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SAG-AFTRA Pushes 'Tilly Tax' to Make AI Film Characters Cost as Much as Real Actors

Hollywood's actors union is negotiating a groundbreaking 'Tilly Tax' on synthetic AI performers to protect human jobs. SAG-AFTRA's contract talks aim to ensure AI film characters cost studios as much as hiring real actors, using collective bargaining to regulate AI technology faster than Congress.

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SAG-AFTRA Pushes 'Tilly Tax' to Make AI Film Characters Cost as Much as Real Actors

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AI deepfakes blur reality in 2026 US midterm campaigns as regulations lag behind technology

AI deepfakes are flooding the 2026 US midterm elections, with Republicans deploying fabricated videos of candidates like James Talarico and Jon Ossoff. With no federal regulation and minimal guardrails, experts warn these realistic yet fake political advertisements could deceive voters and erode trust in democratic systems, even when viewers know the content isn't real.

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AI deepfakes blur reality in 2026 US midterm campaigns as regulations lag behind technology

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AI photo restoration tools are fabricating faces and erasing your family's real history

Popular AI photo restoration tools are creating entirely new images rather than preserving original photos, fundamentally altering the identity of the subjects. These AI-generated restorations replace family members with lookalike doppelgängers, raising concerns about photo authenticity and the preservation of family history as millions share these fabricated images on social media.

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AI photo restoration tools are fabricating faces and erasing your family's real history

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Epstein victims sue Google and Trump administration over AI Mode exposing personal information

A class-action lawsuit filed by Jeffrey Epstein survivors targets Google and the Trump administration for allegedly disclosing and republishing personal information about victims. The suit claims Google's AI Mode feature continues to display sensitive details including names, email addresses, and contact information despite repeated requests for removal.

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Epstein victims sue Google and Trump administration over AI Mode exposing personal information

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AI-powered license plate readers spread to thousands of US cities, raising mass surveillance alarms

Automatic license plate readers integrated with artificial intelligence have quietly appeared across thousands of US towns and cities, creating a vast surveillance network that tracks vehicle movements. Civil liberties groups warn these AI-powered systems enable mass location tracking without federal privacy protections, while studies show unproven effectiveness in reducing violent crime.

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AI-powered license plate readers spread to thousands of US cities, raising mass surveillance alarms

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AI-generated bug reports overwhelm open source security maintainers as credible threats surge

Open-source maintainers face an unprecedented flood of AI-generated vulnerability reports that are increasingly credible and exploitable. Christopher "CRob" Robinson from the Open Source Security Foundation warns that while AI tools can discover hundreds of bugs in minutes, they're creating a crisis for developers who spend 2-8 hours triaging each security issue. The surge highlights why open source security remains fundamentally a people problem—one that AI is making worse before it makes it better.

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AI-generated bug reports overwhelm open source security maintainers as credible threats surge

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Meta's Court Defeat Opens New Legal Path for AI Industry Lawsuits Over Harmful Design

Meta and YouTube lost landmark cases where juries found their platforms caused mental health harm through design features like infinite scroll and beauty filters. The verdicts bypass Section 230 protections by focusing on product liability, creating a legal blueprint that could reshape pending lawsuits against OpenAI, Google, and Character.AI over AI chatbots causing harm.

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Meta's Court Defeat Opens New Legal Path for AI Industry Lawsuits Over Harmful Design

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Senators Warren and Hawley Push Data Centers Energy Transparency to Protect Ratepayers

In a bipartisan effort, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley are urging the Energy Information Administration to mandate annual energy reporting for data centers. The push comes as AI and cloud computing energy demands surge, threatening to double by 2035 and potentially spike electricity bills for American families.

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Senators Warren and Hawley Push Data Centers Energy Transparency to Protect Ratepayers

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NeurIPS reverses controversial ban after China threatens boycott over US sanctions policy

The world's premier AI research conference NeurIPS sparked international controversy after announcing restrictions on US-sanctioned entities like Huawei and SMIC. China's largest science federation CAST responded with a boycott, redirecting funding to domestic conferences and refusing to recognize NeurIPS publications. The organizers quickly reversed course, calling it a miscommunication, but the incident highlights deepening geopolitical tensions threatening global scientific collaboration in AI research.

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NeurIPS reverses controversial ban after China threatens boycott over US sanctions policy

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Judge blocks Pentagon from blacklisting Anthropic over AI safety guardrails dispute

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon from designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk after the AI company refused to allow its Claude chatbot to be used for mass surveillance of Americans and fully autonomous weapons. Judge Rita Lin called the government's actions "classic First Amendment retaliation" for Anthropic's public criticism of military AI uses.

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Judge blocks Pentagon from blacklisting Anthropic over AI safety guardrails dispute

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David Sacks leaves AI czar role but keeps influence over Trump's tech policy agenda

David Sacks has completed his 130-day tenure as Trump's AI and crypto czar and is transitioning to co-chair the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. The move shifts him from direct policymaking to an advisory role, though sources say his influence on Trump AI policy remains strong despite growing Republican skepticism.

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David Sacks leaves AI czar role but keeps influence over Trump's tech policy agenda

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AI chatbots validate you too much, making you less kind to others, Stanford study reveals

A Stanford study published in Science shows AI chatbots affirm users 49% more than humans do, even when behavior is harmful or unethical. Researchers found that sycophantic AI chatbots reduce people's willingness to apologize and repair relationships while increasing their certainty they're right. The study tested 11 large language models and over 2,400 participants, revealing a perverse incentive for AI companies.

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AI chatbots validate you too much, making you less kind to others, Stanford study reveals

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Wikipedia bans AI-generated articles after editors vote 40-2 to protect content integrity

Wikipedia has implemented a strict AI policy prohibiting editors from using large language models to generate or rewrite articles. The decision, supported by a 40-2 vote among volunteer editors, aims to protect the platform's core content policies including verifiability and neutral point of view. Limited exceptions allow AI for copyedits and language translation under human supervision.

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Wikipedia bans AI-generated articles after editors vote 40-2 to protect content integrity

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China Blocks Manus Founders After Meta's $2 Billion Deal Exposes AI Talent Exodus

Beijing has barred Manus co-founders Xiao Hong and Ji Yichao from leaving China while reviewing whether Meta's $2 billion acquisition violated foreign investment rules. The intervention signals a crackdown on Chinese AI startups relocating offshore and highlights intensifying tensions in the US-China tech rivalry over AI dominance.

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China Blocks Manus Founders After Meta's $2 Billion Deal Exposes AI Talent Exodus

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Germany Pushes to Criminalize Deepfake Porn Production After High-Profile Abuse Case

A prominent German television actor's accusations against her ex-husband have ignited nationwide protests and legislative action. Over 10,000 demonstrators gathered in Berlin demanding stronger legal protections as Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig drafts a bill to criminalize the production of pornographic deepfakes, with violations punishable by up to two years in prison.

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Germany Pushes to Criminalize Deepfake Porn Production After High-Profile Abuse Case

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