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How Trump may be changing his stance on AI regulation:
The Trump administration's approach on AI so far has been to prioritize innovation over regulation. But recently, there's been a shift in rhetoric.


OpenAI's Sam Altman takes the stand to fend off Elon Musk's accusations he 'stole a charity':
The trial pits two of tech's most famous personalities against each other and could lead to seismic changes for the maker of ChatGPT.


She spent a year using AI to do almost everything. Here's what she learned:
Tech writer Joanna Stern used AI to read medical results, respond to texts and serve as her therapist. She says her emotional connection to it was unsettling. Her new book is I Am Not a Robot.


The clipping economy: How short-form video 'clippers' are overrunning the internet:
Short-form clips of long interviews and shows are taking over the internet. But behind the sea of social media clips are marketplaces offering freelance clippers money per view.


Several states considering ban on legal personhood for AI:
Is it time to consider prosecuting AI models for breaking the law? Some say it's time. Others say that would be an insult to humanity. Some states are considering laws blocking AI personhood.


Canvas is back online, but questions — and final exam disruptions — linger:
Some schools are warning users not to log back into Canvas yet, after a ransomware group claimed credit for a data breach. Half of North America's higher education institutions use the platform.


How Silicon Valley's new tech right has profited by aligning with MAGA:
Atlantic writer George Packer discusses how tech venture capitalists, who are heavily invested in AI and cryptocurrency, aligned with Trump and influenced policies related to their own investments.


Pennsylvania sues Character.AI over claims chatbot posed as doctor:
State officials allege a Character.AI bot claimed to be a licensed psychiatrist and provided a fake state medical license number.


Scott Turow's latest real-life legal thriller: Suing Meta for copyright infringement:
Five major publishing houses and the bestselling author are suing Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly training its Llama generative AI models on millions of copyrighted materials.


NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive:
The hugely popular prediction market was shut down by U.S. regulators in 2022 and re-opened in Panama, where it has benefited from tax and legal benefits for years.



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