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OpenAI is steering ChatGPT users toward more paid usage

OpenAI is now capping the number of paid ChatGPT accounts per device and payment card. Users who hit the limit can't start new subscriptions, and affected accounts can't be used on that device. Logging out doesn't automatically free up a spot. The policy will

The Decoder1 Nov

Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward

An NAACP lawsuit accuses the SpaceX-owned AI company of violating the Clean Air Act.

TechCrunch AI31 Oct

Anthropic's watermark rollout leaves a loophole on two older Claude models

Anthropic is expanding its text watermark to four more Claude models to meet the EU AI Act's December deadline. On the older models Claude Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6, developers can bypass the watermark by tweaking a single sampling parameter. Anthropic addresses

The Decoder31 Oct

Disquiet grows in Albanese’s back yard as Grayndler artists unite against ‘insane’ AI proposal

Inner west Sydney seat has long been safely held by the PM – but potential changes to copyright laws are angering its large creative community Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast The prime minister is facing growing discontent within

Guardian AI31 Oct

OpenAI plans to train models on Daybreak Blue cybersecurity session data that was previously off-limits

Starting November 29, OpenAI will use data from Daybreak Blue sessions to train its models, even when users have turned off training. After backlash, a follow-up email promised a separate opt-out. The move revives concerns from the dispute with mathematicians

The Decoder31 Oct

Google, Anthropic and others to support new AI crawling opt-out standard

Google LLC, Microsoft Corp., Anthropic PBC and OpenAI Group PBC today announced plans to support an upcoming website crawling standard. The technology will enable website operators to block artificial intelligence developers from using their content to train t

SiliconANGLE AI31 Oct

'Online exams are now a waste of time': Top UC Berkeley professor calls time on homework grades as students are increasingly cheating using AI

TechRadar AI31 Oct

Google joins OpenAI and Anthropic in promising new scraping controls

Google, OpenAI, Anthropic and Microsoft pledge to support a new common signal for robots.txt that blocks scraping for AI training.

Engadget AI30 Oct

How a Contractor’s Claude Agent Got Into the Pentagon

This week on Uncanny Valley, we also discuss Anthropic’s IPO filing and the volunteers gearing up to counter ICE at the midterms.

WIRED AI30 Oct

Dartmouth’s provost warned us about AI cheating—but his own AI use cost him his job

People who love AI don’t always love telling others they used it.

Ars Technica AI30 Oct

The biggest names in AI are backing a new way to opt out of scraping

OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic say they will adopt a new standard that publishers can use to opt out of being scraped by AI, as reported earlier by Search Engine Roundtable. With this control, publishers can apply their AI training preferences across

The Verge AI30 Oct

The Advocacy Gap in International AI Verification

TL;DR: There seems to be a general lack of awareness of how tractable/feasible verification mechanisms for international AI governance agreements are, and correcting this would probably make pacing proposals more politically feasible. The Skeptic’s Case for Ve

LessWrong30 Oct

Thousands of “ghost students” use AI to steal millions in student loans, DOJ says

Applying for FAFSA may get messy as DOJ “ghost student” crackdown ramps up.

Ars Technica AI30 Oct

Humanist wins ‘first of its kind’ religious exemption from using AI at work

TechRadar AI30 Oct

Experts warn AI copyright changes could breach Australian constitution and spark huge compensation rights case

Scraping copyrighted material from internet could ‘potentially’ amount to acquisition of property by government, Anne Twomey says Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Altering copyright law to allow AI companies to scrape music, books

Guardian AI30 Oct

The AI Act's longer runway is an opportunity to build governance that lasts

TechRadar AI30 Oct

Making it easier for websites to express AI training preferences

OpenAI will honor a shared robots.txt signal to help website operators communicate their AI training preferences to participating providers.

OpenAI News30 Oct

UK Algorithmic Transparency Records30 Oct

DWP: Work Hub

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The Wikimedia Foundation weighs in on the NYT's case against OpenAI

The folks behind Wikipedia say that an extreme decision in either direction could threaten the open web.

Engadget AI30 Oct

Anthropic's Elvis lawsuit shows why AI companies need to face the music

TechRadar AI30 Oct

You don’t need to believe in a god to get a religious exemption from using AI at work

David Durman, a University of Kentucky administrator, recently earned a religious exemption from using AI in the workplace.

TechCrunch AI30 Oct