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Val Kilmer AI film sparks fierce debate over ethics as filmmakers defend posthumous performance

The trailer for As Deep as the Grave reveals an AI-rendered Val Kilmer in a prominent role, created after his death last year. Filmmakers Coerte and John Voorhees defend the decision, citing consent from Kilmer's estate and SAG-AFTRA guidelines. But the move has ignited widespread outrage online, with critics calling it 'disgusting' and questioning whether Hollywood has crossed an ethical line.

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Val Kilmer AI film sparks fierce debate over ethics as filmmakers defend posthumous performance

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Berklee College of Music faces student protests over new AI songwriting course

Students at Berklee College of Music are pushing back against a new AI course focused on generative AI in music creation. Over 425 people signed an online petition demanding the school disband the elective, arguing AI tools steal from artists and threaten the music industry. The controversy intensifies as the instructor advises Suno, a platform sued by major record labels.

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Berklee College of Music faces student protests over new AI songwriting course

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News websites block Wayback Machine as AI scraping fears threaten digital preservation

Major news outlets including the New York Times and USA Today are blocking the Wayback Machine from archiving their content, citing fears that AI companies exploit the archive to train models. The move threatens the Internet Archive's ability to preserve the public record, even as some of these same publishers rely on the archive for their own investigative reporting.

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News websites block Wayback Machine as AI scraping fears threaten digital preservation

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Linux kernel allows AI-generated code but developers must take full responsibility

After months of heated debate, Linus Torvalds and Linux kernel maintainers have codified the project's first formal policy on AI-assisted code contributions. The new guidelines introduce an Assisted-by tag for transparency while treating AI as just another development tool. Developers using AI must take full responsibility for the contribution, including any bugs or security flaws.

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Linux kernel allows AI-generated code but developers must take full responsibility

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Wit Studio apologizes after generative AI found in Ascendance of a Bookworm anime opening

Wit Studio, the renowned animation house behind Attack on Titan and Spy x Family, issued an apology after fans discovered generative AI in the opening sequence of Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 4. The studio confirmed AI background art was used despite internal policies prohibiting it, blaming production management shortcomings. This marks the second time the studio has faced AI controversy, raising questions about oversight in the anime industry.

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Wit Studio apologizes after generative AI found in Ascendance of a Bookworm anime opening

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Authors Face Career-Ending AI Accusations as Publishing Industry Grapples With Trust Crisis

The publishing world is in turmoil as AI detection tools flag thousands of books and articles, leading to cancelled deals and destroyed reputations. Major publishers like Hachette pulled books over AI suspicions, while authors discover their own work falsely flagged by unreliable detectors. The controversy reveals a deeper crisis about the future of authorship and creative writing in an AI-saturated landscape.

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Authors Face Career-Ending AI Accusations as Publishing Industry Grapples With Trust Crisis

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Indie publisher warns generative AI has made video games 'cooked' as usage spreads

Mike Rose, founder of indie publisher No More Robots, declares that generative AI in video games is here to stay, calling it 'mega annoying' from a publisher perspective. During the last Steam Next Fest, approximately one-third of demos featured AI-generated content or art, intensifying market competition for indie publishers and raising concerns about the normalization of AI in games.

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Indie publisher warns generative AI has made video games 'cooked' as usage spreads

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Suno and major music labels reach stalemate over AI-generated music distribution rights

Licensing negotiations between AI music platform Suno and major record companies Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment have hit an impasse over how AI-generated music should be shared. While Warner Music struck a deal in November, the remaining labels want AI tracks confined to apps, not freely distributed online.

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Suno and major music labels reach stalemate over AI-generated music distribution rights

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Lucas Pope won't reveal new projects, fears AI will 'slurp up' his creative work

The Return of the Obra Dinn developer Lucas Pope says he's hesitant to discuss new projects because they might get slurped up by AI. Speaking on a podcast with fellow indie developers, the Papers, Please creator explained how the current AI landscape makes him uncomfortable sharing his creative process, marking a shift in his typically open approach to game development.

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Lucas Pope won't reveal new projects, fears AI will 'slurp up' his creative work

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OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic Unite to Combat AI Model Copying by Chinese Competitors

Three Silicon Valley rivals—OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic—are joining forces through the Frontier Model Forum to fight unauthorized copying of AI models by Chinese competitors. US officials estimate adversarial distillation costs American AI labs billions in annual profits, while raising national security concerns about imitation AI models stripped of safety guardrails.

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OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic Unite to Combat AI Model Copying by Chinese Competitors

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YouTube Creators Sue Apple and Amazon Over Alleged AI Training Video Scraping

YouTube content creators have filed class action lawsuits against Apple and Amazon, accusing both tech giants of illegally scraping millions of videos to train their generative AI models. The creators claim the companies circumvented YouTube's protections using sophisticated techniques, violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and copyright law.

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YouTube Creators Sue Apple and Amazon Over Alleged AI Training Video Scraping

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Nvidia's own DLSS 5 trailer removed by YouTube after Italian TV channel files copyright strike

Nvidia's official DLSS 5 announcement video, which garnered 2.3 million views, was removed from YouTube after Italian channel La7 filed a copyright claim. The irony: La7 used Nvidia's trailer footage in its own broadcast, then filed DMCA complaints against all videos containing the same content—including Nvidia's original upload.

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Nvidia's own DLSS 5 trailer removed by YouTube after Italian TV channel files copyright strike

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Anthropic's DMCA Takedown Accidentally Removes 8,100 GitHub Repos After Code Leak

AI startup Anthropic issued a DMCA takedown request after accidentally leaking Claude Code source code, but the effort swept up 8,100 GitHub repositories including legitimate forks of its public repository. The company quickly retracted the notice and restored access to affected repositories, but faces an uphill battle containing the spread of leaked code across the internet.

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Anthropic's DMCA Takedown Accidentally Removes 8,100 GitHub Repos After Code Leak

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New York Times Fires Writer After AI Tool Plagiarizes Guardian Review

The New York Times severed ties with accomplished freelance writer Alex Preston after he used an AI tool to draft a book review that plagiarized content from The Guardian. A reader spotted the similarities, sparking an investigation that revealed Preston failed to edit out AI-generated text lifted from another critic's work. The incident underscores mounting concerns about AI's presence in newsrooms and the blurred lines between human oversight and technological assistance.

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New York Times Fires Writer After AI Tool Plagiarizes Guardian Review

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Anthropic's Claude Code source code leak reveals frustration tracking and always-on AI plans

Anthropic accidentally exposed over 512,000 lines of Claude Code source code in a release packaging issue caused by human error. The leak revealed unannounced AI model features including Kairos, an always-on background agent, and code that tracks user frustration. The incident raises fresh questions about AI privacy concerns and operational maturity at a company known for careful AI development.

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Anthropic's Claude Code source code leak reveals frustration tracking and always-on AI plans

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