Category «AI»

The Chatbots Appear to Be Organizing

Vox – AI agents could change your life — if they don’t ruin it first. ChatGPT is boring compared to what comes next. The Atlantic [no paywall] – “The first signs of the apocalypse might look a little like Moltbook: a new social-media platform, launched last week, that is supposed to be populated exclusively by …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Financial System, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

Millions of books died so Claude could live

The Verge: “When ChatGPT launched, in November of 2022, it started a race that almost immediately consumed the tech industry. OpenAI didn’t invent the concept of AI, but most of the state-of-the-art technology was confined to research labs at companies and institutions around the world. Then, suddenly, it was everywhere. And better than anyone expected. …

Subjects: AI, Copyright, Education, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

Is Elon Musk hurting OpenAI in its copyright lawsuit defense?

ChatGPT is Eating the World: Elon Musk and Sam Altman are at war. “Musk’s two lawsuits against OpenAI could impair its defense in copyright lawsuits. Elon Musk’s tort lawsuit against Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI for alleged fraud (in soliciting his funds and help in starting a nonprofit only later to convert to a …

Subjects: AI, Copyright, Courts, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines

Nearly Half of Americans in 2025 Believed False Claims Across Seven Months of Surveys

NewsGuard: “Belief in False Claims Averaged 46 Percent in 2025. Over the first seven months of Reality Gap Index reports — from June to December 2025 — NewsGuard found that an average of nearly half of Americans believed at least one false claim about major claims spreading in the news. For the first six months …

Subjects: AI, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines, Social Media

How “95%” escaped into the world and why so many believed it

Exponential View: “One number still keeps turning up in speeches, board meetings, my conversations and inbox: “95 percent.” Do I need to say more than that? OK, here’s another clue: this number traveled on borrowed authority in 2025, rarely with a footnote and it started to shape decisions. The claim is this: “95 percent” of …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

AI in Finance and Banking, January 31, 2026

Via LLRX – AI in Finance and Banking, January 31, 2026 – This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government documents, NGO/IGO papers, conferences, industry white papers and reports, academic papers and speeches, and central bank actions on the subject of AI’s fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links …

Subjects: AI, Education, Financial System, Legal Research, Legislation

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 31, 2026

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 31, 2026 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Mail, E-Records, Internet, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

White House Scraps ‘Burdensome’ Software Security Rules 

Security Week – “Two Biden-era memorandums have been revoked, but some of the resources they provide can still be used by government organizations.  The White House has announced that software security guidance issued during the Biden administration has been rescinded due to “unproven and burdensome” requirements that prioritized administrative compliance over meaningful security investments. The …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Government, E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents

How often do AI chatbots lead users down a harmful path?

Ars Technica: “At this point, we’ve all heard plenty of stories about AI chatbots leading users to harmful actions, harmful beliefs, or simply incorrect information. Despite the prevalence of these stories, though, it’s hard to know just how often users are being manipulated. Are these tales of AI harms anecdotal outliers or signs of a …

Subjects: AI, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown

The New York Times: “When Republicans muscled President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill through Congress last year, they gave a windfall to the Department of Homeland Security — including for Immigration and Customs Enforcement — with effectively no strings attached. Republicans allocated a total of $190 billion over four years, including $75 billion for ICE …

Subjects: AI, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Defense, Economy, Financial System, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy

All In: Embedding AI in the Law School Classroom

Via LLRX – All In: Embedding AI in the Law School Classroom – What is the irreducibly human element in legal education when AI can pass the bar exam, generate effective lectures, and provide personalized learning and academic support? This article by law professor Gregory M. Duhl confronts that question head-on by documenting the planning and design …

Subjects: AI, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research