AI/Privacy
ChatGPT is getting safer for teens. But who is checking OpenAI’s work?
OpenAI says it's making its ChatGPT safer for teens, but is it really?
AI/Privacy
AI, the internet, social media - they're either ruining our lives or making them a bit more convenient, efficient and entertaining.
AI/Privacy
Meta settles child-safety suit with 48 states for $18 billion
Meta is bringing TikTok and YouTube along for the ride, in an unusual proposal.
AI/Privacy
Teen drops social media addiction lawsuit, but legal pressure on Meta keeps growing
A 15-year-old New Jersey girl has withdrawn a closely watched lawsuit accusing Meta, Google and Snap of contributing to social media addiction, depression and self-harm.
AI/Privacy
Meta goes on trial to face charges it purposely made Instagram and Facebook hard to turn away from
Meta faces a potential penalty of $1.4 trillion in case brought by four states. Attorneys say it could equal or exceed the tobacco settlements of the 1990s.
AI/Privacy
AI may soon do your shopping for you. But whose side will it be on?
AI shopping assistants are moving beyond product searches toward choosing sellers and, eventually, completing purchases for consumers.
AI/Privacy
Meta ordered to pay $567 million — and change Facebook and Instagram to protect children
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million into programs addressing harms to young people, bringing the company’s liability in the state case to $942 million.
AI/Privacy
Meta’s ‘spy glasses’ are being shown the door over privacy fears
Restaurants, pubs and theaters are beginning to ban Meta’s camera-equipped smart glasses
Consumer Protection
Hims & Hers 'shared sensitive health information' with ad platforms, FTC charges
Despite promising privacy, the telehealth provider shared consumer info with ad platforms, consumer protection agencies said.
AI/Privacy
When the defendant isn't human: AI systems are finding themselves at the center of lawsuits
A Delaware judge has allowed a defamation lawsuit against Google to move forward over allegedly false statements generated by its Bard AI chatbot.
AI/Privacy
Consumer groups want probe of AI voice-cloning app Speechify over fraud concerns
The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has asked the FTC and state attorneys general to investigate whether AI voice-cloning platform Speechify is making it too easy for scammers to impersonate consumers.
AI/Privacy
Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement gives authors a rare victory over Big Tech
Individual writers and small publishers will receive roughly $3,000 for each eligible book copied from online piracy sites
AI/Privacy
Author checklist: Protect your work before the next AI copyright case
What happens the next time there's a big copyright suit? Here's how authors can be ready.