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YouTube clarifies policies around AI slop and upsetting videos
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YouTube clarifies policies around AI slop and upsetting videos

YouTube has updated its monetization policies to more clearly define the kinds of AI-generated and low-quality videos that can’t earn ad revenue.

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Examining Google DeepMind’s AI bioresilience push
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Examining Google DeepMind’s AI bioresilience push

Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs launched a bioresilience program to prevent AI misuse in biology while supporting...

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Germany puts Google's AI Overviews and Perplexity under media law in first-of-its-kind ruling
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Germany puts Google's AI Overviews and Perplexity under media law in first-of-its-kind ruling

German media regulators have ruled that Google's AI Overviews constitute the company's own content rather than neutral...

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Google ordered to open Android and Search to rivals in Europe
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Google ordered to open Android and Search to rivals in Europe

The EU has ordered Google to grant rival AI assistants and search engines greater access to key parts of Android and...

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Google faces another AI training lawsuit from major publishers
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Google faces another AI training lawsuit from major publishers

Major publishers including Hachette, Cengage, and Elsevier have filed a lawsuit against Google alleging the company...

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DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI
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DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is calling for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI models, similar to...

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Deepmind CEO Hassabis says "nobody in the world knows what happens next" so "cautious optimism" means building guardrails now
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Deepmind CEO Hassabis says "nobody in the world knows what happens next" so "cautious optimism" means building guardrails now

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis proposes creating a new US standards body modeled after FINRA to develop evaluation...

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Google’s Demis Hassabis says it’s time for a global AI watchdog — led by the US
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Google’s Demis Hassabis says it’s time for a global AI watchdog — led by the US

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, advocates for establishing a global AI watchdog organization led by the United...

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AI agent crawlers now need permission. Here’s how to get it
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AI agent crawlers now need permission. Here’s how to get it

Cloudflare is implementing default blocking of AI agent crawlers starting September 15, requiring permission for...

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Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI
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Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI

Google has introduced a new feature in its "My Ad Center" that labels advertisements made or edited with AI tools. The...

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Google will now disclose which ads are made with AI
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Google will now disclose which ads are made with AI

Google is expanding its AI disclosure requirements beyond election ads to now require all advertisers to disclose when...

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Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic
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Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic

Google's deepfake detection system successfully identified and helped debunk an AI-generated fake image purporting to...

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This Former DeepMind Exec Thinks the AI Arms Race Could End in Disaster
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This Former DeepMind Exec Thinks the AI Arms Race Could End in Disaster

Former DeepMind executive Verity Harding warns that the US government's nationalistic approach to AI development could...

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If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out.
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If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out.

Google has changed its privacy settings to use more user data for AI training. The article provides guidance on how...

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Google DeepMind Unionization Talks Are Off to a Rocky Start
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Google DeepMind Unionization Talks Are Off to a Rocky Start

Google DeepMind employees have initiated unionization talks, but negotiations on Wednesday revealed significant...

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How to Opt Out of Google Search’s New AI Data Training Feature
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How to Opt Out of Google Search’s New AI Data Training Feature

Google is storing user media uploads from Search interactions to train its AI models, and users can now opt out of this...

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Google appeals ruling that made it directly liable for AI-generated search overview content
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Google appeals ruling that made it directly liable for AI-generated search overview content

Google is appealing a Munich court ruling that held the company directly liable for inaccurate AI-generated search...

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Berlin court rules Google's AI Overviews are just a new search format, not original content
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Berlin court rules Google's AI Overviews are just a new search format, not original content

A Berlin court ruled that Google's AI Overviews are a new search format rather than original content, determining...

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Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties
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Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, faced protests at Stanford's graduation ceremony where students and attendees booed and...

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A Court Has Ruled That Google Is Liable for False Statements Generated by AI Overviews
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A Court Has Ruled That Google Is Liable for False Statements Generated by AI Overviews

A court has ruled that Google is legally liable for false information generated by its AI Overviews feature. The...

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