The European Publishers Council has lodged a formal antitrust complaint against Google, accusing the tech giant of exploiting its market dominance by reusing news content in AI-driven summaries without proper licensing, amid escalating EU regulatory scrutiny. Alphabet’s Google is the subject of a new antitrust complaint lodged in the European…

Amazon is reportedly developing a marketplace within AWS that would enable publishers to offer content directly to AI developers, signalling a new approach to licensing and monetisation amid growing industry demands for transparency and fair remuneration. According to a report in The Information, Amazon is exploring a marketplace that would…

As AI systems become integral to emotional support, experts highlight urgent need for responsible design, stricter regulations, and layered safeguards to prevent harm and ensure human wellbeing. Artificial intelligence promises enormous benefits,but those gains depend on embedding responsibility into design and deployment from the outset.According to McKinsey,& Company, responsible AI…

Google’s Super Bowl commercial for Gemini showcases a human-centred approach to AI, emphasising emotional resonance and factual accuracy, while sparking broader debates on trust and governance in synthetic media. For sixty seconds in Super Bowl LX, Google presented Gemini not as a spectacle but as a quietly useful companion, a…

OpenAI begins limited trial of labelled sponsored messages within ChatGPT, signalling a shift towards monetisation and sparking debate over user trust and industry rivalry with Anthropic’s ad-free stance. OpenAI has begun a limited test inserting sponsored messages into ChatGPT, showing labelled ads to a subset of U.S. users on the…

Despite claims of lagging behind in AI engagement, Scottish law schools emphasise ethical principles and regulatory understanding, collaborating with industry to prepare students for a cautious yet evolving legal tech landscape. Last year’s suggestion that Scottish law schools are failing to engage with generative artificial intelligence has prompted a coordinated…

A new survey reveals growing worries among young people and parents over AI’s role in creating inappropriate images and affecting mental health, prompting calls for urgent regulatory and educational action. Three in five young people say they worry that artificial intelligence could be used to create sexual or otherwise inappropriate…

Amazon is exploring the development of a content marketplace to regulate licensing for AI training material, following Microsoft’s lead, as it intensifies its AI services and ecosystem integration, prompting industry debate on fair compensation and access. Amazon is weighing the creation of a content marketplace that would let publishers set…

New York has shifted from debate to decisive action in regulating artificial intelligence, enacting the toughest state-level measures in the US to ensure transparency, data protection, and safety protocols, amid industry pushback and political debates. New York has moved from debate to decisive action in its effort to govern artificial…

The rise of AI-produced tracks is challenging listeners and platforms alike, prompting calls for improved detection methods, transparency, and regulation amid surging uploads and chart successes. Streaming services are increasingly awash with music produced or assisted by artificial intelligence, prompting renewed debate about how listeners can tell the difference and…

Social Democrats in Ireland propose new legal measures to give people statutory ownership over their likeness and voice online, addressing the rising menace of AI-generated deepfakes and extremist content. Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has set out plans for a new law to give people statutory control over how their…

EU plans to implement large-scale biometric registration at borders reveal practical and ethical challenges, prompting demands for independent testing, transparency, and clearer public communication as the system undergoes phased rollout and industry scrutiny intensifies. European plans to register travellers’ biometric data at scale are exposing the practical and ethical frictions…