European users won’t have access to Meta’s multimodal models.
Tech & Society
Copyright Claim Fails in GitHub Case: Judge dismisses key arguments in AI copyright lawsuit against GitHub, Microsoft, and OpenAI
A judge rejected key claims in a lawsuit by developers against GitHub, Microsoft, and OpenAI, the first decision in a series of court actions related to generative AI.
Tech & Society
Music Industry Sues AI Startups: Sony, UMG, and Warner Music sue Suno and Udio over alleged copyright violations
A smoldering conflict between the music industry and AI companies exploded when major recording companies sued up-and-coming AI music makers.
Tech & Society
OpenAI Blocks China and Elsewhere: OpenAI to halt services in China and other U.S. 'nations of concern' by next week
OpenAI will stop serving users in China and other nations of concern to the U.S. government as soon as next week.