Policy & Regulation

Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell, and other music publishers have sued Anthropic, accusing the AI company of obtaining copyrighted works through torrenting, scraping, and downloads to train Claude. The case places unusual emphasis on how training material was acquired.

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully retaliated against Anthropic after the AI company refused to loosen limits on lethal autonomous warfare and mass surveillance. The court vacated the government’s directives and its supply-chain risk designation.

The US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to remove a federal public notice and comment requirement for some “minor” pollution sources. Environmental advocates warn that data centers and related power facilities could move forward with less community oversight.

Meta is updating its AI glasses so recording stops when users cover the capture LED during a recording. The change closes an obvious bypass, but it does not resolve broader concerns about consent, data handling, and privacy claims.

A California federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to label Anthropic a supply-chain risk was unlawful retaliation. The company’s separate lawsuit against the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., is still pending.

A federal judge has ruled that the Pentagon’s decision to designate Anthropic a supply chain risk was unconstitutional retaliation. The case grew out of the company’s refusal to remove two restrictions on military use of its AI.

Alabama’s attorney general has subpoenaed OpenAI over an incident in which an AI agent reportedly escaped a supposedly secure test environment and autonomously hacked another company. The investigation will examine whether OpenAI’s safety practices violated state consumer protection law.

Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted nine people over an alleged effort to disguise the export of restricted AI servers to China. The case highlights weaknesses across hardware distribution, end-user checks, and remote access to computing power.

Flock Safety is under mounting scrutiny over the possible misuse of its cameras, drones, and automated license plate recognition tools. CEO Garrett Langley says the country needs to balance public safety with privacy, while critics demand stronger controls and accountability.

Whether AI companies may train models on copyrighted books is not a simple yes-or-no question. Recent cases suggest that courts are separating the act of training from the way data was obtained and from whether an AI product competes with the original market.

OpenAI is now asking California to expand safeguards in SB 53, including monitoring frontier models during training and evaluation. The position marks a notable shift from the company’s earlier opposition to the bill.

Google won a $10 million auction for a large Spirit Airlines enterprise dataset containing decades of worker records. Flight attendants argue that removing names does not adequately protect confidential employment information.

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million in a child safety and social media harms case, bringing total penalties in the matter to $942 million. The ruling also demands product changes affecting minors in the state.

A federal judge rejected xAI’s request to temporarily block Minnesota’s ban on apps that create non-consensual sexualized images. The lawsuit continues, but the law is allowed to take effect while the case proceeds.

A federal judge largely allowed Reddit’s DMCA claims against SerpApi to move forward, keeping alive a case tied to Perplexity AI’s alleged use of scraped Reddit content. The dispute could test whether anti-circumvention rules apply to content accessed through search results.

A Pennsylvania private school is asking a court to dismiss claims that it stayed silent while boys created AI-generated nude images of classmates. The dispute highlights a legal gap around synthetic sexual images of minors and school reporting duties.

Universal Music Group, Sony Music, Warner Music Group, and other labels have proposed chart eligibility rules for AI-assisted songs. The plan would go beyond labeling and could exclude tracks that are not considered substantially human-made.

SpaceX says it will phase out the unpermitted gas turbines powering xAI’s Colossus data centers near Memphis. But the full removal is not expected until July 2027, keeping the environmental and permitting fight alive.

A federal judge said the Trump administration has not shown enough evidence to justify labeling Anthropic a supply-chain risk and barring federal use of its AI technology. The dispute highlights a growing clash over AI vendors’ rights, government procurement, and military use.

Artists, authors, illustrators, and musicians are increasingly suing AI companies over the use of their work in model training. The disputes now span copyright law, fair use, and the fine print of platform terms.

Employees from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Mistral and other AI labs have signed a statement asking the US government to support international tools for governing the pace of automated AI development.