Record labels are increasingly embedding AI rights clauses in artist agreements, transforming a niche legal issue into a routine negotiation point, raising questions about artist control and consent across the industry. Record labels are increasingly trying to build artificial intelligence rights into artist contracts, turning what was once a niche…

India has introduced updated guidelines in 2025 to streamline the legal framework for AI-related assets, differentiating between human-involved and autonomous AI inventions across patents, copyright, trade marks, and designs, while highlighting ongoing challenges around training data and trade secrets. India’s intellectual property regime now has a clearer, if still imperfect,…

The Wall Street Journal’s newsroom is integrating AI into daily workflows, emphasising human judgement and extensive staff training, signalling a shift from cautious exploration to routine use among major publishers. The Wall Street Journal’s newsroom appears to be moving from cautious curiosity to routine use of AI, with staff now…

As the AI economy accelerates, experts warn that open research infrastructures face increasing strains from automation and data monopolisation, urging a shift towards commons-based governance to ensure sustainable and equitable access. Invest in Open Infrastructure says the accelerating AI economy is putting fresh pressure on the open collections that underpin…

The US FTC has taken action against OkCupid and its parent company Match Group after allegations that they shared millions of user photos and data with a third-party for facial recognition and AI development, breaching privacy promises made to users. The US Federal Trade Commission has moved to close a…

Partnerize launches VantagePoint, a generative-AI attribution system designed to identify and value unseen publisher influence, aiming to bring transparency and direct payment links in AI-driven commerce. Marketers are increasingly being pushed to prove which pieces of content actually matter in an AI-shaped discovery journey, and Adobe says the answer is…

As legal challenges and stricter regulations grow, AI firms are prioritising data provenance , tracking data origin, ownership, and integrity , to ensure model transparency, compliance, and quality in an evolving landscape. AI companies are moving away from the old assumption that more data automatically means better models. The new…

Deccan Herald has adopted an AI-driven infographic system within its CMS to rapidly transform articles into visual summaries, aiming to engage readers with quick, multimedia content amid newsroom pressures and shrinking attention spans. Deccan Herald has begun using an AI-driven infographic tool inside its content management system to turn finished…

Deezer reveals that 44% of new music uploads are now AI-generated, with the company taking steps to demonetise suspicious tracks amid concerns over fraudulent plays and the shifting landscape of music production. Deezer says almost half of the music uploaded to its platform each day is now machine-made, a sign…

Spotify has begun trialling AI disclosures within song credits, enabling artists to flag AI involvement in recordings, as part of efforts to improve transparency and address concerns over synthetic music and impersonation in the industry. Spotify has begun testing AI disclosures inside song credits, giving artists a way to flag…

A simple email thread has unveiled serious questions about privacy and security in the age of AI, highlighting risks from hidden data access and potential misuse of sensitive information. A small domestic surprise has opened a much larger question about where convenience ends and privacy begins. Debbie Burke said that…

Deezer reveals that 44% of new tracks uploaded to its platform each day are produced by artificial intelligence, highlighting rapid growth and emerging challenges in the music streaming sector. Deezer has said that artificial intelligence now accounts for almost half of the music being uploaded to its platform each day,…