arXiv Hits Researchers With 1-Year Ban for AI Slop
ArXiv is issuing one-year submission bans to authors whose papers contain verifiable unvetted AI output, as fabricated academic citations hit a tenfold increase since 2023.
Articles Tagged "AI Policy"
US and China Agree to AI Guardrails at Beijing Summit
Trump and Xi announced plans for a formal AI safety channel at their Beijing summit, but expert skepticism and stalled chip deals complicate the picture.
EU AI Act Omnibus Pushes High-Risk Deadline to 2027
The EU Parliament and Council agreed on May 7 to delay high-risk AI compliance to December 2027, add a nudifier app ban, and give the machinery sector a permanent carve-out.
ChatGPT Gets a Trusted Contact for Self-Harm Alerts
OpenAI's new Trusted Contact feature lets adult ChatGPT users designate someone to receive safety alerts when self-harm is detected, amid lawsuits over chatbot-linked suicides.
Apple Agrees to $250M Settlement Over Delayed Siri
A California federal court has granted preliminary approval to a $250M class-action settlement against Apple for advertising AI features that still don't exist.
Academy's New Rules Bar AI Performances and Scripts
The Academy banned AI-generated actors and human-authored scripts from the 99th Oscars, codifying union positions just weeks after the WGA secured its new four-year studio deal.
Pentagon Clears 8 AI Firms for Classified Networks
The Pentagon signed AI agreements with eight tech companies for its most classified military networks, pointedly excluding Anthropic even as courts battle over its blacklist status.
OpenAI Faces $1B Lawsuit After Ignoring Shooting Flags
Seven families filed federal lawsuits against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman personally, seeking over $1B after the company ignored its safety team's warnings before the Tumbler Ridge shooting.
Musk v. Altman Trial Opens - OpenAI's Future at Stake
A federal trial over OpenAI's shift from nonprofit to for-profit opened in Oakland on April 28, with Musk seeking $134B in damages, Altman's removal, and a full corporate reversal.
Maine Vetoes First US AI Data Center Moratorium
Maine Governor Janet Mills killed LD 307, the first proposed statewide AI data center moratorium in the US, to protect a $550 million project in Jay.
Altman Apologizes to Tumbler Ridge - Canada Eyes AI Rules
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sent an apology to Tumbler Ridge two months after eight people were killed - now Canada is weighing mandatory reporting laws for AI companies.
Connecticut Passes AI Bill 32-4 - Employment and Chatbots
Connecticut's Senate Bill 5 passed the state Senate 32-4 on April 21, covering frontier AI regulation, employment AI requirements, and chatbot self-harm rules - now it must survive a House that has blocked AI legislation before.
