U.S. senators have called for ByteDance to immediately disable its AI video tool Seedance 2.0, citing widespread piracy, unauthorised reproductions of copyrighted material, and concerns over national security and trade tensions amid Hollywood’s fierce opposition. U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Peter Welch have demanded that ByteDance immediately disable its newly released AI video generator, Seedance 2.0, accusing the company of enabling widespread theft of American creative works and calling the tool “the most glaring example of copyright infringement from a ByteDance product to date.” The bipartisan letter, addressed to ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo, urged an immediate shutdown and removal of…
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Sir Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey have licensed their voices for commercial AI use, sparking ongoing debates over consent, digital legacy, and risks such as AI fraud. While these partnerships aim to expand storytelling and provide control, concerns about unapproved voice cloning and malicious misuse highlight the need for stringent…
Finspector has upgraded its compliance platform with advanced AI to monitor short videos, images, and hybrid posts, responding to rising regulatory scrutiny over social media financial marketing and finfluencers, as regulators deploy stricter enforcement measures. Finspector has overhauled its compliance software to scrutinise financial promotions that now appear as short…
Google is developing new tools allowing websites and publishers to exclude their content from AI-generated features while remaining visible in search results, as the UK regulator CMA drives measures to balance innovation with content creator protections amid ongoing regulatory scrutiny. Google is preparing tools that would let websites and publishers…
The Ivors Academy praises the UK government’s refusal to allow extensive AI-driven use of copyrighted material without consent, while emphasising the need for enhanced protections against AI-generated impersonations and unauthorised replicas. The Ivors Academy has welcomed the UK government’s decision not to introduce a broad text and data mining exception…
The UK government has abandoned its preference for a broad copyright exception with an opt-out for AI training, signalling a move towards stronger protections for creators through licensing and legal safeguards, with industry and union groups urging decisive action. The UK government has abandoned its previous preference for a broad…
xAI’s Grok chatbot is at the centre of a wave of legal and regulatory investigations following allegations of non-consensual sexual deepfakes, highlighting the growing challenge for AI firms navigating safeguarding and compliance across jurisdictions. Elon Musk’s xAI is facing a wave of legal and regulatory fallout after revelations that its…
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New developments in modular, trust-aware safety controls aim to mitigate risks of bias, misinformation, and privacy breaches in large language models, aligning industry practices with regulatory demands and ethical standards. Large language models are reshaping software and online services, but their rapid integration has amplified risks that can erode trust…
Over 80 German cultural and research institutions unite to combat the spread of AI-generated false images depicting Holocaust scenes, warning of their potential to distort history and fuel antisemitic misinformation. Outrage has spread across Germany after a wave of fabricated images depicting Holocaust scenes began circulating on social media, prompting…
South Korea has formally implemented its AI Basic Act, creating a unified legal framework to regulate AI development, deployment, and oversight, marking it as one of the most assertive regulators globally and balancing innovation with safety and ethical protections. South Korea formally brought into force its AI Basic Act on…
President Donald Trump’s rare appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos reignited tensions with Europe through provocative remarks, including claims over Greenland, amid a backdrop of high-level diplomacy and partisan rhetoric on the global stage. President Donald Trump’s appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week marked…
A coalition of high-profile creators, including Scarlett Johansson and Cate Blanchett, is pressing the AI industry to adopt licensing agreements and enforce protections for artists amid rising concerns over copyright infringement and misuse of personal likenesses. Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, REM and Jodi Picoult are among roughly 800 creative professionals…
Singapore’s IMDA is engaging with X after its AI chatbot Grok was implicated in generating and spreading sexually explicit non-consensual images, prompting wider regional and international regulatory scrutiny over platform accountability and AI safeguards. Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is engaging X over the misuse of the platform’s embedded…
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