OpenAI Rushes Out ChatGPT Teen Safety Features After Lawsuits and User Deaths
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI is launching a 120-day safety initiative for ChatGPT, adding parental controls and new guardrails for teens amid lawsuits over user suicides.The post OpenAI Rushes Out ChatGPT Teen Safety Features After Lawsuits and User Deaths appeared first on Wi…
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Dolby announces Dolby Vision 2, expanding picture quality 'beyond HDR'
Billy Steele / engadget - Dolby Vision has been one of the industry standards for HDR on TVs for over a decade. At IFA 2025, Dolby Laboratories is introducing Dolby Vision 2, what it calls "a groundbreaking evolution of its industry-leading picture quality innovation." The second …
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Musk Is Rewriting Grok in Real Time
Robert Brown / implicator - Musk claims Grok should be "neutral," then rewrites its answers in real time when they displease him. NYT analysis reveals how simple prompt changes can flip AI responses overnight—and what happens when the controls break down.
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China’s top social media platforms take steps to comply with new AI content labeling rules
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - China’s top social media platforms, including ByteDance Ltd.’s Tiktok clone Douying and Tencent Holding’s WeChat, rolled out new features today to try and comply with a new law that mandates all artificial intelligence content is clearly labeled as such. …
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Meta Stock Drops On News It Used Taylor Swift As Chatbot Without Permission
Riley Gutiérrez McDermid / gizmodo - Some adult-oriented bots even produced photorealistic pictures of the celebrities in lingerie or a bathtub.
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xAI sues ex-employee over alleged OpenAI secrets leak
Elon Musk’s xAI has initiated legal action against a former employee, accusing them of misappropriating confidential information related to OpenAI. The lawsuit highlights the growing tensions and high stakes in the competitive AI landscape, where internal discord has spilled into a very public legal conflict.
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Libby is adding an AI book recommendation feature
Will Shanklin / engadget - Overdrive's digital book lending app Libby is adding — you guessed it! — AI. The new Inspire Me feature is an AI-fueled discovery tool tuned to your local branch's collection. Following a soft launch this month, it will be officially available in Septembe…
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Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen users
Maxwell Zeff / techcrunch - After a bombshell report on Meta allowing its AI chatbots to have sensual chats with minors, the company is updating its policies.
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China warns against disorderly AI competition amid rapid industry growth
Chinese regulators have issued a pointed warning urging strict controls over the expanding AI sector. The authorities call for orderly development, cautioning against chaotic competition that could undermine innovation. This clear directive signals potential regulatory intervention aimed at clamping down on unsanctioned industry practices.
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Anthropic Will Now Train Claude on Your Chats, Here's How to Opt Out
Juli Clover / macrumors - Anthropic announced today that it is changing its Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy, with plans to train its AI chatbot Claude with user data.New users will be able to opt out at signup. Existing users will receive a popup that allows them to opt out of A…
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Anthropic Reaches Settlement in AI Copyright Lawsuit by Book Authors
Jon Swartz / techstrong - Anthropic has sidestepped the biggest potential copyright headache of many it faces from content creators. In a court filing in California federal court Tuesday, the company revealed it settled a class-action lawsuit with a trio of authors who claimed the…
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OpenAI and Anthropic safety tests reveal critical AI vulnerabilities
In an unexpected collaboration that borders on rivalry, OpenAI and Anthropic cross-tested their AI models, exposing serious jailbreak risks and misuse potential. The joint safety tests have raised eyebrows about the robustness of current systems and add fuel to debates over stricter AI oversight.
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OpenAI and Anthropic conducted safety evaluations of each other's AI systems
Anna Washenko / engadget - Most of the time, AI companies are locked in a race to the top, treating each other as rivals and competitors. Today, OpenAI and Anthropic revealed that they agreed to evaluate the alignment of each other's publicly available systems and shared the result…
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Pixel 10 Review: Google Delivers the AI Phone That Apple Promised
Raymond Wong / gizmodo - Google has basically declared the tech specs race over for phones. It's all about AI and Gemini now.
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Parents Sue OpenAI, Claiming ChatGPT Contributed To Their Teenage Son's Suicide
bgr - The parents of a 16-year-old who died by suicide are suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman over ChatGPT's alleged involvement in their son's death.
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Anthropic Cybersecurity Team Warns ‘Agentic AI Has Been Weaponized’
PYMNTS / pymnts - Anthropic is warning of the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in cybercrime. “Agentic AI has been weaponized,” the company wrote Wednesday (Aug. 27) in an announcement accompanying its Threat Intelligence report. “AI models are now being used to…
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AI-native CRM startup Attio adds $52M in new funding
Duncan Riley / siliconangle - Customer relationship management platform company Attio Ltd. today announced that it has raised $52 million in new funding toward building the first artificial intelligence-native CRM that it says understands every customer and gives teams the power to bu…
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Meta to spend tens of millions on pro-AI super PAC
Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - Meta's new PAC, dubbed Mobilizing Economic Transformation Across California, signals an intent to influence statewide elections, including the next governor’s race in 2026.
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“ChatGPT killed my son”: Parents’ lawsuit describes suicide notes in chat logs
Ashley Belanger / arstechnica - ChatGPT taught teen jailbreak so bot could assist in his suicide, lawsuit says.
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Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought by Book Authors
Kate Knibbs / wired - Anthropic faced the prospect of more than $1 trillion in damages, a sum that could have threatened the company’s survival if the case went to trial.
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