EU Loosens AI Regulations: European regulators move to relax some AI Act rules on developers’ liability, other provisions
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EU Loosens AI Regulations: European regulators move to relax some AI Act rules on developers’ liability, other provisions

The European Union made an abrupt U-turn away from its stringent AI regulations. Meta promptly adjusted to the loosening restrictions.

May 14, 20252 min read
AI Insights from Big Pharma: Johnson & Johnson reveals its revised AI strategy
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AI Insights from Big Pharma: Johnson & Johnson reveals its revised AI strategy

The world’s biggest pharmaceutical company by revenue shed light on its AI strategy.

May 7, 20252 min read
The User Is Always… a Genius!: OpenAI pulls GPT-4o update after users report sycophantic behavior
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The User Is Always… a Genius!: OpenAI pulls GPT-4o update after users report sycophantic behavior

OpenAI’s most widely used model briefly developed a habit of flattering users, with laughable and sometimes worrisome results.

May 7, 20253 min read
The Fall and Rise of Sam Altman: Inside Sam Altman’s brief ouster from OpenAI
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The Fall and Rise of Sam Altman: Inside Sam Altman’s brief ouster from OpenAI

A behind-the-scenes account provides new details about the abrupt firing and reinstatement of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in November 2023.

April 16, 20252 min read
Ordinary LLMs Implicitly Take Reasoning Steps: Anthropic experiment finds Claude shows signs of unprompted reasoning
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Ordinary LLMs Implicitly Take Reasoning Steps: Anthropic experiment finds Claude shows signs of unprompted reasoning

Even without explicit training in reasoning, large language models “think” in ways that may be more deliberate than previously understood.

April 9, 20254 min read
Chatbot Use Creates Emotional Bonds: ChatGPT may ease loneliness but increase dependence, studies suggest
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Chatbot Use Creates Emotional Bonds: ChatGPT may ease loneliness but increase dependence, studies suggest

A pair of papers investigate how increasingly human-like chatbots affect users’ emotions.

April 2, 20252 min read
LLM Support for Tutors: GPT-4 boosts remote tutors’ performance in real time, study finds
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LLM Support for Tutors: GPT-4 boosts remote tutors’ performance in real time, study finds

Students benefit from tutoring, but training tutors is expensive. A study shows that large language models can boost tutors’ effectiveness in real time.

March 26, 20252 min read
Some AI-Generated Works Are Copyrightable: U.S. Copyright Office says that no new laws are needed for AI-generated works
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Some AI-Generated Works Are Copyrightable: U.S. Copyright Office says that no new laws are needed for AI-generated works

The United States Copyright Office determined that existing laws are sufficient to decide whether a given AI-generated work is protected by copyright, making additional legislation unnecessary.

March 19, 20252 min read
Some AI-Generated Works Are Copyrightable: U.S. Copyright Office says that no new laws are needed for AI-generated works
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Some AI-Generated Works Are Copyrightable: U.S. Copyright Office says that no new laws are needed for AI-generated works

The United States Copyright Office determined that existing laws are sufficient to decide whether a given AI-generated work is protected by copyright, making additional legislation unnecessary.

March 19, 20252 min read
DeepSeek-R1 Uncensored: Perplexity launches uncensored version of DeepSeek-R1
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DeepSeek-R1 Uncensored: Perplexity launches uncensored version of DeepSeek-R1

Large language models built by developers in China may, in some applications, be less useful outside that country because they avoid topics its government deems politically sensitive. A developer fine-tuned DeepSeek-R1 to widen its scope without degrading its overall performance.

March 12, 20252 min read
DeepSeek-R1 Uncensored: Perplexity launches uncensored version of DeepSeek-R1
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DeepSeek-R1 Uncensored: Perplexity launches uncensored version of DeepSeek-R1

Large language models built by developers in China may, in some applications, be less useful outside that country because they avoid topics its government deems politically sensitive. A developer fine-tuned DeepSeek-R1 to widen its scope without degrading its overall performance.

March 12, 20252 min read
Judge Upholds Copyright in AI Training Case: U.S. court rejects fair use defense in Thomson Reuters AI lawsuit
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Judge Upholds Copyright in AI Training Case: U.S. court rejects fair use defense in Thomson Reuters AI lawsuit

A United States court delivered a major ruling that begins to answer the question whether, and under what conditions, training an AI system on copyrighted material is considered fair use that doesn’t require permission.

March 12, 20253 min read
Judge Upholds Copyright in AI Training Case: U.S. court rejects fair use defense in Thomson Reuters AI lawsuit
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Judge Upholds Copyright in AI Training Case: U.S. court rejects fair use defense in Thomson Reuters AI lawsuit

A United States court delivered a major ruling that begins to answer the question whether, and under what conditions, training an AI system on copyrighted material is considered fair use that doesn’t require permission.

March 12, 20253 min read
Deepfake Developers Appropriate Celebrity Likenesses: Viral video uses AI to depict celebrities without consent, sparking legal debate
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Deepfake Developers Appropriate Celebrity Likenesses: Viral video uses AI to depict celebrities without consent, sparking legal debate

A viral deepfake video showed media superstars who appeared to support a cause — but it was made without their participation or permission.

February 26, 20252 min read
Deepfake Developers Appropriate Celebrity Likenesses: Viral video uses AI to depict celebrities without consent, sparking legal debate
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Deepfake Developers Appropriate Celebrity Likenesses: Viral video uses AI to depict celebrities without consent, sparking legal debate

A viral deepfake video showed media superstars who appeared to support a cause — but it was made without their participation or permission.

February 26, 20252 min read

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