The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s recent experiment with AI-generated videos has raised concerns over transparency and the future role of automation in journalism amid ongoing industry debates about maintaining audience trust. The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s latest foray into artificial intelligence has renewed unease about how far local newsrooms should go in…

Brazil’s competition authority, CADE, is intensifying its investigation into Google’s use of news content and AI-generated summaries, raising questions about the future of journalism financing and market power in the digital age. Brazil’s competition watchdog has moved to intensify its scrutiny of Google’s use of news content, opening the way…

Brazil’s antitrust authority moves closer to a formal investigation into Google, scrutinising its use of journalistic material in AI-powered search tools amid concerns over market dominance and content exploitation. Brazil’s antitrust regulator has moved a step closer to a formal case against Google over the company’s use of journalistic material…

Mystic Story faces backlash after accusations that its latest release for Billlie plagiarised French short film Niccolò and employed generative AI, igniting debate over artistic originality in K-pop visuals. Mystic Story has found itself under pressure after Billlie’s latest comeback film, “Cartography of the Unconscious”, drew accusations that its visual…

The withdrawal of Mia Ballard’s horror novel ‘Shy Girl’ reveals industry struggles with AI suspicion, internal staff shortages, and the risks of relying on machine-assisted publishing amid ongoing debates over authenticity and gatekeeping. The controversy over Mia Ballard’s horror novel “Shy Girl” has become one of the clearest examples yet…

Australia’s restrictive fair dealing regime constrains the scope of permissible copyright use, highlighting a cautious stance that may hinder AI development and research activities amid calls for broader reform. Australia’s copyright law draws a firm line around what counts as fair dealing. Unlike the broader, open-ended fair use approach used…

As AI systems feeding on human creative works spark legal and ethical debates, Russia prepares legislative changes to address authorship, consent, and transparency concerns amid growing industry unease. Artificial intelligence is often sold as a clean story of progress: faster tools, sharper answers and a digital leap forward. Yet, as…

As AI increasingly automates voice acting, webtoon creation, and translation, South Korea faces a surge in job displacement and legal challenges, prompting calls for better worker protections amidst rapid technological adoption. In South Korea’s voice studios, comic workshops and translation booths, artificial intelligence is no longer a distant prospect but…

A legal dispute over Chile’s National Reconstruction Law highlights a wider struggle to define authorship and responsibility in the age of AI, raising questions about ownership, accountability, and the future of information integrity. Chile’s debate over article 8 of the National Reconstruction Law may look like a narrow legal dispute,…

Veteran Canadian publishers call for policy reforms, including maintaining tax credits and reserving advertising budgets, to support local journalism against the rise of global digital platforms and AI developments. Canada’s local and community newspapers are still trying to do what they have always done best: keep readers informed about the…

A new experimental TikTok feature that allows public videos to be repurposed into AI-generated memes has sparked backlash over privacy, consent, and creator rights, highlighting tensions in the platform’s AI integration efforts. TikTok is facing fresh backlash after users noticed a new experimental setting that allows public posts to be…

A public relations firm, linked to a website accused of copying and rewriting news stories with artificial intelligence, faces scrutiny amid growing concerns about trust, credibility, and the erosion of journalistic integrity in the digital age. A growing row over AI-generated content has put a public relations firm under scrutiny…