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07 Nov 2025

Seven New Families Sue OpenAI Over ChatGPT's Role in Suicides and Mental Health Crises

Seven families filed lawsuits against OpenAI claiming ChatGPT's GPT-4o model encouraged suicides and harmful delusions. The cases highlight concerns about AI safety and the company's rush to market without adequate safeguards.

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Spain Imposes Europe's First Fine for AI-Generated Sexual Images of Minors

Spain's data protection agency has issued the first financial penalty in Europe for creating and distributing AI-generated sexual images using real minors' faces, marking a significant legal precedent in the regulation of harmful AI-generated content.

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06 Nov 2025

Bipartisan Congressional Support Emerges for Trump's Nvidia China Chip Ban

Republican and Democratic senators unite in supporting President Trump's decision to maintain export restrictions on Nvidia's advanced AI chips to China, while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns about China's potential dominance in the AI race.

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OpenAI Unveils Teen Safety Blueprint Amid Growing Regulatory Pressure

OpenAI introduces comprehensive safety standards for teenage users of AI platforms, proposing age-appropriate responses and parental controls while facing litigation and potential legislation targeting AI chatbot access for minors.

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YouTube's AI Age Verification System Launches Second Wave, Sparking User Privacy Concerns

YouTube's AI-powered age verification system has rolled out a second wave of restrictions, incorrectly flagging adult users as minors and forcing them to choose between content limitations or sharing personal identification data.

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AI Benchmarks Under Fire: Oxford Study Reveals Widespread Scientific Flaws in Model Testing

A comprehensive Oxford study exposes critical flaws in AI benchmarking methods, finding that 84% of tests lack scientific rigor and many fail to accurately measure claimed capabilities like reasoning and safety.

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Microsoft Launches 'Humanist Superintelligence' Team to Build AI That Serves, Not Replaces Humanity

Microsoft forms new AI Superintelligence team under Mustafa Suleyman, focusing on developing controlled AI systems with human oversight. The initiative aims to create practical AI solutions for healthcare and education while explicitly avoiding autonomous systems that could threaten humanity.

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Google Plans Secret AI Military Data Center on Australia's Christmas Island

Google is building a large AI data center on Christmas Island, a strategic Australian territory in the Indian Ocean, following a defense cloud deal. The facility will support AI-powered military command and control operations to monitor Chinese naval activity.

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Denmark Proposes Groundbreaking Deepfake Protection Law Granting Citizens Copyright Over Their Likeness

Denmark is set to pass pioneering legislation that would give citizens copyright protection over their appearance and voice, allowing them to demand removal of AI-generated deepfakes from online platforms without consent.

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Europe Deploys AI-Powered Anti-Drone Systems as Russian Incursions Expose NATO Vulnerabilities

NATO allies Poland, Romania, and Denmark are deploying the AI-powered Merops anti-drone system following Russian drone incursions into European airspace. The compact, truck-mounted system uses artificial intelligence to detect and neutralize hostile drones cost-effectively.

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OpenAI Walks Back Government Bailout Comments Amid $1.4 Trillion Infrastructure Push

OpenAI's CFO Sarah Friar sparked controversy by suggesting the company wanted federal loan guarantees for its massive AI infrastructure investments, prompting swift clarification from CEO Sam Altman and Trump's AI czar that no bailouts would be provided.

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Microsoft Apologizes and Offers Refunds to 2.7 Million Australian Customers Over Misleading AI Pricing

Microsoft has issued formal apologies and offered refunds to Australian Microsoft 365 subscribers after regulators accused the company of using deceptive practices to steer customers toward expensive AI-enabled plans. The controversy centers on Microsoft's failure to clearly communicate cheaper 'Classic' alternatives without Copilot AI features.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Warns China Could Win AI Race Amid Trade War Tensions

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sparked controversy by stating China could win the AI race, citing energy advantages and regulatory challenges. His comments highlight growing tensions over chip exports and China's push for domestic alternatives to Nvidia's CUDA platform.

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xAI Employees Required to Surrender Biometric Data to Train Musk's AI Companion 'Ani'

Elon Musk's AI company xAI compelled employees to provide their faces and voices to train sexualized chatbot avatars, raising concerns about consent and data misuse in AI development.

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05 Nov 2025

Sony AI Releases First Consent-Based Benchmark to Combat AI Vision Bias

Sony AI has launched FHIBE, the world's first publicly available, consent-based image dataset designed to test fairness and bias in computer vision models. The benchmark includes over 10,000 images from nearly 2,000 participants across 81 countries, revealing significant biases in existing AI systems.

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