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TodayOct 18Sun
  1. TechCrunch · AI55

    Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns

    Meta removed wording in its commercial terms that allowed content from business-account websites to be used to develop, improve and train its products. Legal experts had previously said the clause could authorize Meta to scrape any publisher's website with a business account to train AI models. Meta responded that the consolidated scraping clause applies only to ads and commercial products, and that its use of web crawlers has not changed.

Oct 17Sat
  1. The Verge · AI57

    Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites

    Meta updated its commercial terms, removing wording interpreted as allowing scraping of content including news sites for AI training, which Cornell digital and information law professor James Grimmelmann and others said could override robots.txt blocking directives. Meta spokesperson Daniel Roberts responded that the scraping clause applies only to ads and commercial products, the company's use of web crawlers has not changed, and content owners can still express preferences via robots.txt.

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Oct 14Wed
  1. The Verge · AI60

    It’s ‘incomprehensible’ that Instagram allowed an AI image of Mia Goth to spread, say her reps

    Mia Goth's representatives told The Verge that the verified fan account miagoth_ spread AI-generated fake images of her wearing a printed T-shirt, which were widely reported as real. The account has over a million followers and removal requests went unheeded. Meta's rules do not require static AI images to be labeled, and by Tuesday morning the account appeared to have been emptied.

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Oct 7Wed
  2. Ars Technica · AI65

    AI glasses face their first major government crackdown

    Australia is considering banning smart glasses in certain public places, and courts in several countries have issued bans; Norway's government calls a ban a high priority, with a draft bill to be submitted to parliament soon, though it is not seeking a blanket ban. Norway's Micaelsen said people should not have to worry about hidden recording, photos and filming in settings unaccustomed to surveillance.

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Oct 1Thu
  1. Ars Technica · AI72

    Trump plan to combat AI risks hinges on Big Tech pals policing themselves

    More than twenty tech companies signed a voluntary agreement committing to independent safety audits and regular discussions of AI safety standards, but the deal is not legally binding. The report notes some signatories such as Anthropic, Google and OpenAI had already promised external audits; critics question whether self-policing can solve safety problems, as California and Delaware investigate whether OpenAI's recent loss-of-control incidents involved governance failures, and the FTC has launched an inquiry into the potential consumer harms of rogue AI agents.

  2. The Decoder78

    Meta dodges billions in US taxes by calling its AI data centers experiments

    Meta classified its AI data centers as "experimental models" and its Nvidia chips as experimental materials, using the federal R&D tax credit to save $3.9 billion in 2025, up from $2 billion the prior year and $700 million in 2023, making it the largest beneficiary of the credit among public companies.

    Why it matters: The piece gives specific tax-savings figures over time and SEC risk disclosures, letting readers see how AI infrastructure investment is monetized through the 1981 R&D tax credit.

  3. The Verge · AI71

    Here’s what AI leaders are saying about Trump’s new safety plan

    After a dinner with tech leaders, Trump said there will be no federal AI regulation and the industry will instead self-police. Pichai, Amodei, Zuckerberg, Brockman, Musk and Jensen Huang signed the morally binding Joint Frontier Responsibility Commitments. The pledge requires companies to self-regulate AI according to common-sense guidelines, with no apparent real consequences for violations; the six signatories each commented in support afterward, and Amodei said mechanisms for addressing AI risks are still under discussion.

Sep 30Wed