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12 Nov 2025

ChatGPT Privacy Breach: User Prompts Accidentally Leaked into Google Search Console

A routing glitch in ChatGPT's web browsing feature caused private user prompts to leak into Google Search Console, exposing personal conversations to website owners. The incident raises serious questions about AI privacy and data handling.

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Google Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Gemini AI's Alleged Privacy Violations

Google is being sued in a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that its Gemini AI assistant was secretly activated across Gmail, Chat, and Meet in October 2024, allowing it to monitor users' private communications without consent.

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Getty vs Stability AI Ruling Leaves AI Copyright Law in Legal Limbo

A landmark UK court ruling in Getty Images' copyright case against Stability AI provides limited clarity on AI training rights, highlighting jurisdictional gaps in current intellectual property law while offering mixed results for both parties.

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Fed Governor Barr Outlines Two AI Economic Transformation Scenarios at Singapore FinTech Festival

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr discusses how AI could transform economies through either gradual task augmentation or radical transformation of work and business models, while highlighting challenges in financial services adoption.

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UK Introduces Groundbreaking Law to Test AI Models for Child Abuse Content Creation

The UK government announces new legislation allowing designated organizations to test AI models for their ability to create child sexual abuse material, aiming to tackle the problem at its source as reports of AI-generated abuse content more than double.

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AI Industry Leaders Warn of Control Crisis as Companies Race to Build Superintelligent Systems

Two new books and industry warnings highlight growing concerns about AI companies' ability to control their own systems, with experts arguing that current development methods are fundamentally flawed and could lead to catastrophic outcomes.

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Indian Tech Industry Pushes Back Against Proposed AI Content Labeling Rules

Major tech industry groups including Nasscom, IAMAI, and BSA are urging India's MeitY to revise draft rules requiring visible labeling of AI-generated content, citing concerns about innovation impact and global alignment.

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11 Nov 2025

Google Launches Private AI Compute: Cloud-Based AI Processing with On-Device Level Privacy

Google unveils Private AI Compute, a secure cloud platform that promises local-level privacy while harnessing cloud computing power for advanced AI features. The system uses Trusted Execution Environments and hardware security measures to process sensitive data.

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Microsoft Discovers 'Whisper Leak' Vulnerability Exposing AI Chatbot Conversation Topics

Microsoft researchers have uncovered a new side-channel attack called 'Whisper Leak' that can expose conversation topics with AI chatbots by analyzing encrypted traffic patterns. The vulnerability affects 98% of tested LLMs, prompting rapid mitigation efforts from major AI companies.

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AI Experts Clash with Big Tech Over Superintelligence Timeline as Industry Faces Reality Check

A major study reveals that AI experts are far more skeptical about achieving superintelligence by 2030 than Big Tech leaders claim, while OpenAI warns of potential catastrophic risks in AI development.

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Public Citizen Demands OpenAI Withdraw Sora 2 Over Deepfake and Democracy Concerns

Nonprofit advocacy group Public Citizen calls for OpenAI to remove its AI video generator Sora 2 from public access, citing concerns about deepfakes, nonconsensual content, and threats to democratic processes. The organization accuses OpenAI of rushing unsafe products to market without adequate safeguards.

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Elon Musk's Grokipedia Challenges Wikipedia with AI-Generated Content Amid Accuracy Concerns

Elon Musk launched Grokipedia, an AI-powered encyclopedia with over 800,000 articles, positioning it as an alternative to Wikipedia. However, researchers have identified significant accuracy issues and bias concerns with the platform's automated content generation.

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Google Deploys Trillium TPUs in India to Boost Local AI Infrastructure and Digital Sovereignty

Google announces major AI infrastructure expansion in India with Trillium TPU deployment, local Gemini model hosting, and collaboration with IIT Madras on Indic Arena benchmarking platform to support India's AI sovereignty and multilingual capabilities.

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AI-Powered Robots Pose Safety Risks and Discrimination Concerns, Major Study Reveals

A comprehensive study by King's College London and Carnegie Mellon University found that popular AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini are unsafe for controlling robots, showing dangerous bias, approving harmful commands, and failing critical safety checks in real-world scenarios.

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Major AI Companies Leak Sensitive Secrets on GitHub Despite Security Risks

Cloud security firm Wiz finds that 65% of Forbes AI 50 companies have exposed API keys, tokens, and credentials on GitHub, potentially compromising proprietary models and training data. The leaks highlight persistent security challenges in AI development.

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