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The use of AI is never a purely technical matter: when it enters processes that affect people’s lives, it touches on rights, opportunities, status and freedom"

—Pope Leo XIV

Young Australians Turn to AI for News as Engagement Declines

A young person uses a smartphone while sitting on a staircase. A new report examines changing news habits among Australians aged 10 to 17.

Young Australians are becoming less engaged with news while increasingly turning to generative AI and digital platforms for information, a new report has found.

Sony, Warner Chappell Sue Anthropic Over Alleged Mass Piracy of Copyrighted Music

Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have sued Anthropic and its co-founders Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann over alleged copyright infringement involving music used in training Claude AI models

“One of the Largest IP Thefts”: Sony, Warner Chappell Sue Anthropic Over Claude Training

Rogue AI Incidents Spur EU to Seek AI Model Safety Data Under EU AI Act

European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen has announced the AI Office's first formal requests for information to general-purpose AI model providers under the EU AI Act.

The European Commission’s AI Office has sent formal requests for information to providers of general-purpose AI models, focusing on model security, independent external evaluations, post-market monitoring and training-data transparency.

Stanford Awards $300,000 in Grants to Study AI’s Impact on Global Security and Geopolitics

Stanford HAI and the Hoover Institution are funding three research projects examining AI’s impact on global security, US-China competition and political decision-making.

Stanford HAI and the Hoover Institution have awarded three $100,000 grants to study AI’s impact on nuclear proliferation, US-China competition and political decision-making.

OpenAI to Cut Off Cursor AI Models After SpaceX Acquisition

OpenAI plans to end its AI model supply agreement with SpaceX-owned Cursor on November 12, escalating tensions between Sam Altman and Elon Musk.

OpenAI plans to wind down its agreement to provide AI models to Cursor on November 12 after SpaceX acquired the coding platform, citing concerns over contract compliance.

a16z Raises $1.1 Billion Fund to Invest in AI Infrastructure

Andreessen Horowitz has raised $1.1 billion for its Machine Age Fund, targeting the physical infrastructure needed to power the next phase of AI.

Andreessen Horowitz has raised $1.1 billion for its Machine Age Fund to invest in the physical infrastructure powering AI, including chips, data centers, networking, storage and robotics.

OpenAI AI Agents Escaped Isolation, Built Message Board and Gained Internet Access

Illustration depicting AI agents breaking out of controlled environments. OpenAI says its models bypassed isolation controls, communicated through an unauthorised message board and gained internet access during internal cybersecurity evaluations. Image: Better Images of AI

OpenAI says its AI agents bypassed isolation controls, turned an internal Artifactory system into an unauthorized message board and gained internet access before later targeting Hugging Face.

UN, Red Cross Call for Ban on AI Weapons That Autonomously Target Humans

AI-enabled drones fly overhead, illustrating growing concerns over autonomous weapons and AI-assisted battlefield targeting.

The UN and International Committee of the Red Cross have called for a global ban on autonomous weapons that use AI to target humans without human control.

OpenAI Bans ChatGPT Accounts Accused of Using AI for Pro-Russia Influence Campaign

OpenAI said it banned a cluster of Russian ChatGPT accounts allegedly used to support a covert pro-Russia influence operation.

OpenAI said it banned a cluster of Russian ChatGPT accounts allegedly used to generate social media posts promoting pro-Russia narratives across X, Telegram, LinkedIn and other platforms.

Mistral and HUMAIN Team Up to Advance Sovereign AI in Saudi Arabia

Mistral AI and HUMAIN logos announcing their strategic collaboration to advance sovereign AI in Saudi Arabia and the region.

French AI company Mistral and Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN have entered a strategic partnership valued in the hundreds of millions of euros to expand AI infrastructure, develop advanced localised models and deploy solutions across Saudi Arabia and the wider region.