Explore BIG CHANGE reporting on Society & Ethics: what changed, how it works and why it matters.
SemiAnalysis found model-specific safety results available by launch for nine of 857 releases by nine China-based developers. The audit measures public disclosure, not private testing or model safety.
Cage says he declined an AI waiver for Spider-Noir and may not work with Amazon again. The document is not public, and no AI use in the show or link to its cancellation has been established.
Lumen says its PoeLLM investigation found more than 3,400 affected servers since April. Its evidence points to exposed, vulnerable services across AI and other tools, with specific checks for operators.
After Anthropic disclosed unintended model actions, a White House task force called for immediate incident reporting and remediation. Its statement leaves legal authority and enforcement unclear.
Continues Anthropic AI test sent false homicide tip to Philadelphia police website
OpenAI says its investigation found information-policy violations and that it is finalizing contracts with outside safety assessors. The statement does not specify the alleged breach.
Continues Former OpenAI safety researchers ask oversight bodies to protect outside collaboration
OpenAI says Russian and Iranian operations used ChatGPT for internal reports, article editing and some deceptive material. Independent checks support specific examples, while the campaigns’ audience impact remains uncertain.
Anthropic says its November 12 Usage Policy update adds a narrow ban on sustained, needless abuse toward its models and safety requirements for hardware connected to potentially injurious autonomous actions. Most other revisions clarify or reorganize existing rules.
Michael Smith received an 18-month sentence after admitting to a wire-fraud conspiracy built on fake music streams. AI-generated songs supplied catalogue volume, while automated accounts produced the plays that generated royalties.
Newly linked teen test accounts received no parental alerts during scripted crisis conversations, the Youth AI Safety Institute reports. OpenAI disputes the test timing.
Nieman Lab found ChatGPT-generated cartoons bearing real New Yorker cartoonists’ signatures. Its tests show false attribution, while the training source and rights remain unresolved.
Utah's agreement permits Nolla to initiate a narrow set of topical acne prescriptions for adults, but the state says the demonstration has not started while Nolla says it is available.
IWF assessed 6,310 AI-generated child sexual abuse images in the first half of 2026. Its conflicting 2025 totals leave the exact growth rate unresolved.
Retail price rises and falling shipments in cheap phone bands show how memory pressure affects handset affordability, with unequal consequences across regions.
A new preprint tested ten AI models on stereotyped phrases and an artificial moral dilemma. Results differed by model and task, limiting broad fairness claims.
In Tavus-run one-minute calls, 26 of 54 people believed Griffin-Lite was a person. The study, NVIDIA benchmark and limited preview answer different questions.
Proofpoint reports a July credential phishing campaign using fake AI policy invitations. Reuters confirmed one recipient received a suspicious message; account compromise is unproven.
The Guardian reports AI image tools removed religious coverings from synthetic people. Published provider rules leave the treatment of those edits unresolved.
California signed three AI-related workplace bills. Layoff-notice and surveillance rules are expected in January 2027; automated decision rules operate in July.
