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Global AI stocks tumble as industry’s biggest names sound alarm

The sell-off rippled through the industry, where companies are increasingly relying on debt and circular financing to fund ambitious AI spending plans.
The sell-off rippled through the industry, where companies are increasingly relying on debt and circular financing to fund ambitious AI spending plans.

UN calls for ‘urgent action’ to rein in AI in face of ‘unprecedented risks’

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for AI companies to coordinate a slowdown in AI development.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for AI companies to coordinate a slowdown in AI development.

ChatGPT invented fake police testimony in murder appeal, New Mexico high court says

The lawyer said he had used ChatGPT to summarise the trial proceedings when he agreed to take up the defendant’s appeal in 2025, and did not understand the degree to which AI could “hallucinate” facts.
The lawyer said he had used ChatGPT to summarise the trial proceedings when he agreed to take up the defendant’s appeal in 2025, and did not understand the degree to which AI could “hallucinate” facts.

AI is killing the app economy and building its successor

Mobile apps are disappearing from some of tech’s most promising startups.
Mobile apps are disappearing from some of tech’s most promising startups.

‘They’re playing with our lives’: AI researcher quits Anthropic

Anthropic has removed a pledge from its charter to halt the development of its models if it fails to control their risks.
Anthropic has removed a pledge from its charter to halt the development of its models if it fails to control their risks.

OpenAI faces new lawsuits linked to Tumbler Ridge school mass shooting in Canada

Tumbler Ridge Secondary School three days after a deadly mass shooting at the school, in the town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb 13.
Tumbler Ridge Secondary School three days after a deadly mass shooting at the school, in the town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb 13.

US government backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright case

The lawsuit, first filed in 2023, ‌accuses ⁠OpenAI and its largest financial backer, Microsoft, of using millions of newspaper articles without permission to train OpenAI’s popular chatbot. 
The lawsuit, first filed in 2023, ‌accuses ⁠OpenAI and its largest financial backer, Microsoft, of using millions of newspaper articles without permission to train OpenAI’s popular chatbot. 

ChatGPT becomes first AI chatbot to face tougher EU rules

The EU added ChatGPT to a list of digital services subject to greater legal scrutiny.
The EU added ChatGPT to a list of digital services subject to greater legal scrutiny.

US state probes OpenAI over rogue AI hack

This is the first known state investigation into whether an AI system attacking another company’s infrastructure amounts to a violation of consumer protection law.
This is the first known state investigation into whether an AI system attacking another company’s infrastructure amounts to a violation of consumer protection law.

US teen accused of killing mother, brother at home; used ChatGPT for ideas on murder

Prosecutors have claimed that the teen fatally assaulted his family members inside their home and later left in his mother’s car.
Prosecutors have claimed that the teen fatally assaulted his family members inside their home and later left in his mother’s car.

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