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Game Developers Reject Generative AI Despite Tech Industry Push at GDC 2026

At the Game Developers Conference 2026, a stark divide emerged between tech companies promoting generative AI tools and game developers who overwhelmingly reject the technology. While 52% of developers now view AI negatively for the gaming industry, major publishers like Panic and BigMode refuse AI-generated games, citing concerns about human creativity, legal issues, and craft.

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Game Developers Reject Generative AI Despite Tech Industry Push at GDC 2026

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Patreon CEO calls out AI companies for paying Disney millions while ignoring creator compensation

Patreon CEO Jack Conte has publicly challenged AI companies' fair use arguments, calling them bogus as firms like OpenAI strike multimillion-dollar licensing deals with Disney and Warner Music while using content from millions of smaller creators without payment. Speaking at SXSW, Conte demanded AI companies compensate content creators whose work trains models worth hundreds of billions.

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Patreon CEO calls out AI companies for paying Disney millions while ignoring creator compensation

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Hachette Cancels Horror Novel Shy Girl After AI Allegations Rock Publishing Industry

Hachette Book Group pulled Mia Ballard's horror novel Shy Girl from publication after evidence suggested AI was used to write significant portions of the book. The cancellation marks the first time a major publisher has publicly withdrawn an existing title over AI concerns, sending shockwaves through the publishing industry as it grapples with detecting and preventing AI-generated content.

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Hachette Cancels Horror Novel Shy Girl After AI Allegations Rock Publishing Industry

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Luke Littler moves to trademark his face to combat AI fakes and protect commercial interests

The 19-year-old darts world champion has applied to the Intellectual Property Office to trademark his face, aiming to prevent unauthorized use of his image through generative AI and fake products. Littler joins celebrities like Matthew McConaughey and Cole Palmer in protecting their likeness as AI-generated deepfakes surge across entertainment and sports.

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Luke Littler moves to trademark his face to combat AI fakes and protect commercial interests

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Musician pleads guilty to $8 million streaming royalty fraud scheme using AI-generated songs and bots

North Carolina musician Michael Smith has pleaded guilty to defrauding music streaming platforms out of over $8 million using AI-generated songs and automated bots. Between 2017 and 2024, Smith uploaded hundreds of thousands of AI-generated tracks to Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music, then used over 1,000 bot accounts to stream them billions of times, diverting royalty payments from legitimate artists.

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Musician pleads guilty to $8 million streaming royalty fraud scheme using AI-generated songs and bots

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Marsha Blackburn releases first federal AI bill draft to codify Trump's AI executive order

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) unveiled a 300-page discussion draft for federal AI legislation, marking the first concrete attempt to codify President Trump's December executive order. The TRUMP AMERICA AI Act imposes a duty of care on AI developers, addresses copyright concerns for model training, and proposes sunsetting Section 230—setting the stage for contentious debates over AI regulation in Congress.

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Marsha Blackburn releases first federal AI bill draft to codify Trump's AI executive order

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Chicken Soup for the Soul sues Apple, Google, and five others over AI training data theft

Book publisher Chicken Soup for the Soul filed a lawsuit against Apple, Google, Nvidia, Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI in California federal court, alleging copyright infringement. The publisher claims these tech giants used pirated copies of its books from shadow libraries to train their AI systems without permission or compensation.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul sues Apple, Google, and five others over AI training data theft

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Music publishers challenge Anthropic over song lyrics used to train Claude AI chatbot

Major music publishers including Universal Music Group, BMG, Concord and ABKCO are pressing forward with legal battles against AI companies over copyright infringement. The publishers argue that Anthropic illegally used copyrighted lyrics from artists like the Rolling Stones, Bruno Mars, and Beyoncé to train its Claude chatbot without authorization, rejecting the company's potential fair use defense.

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Music publishers challenge Anthropic over song lyrics used to train Claude AI chatbot

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UK government reverses AI copyright stance after artists and creative industries push back

The UK government has abandoned its controversial plan to allow AI companies to train models on copyrighted works without permission. After facing massive backlash from artists including Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall confirmed the opt-out model is no longer preferred. However, the government now has no clear position on how to balance creative sector rights with AI innovation needs.

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UK government reverses AI copyright stance after artists and creative industries push back

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Sony AI trains tool on Studio Ghibli films to fight AI slop and protect copyright

Sony's AI division has developed Protective AI, a new tool trained on Studio Ghibli movies to prevent unauthorized AI-generated content. The system aims to block copyright-infringing images and videos while creating pathways to compensate original creators, though the technology remains in research and development stages.

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Sony AI trains tool on Studio Ghibli films to fight AI slop and protect copyright

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UK Government Plans AI Content Labelling Requirements to Combat Deepfakes and Disinformation

Britain is considering mandatory labelling for AI-generated content as part of broader copyright reforms aimed at protecting consumers from deepfakes while balancing creative industries' rights with AI innovation. Technology minister Liz Kendall announced the government has abandoned its previous approach after extensive stakeholder consultation.

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UK Government Plans AI Content Labelling Requirements to Combat Deepfakes and Disinformation

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Hollywood reframes AI as infrastructure while studios navigate creative boundaries and job concerns

Major studios like Netflix and Amazon are actively integrating AI into filmmaking workflows, from post-production to viewer experiences. While Steven Spielberg and other creatives resist AI replacing human artists, the entertainment industry is shifting from resistance to selective adoption, raising questions about copyright concerns, job displacement, and the future of storytelling.

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Hollywood reframes AI as infrastructure while studios navigate creative boundaries and job concerns

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Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI for massive copyright infringement over ChatGPT training

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the AI company scraped nearly 100,000 copyrighted articles without permission to train its large language models. The publishers claim ChatGPT generates verbatim reproductions of their content, cannibalizes web traffic, and falsely attributes AI-generated hallucinations to Britannica, threatening the public's access to trustworthy information.

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Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI for massive copyright infringement over ChatGPT training

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ByteDance pauses Seedance 2.0 global launch after Hollywood studios pressure over copyright issues

ByteDance has suspended the global rollout of Seedance 2.0 following intense backlash from Hollywood studios over copyright infringement. The AI video generator, which launched in China in February, sparked cease-and-desist letters from Disney, Paramount Skydance, and condemnation from SAG-AFTRA after viral videos featuring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt raised concerns about unauthorized use of intellectual property and actors' likenesses.

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ByteDance pauses Seedance 2.0 global launch after Hollywood studios pressure over copyright issues

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Arc Raiders replaces AI voice lines with professional actors after player backlash

Embark Studios has re-recorded AI-generated voice lines in Arc Raiders with professional human actors following player criticism. CEO Patrick Söderlund acknowledged a clear quality difference, stating that real actors deliver superior performance. Despite the game's success with nearly 500,000 peak players on Steam, the studio is responding to concerns about immersion while maintaining AI as a production tool for testing.

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Arc Raiders replaces AI voice lines with professional actors after player backlash

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