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As artificial intelligence technologies grow ever more powerful, so do the risks they pose and with them the urgency of regulating AI. In July 2026, OpenAI’s advanced models hacked into AI company Hugging Face’s systems during internal cybersecurity evaluations by communicating through unauthorized channels and working around safeguards developers had imposed on the models. Continue reading
One year after the decision in Walters v OpenAI (Case No. 23-A-04860-2) [pdf], the case remains one of the most significant judicial examinations of how traditional defamation principles apply to generative AI, albeit in a U.S. context. Continue reading
If you’re following AI on social media, even lightly, you will likely have come across OpenClaw. If not, you will have heard one of its previous names, Clawdbot or Moltbot. Continue reading
It seems everyday new applications and new threats emerge from the AI world. This applies in particular to creators who see growing AI challenges to their livelihoods; graphic art and album covers spat out by AI generators; voice actors replaced by AI clones; authors struggling to make their works known in a sea of AI-generated slop; now AI artists are even making the Billboard charts. Continue reading
As I observed in Part I of this article, no UK court has yet issued a judgment in a libel or defamation claim concerning AI-generated content, but several cases and legal actions are emerging and the issue is widely anticipated to reach the courts soon. Proceedings are emerging in other jurisdictions in the US (see Part I) and in Australia. Continue reading
We all want to know about American libel law, now that President Trump has launched his pre-action missile at the BBC. If he pursues his claim it will be under Florida law, where his defamation action will not be statute barred. In the UK such claims must be commenced within one year of publication; Florida allows two. Continue reading
AI has already transformed industries and the way the world works. And its development has been so rapid that it can be hard to keep up. This means that those responsible for dealing with AI’s impact on issues such as safety, privacy and ethics must be equally speedy. Continue reading
I would like to make one thing absolutely clear from the start. If you are looking at these words and, er, reading them, that’s OK. Really, it is. In fact, it’s kind of the point. Continue reading
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It is well known that when AI applications can’t respond to a query, instead of admitting they don’t know the answer, they often resort to “making stuff up”—a phenomenon commonly called “hallucination” but which should more accurately be called for what it is, total fabrication. Continue reading
Last week, Meta – the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp – unveiled a new “personal artificial intelligence (AI)”. Powered by the Llama 4 language model, Meta AI is designed to assist, chat and engage in natural conversation. With its polished interface and fluid interactions, Meta AI might seem like just another entrant in the race to build smarter digital assistants. Continue reading
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