Four U.S. federal agencies were sued over a lack of public disclosure about a secret AI safety testing framework used before releasing frontier AI models. The suit says almost no details have been released to the public or Congress. The case could force the agencies to reveal who builds and selects the framework and the criteria used for reviews, changing what information oversight bodies and the public can access.
The Trump administration filed a 20-page brief supporting OpenAI’s position that it can train its LLMs on copyrighted material without a license in a lawsuit brought by The New York Times. The filing cites a Trump executive order signed last year. The intervention strengthens the argument that fair use should allow AI training without constraining LLM development.
Bruce Blakeman, the Republican nominee for New York governor, posted an AI-generated video depicting NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul in staged activities. The New York State Democratic Party filed a complaint to the Board of Elections on Tuesday. The Board of Elections may require disclosures or other action because the complaint argues the video violates a law that requires labeling “materially deceptive” AI political communication.
The Trump administration intervened in The New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, filing a statement that supports OpenAI’s fair-use argument for training AI on copyrighted text.
The lawsuit was filed in December 2023 and seeks billions of dollars in damages from both Microsoft and OpenAI.
The filing adds government support to OpenAI’s position and could influence how the court applies the fair-use doctrine to large language model training.
Edelson PC filed 30 additional lawsuits against OpenAI over the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, adding plaintiffs including school staff and students who were in the building. The new filings are tied to the February 10 attack in British Columbia. The claims expand from failing to prevent harm to alleging OpenAI aided the shooting and face early dismissal, as OpenAI also continues to respond to other safety incidents involving its models.
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