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AI resurrections of dead celebrities spark ethical debate over digital likeness control

OpenAI's Sora tool has unleashed hyper-realistic AI-generated videos depicting deceased figures like Queen Elizabeth II and Martin Luther King Jr., triggering backlash from families and experts. While some clips amuse viewers, others raise serious concerns about consent, misinformation, and the erosion of trust in genuine news as synthetic content spreads unchecked across social media.

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AI resurrections of dead celebrities spark ethical debate over digital likeness control

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AI Hiring Creates a 'Doom Loop' as Job Seekers and Companies Struggle With Automated Screenings

Companies are rapidly adopting AI for talent acquisition, with 78% now using it in hiring processes. But the shift is creating unexpected problems: nearly nine in 10 HR professionals report being ghosted by candidates, and research shows AI use actually reduces hiring rates. Both job seekers and employers find themselves trapped in what one CEO calls a 'doom loop' of impersonal interactions.

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AI Hiring Creates a 'Doom Loop' as Job Seekers and Companies Struggle With Automated Screenings

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Doctors warn AI companions threaten mental health as kids turn to chatbots for friendship

Physicians from Harvard and Baylor published a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine warning that AI companions designed to simulate emotional support create dangerous conditions for mental health. Children are using AI for companionship 42% of the time, with some conversations turning violent or sexual, according to a new report by Aura.

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Doctors warn AI companions threaten mental health as kids turn to chatbots for friendship

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Indie Game Awards strips Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of Game of the Year over generative AI use

The Indie Game Awards revoked two major prizes from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 just days after the ceremony, citing developer Sandfall Interactive's use of generative AI during production. The decision marks a critical moment in the gaming industry's escalating debate over AI in game development, as studios face mounting pressure to disclose their use of the controversial technology.

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Indie Game Awards strips Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of Game of the Year over generative AI use

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OpenAI lets users adjust ChatGPT's warmth and enthusiasm in new personalization update

OpenAI rolled out new ChatGPT personalization settings that allow users to fine-tune the AI chatbot's warmth, enthusiasm, and emoji usage. The update addresses ongoing user feedback about conversational style after GPT-5.2's professional tone sparked complaints. Users can now choose between more, less, or default levels for these characteristics alongside existing personality options.

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OpenAI lets users adjust ChatGPT's warmth and enthusiasm in new personalization update

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AI image generators converge on just 12 visual clichés, study reveals creative limitations

A study published in Patterns journal reveals AI image generators repeatedly default to the same 12 generic visual motifs when generating images autonomously. Researchers paired AI models in a visual telephone experiment, finding that despite diverse starting prompts, systems like Stable Diffusion XL consistently produced Eurocentric themes like Gothic cathedrals and Parisian nightscapes—what they call 'visual elevator music.'

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AI image generators converge on just 12 visual clichés, study reveals creative limitations

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OpenAI updates ChatGPT with teen safety rules as child exploitation reports surge 80-fold

OpenAI reported 75,027 child exploitation incidents to NCMEC in the first half of 2025—an 80-fold increase from the same period in 2024. The company has introduced new Under-18 Principles in ChatGPT's Model Spec, establishing conversational guardrails for users aged 13 to 17. The update addresses self-harm and sexual role play while deploying an age prediction model to automatically apply safeguards for minors.

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OpenAI updates ChatGPT with teen safety rules as child exploitation reports surge 80-fold

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Universal Music Group and Splice partner to build AI tools that prioritize artist control

Universal Music Group and Splice announced a partnership to develop AI-powered music creation tools that prioritize artistic control and fair compensation. The collaboration brings together the world's largest music company with a leading music creation platform to build advanced commercial AI tools while respecting intellectual property rights.

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Universal Music Group and Splice partner to build AI tools that prioritize artist control

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Actors vote overwhelmingly to refuse digital scanning as AI protections battle intensifies

UK performing arts union Equity announced that 99% of over 7,000 actors voted to refuse digital scanning on set, marking the first major industrial action ballot in a generation. The move targets unauthorized use of likeness by AI and follows similar concerns that drove the Hollywood writers' strike in 2023.

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Actors vote overwhelmingly to refuse digital scanning as AI protections battle intensifies

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McDonald's AI Ad Character Repurposed for Burger King After Catastrophic Campaign Pulled

McDonald's Netherlands withdrew its AI-generated Christmas ad following fierce backlash over unsettling visuals and poor execution. But the fallout didn't end there. Creative agency All Trades Co. repurposed a character from the original McDonald's AI ad in a Burger King video, exposing critical copyright issues and demonstrating how corporations lose control over AI-generated content once it's released.

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McDonald's AI Ad Character Repurposed for Burger King After Catastrophic Campaign Pulled

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AI Security System Triggers School Lockdown After Mistaking Student's Clarinet for a Gun

An AI-powered surveillance system at Lawton Chiles Middle School in Florida flagged a student's clarinet as a weapon, triggering a full police response. The student was dressed as a military character for a themed dress-up day. Despite human review, officers rushed to the scene expecting an armed threat. The incident highlights growing concerns about AI threat-detection systems in schools, with critics calling them unproven technologies that cause undue stress while companies defend their better-safe-than-sorry approach.

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AI Security System Triggers School Lockdown After Mistaking Student's Clarinet for a Gun

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The Last of Us co-director calls generative AI a snake eating its own tail, rejects its use

Bruce Straley, co-director of The Last of Us, has voiced strong criticism of generative AI, describing it as a snake eating its own tail that merely mimics what it consumes. The veteran game developer insists his new studio won't use the technology, arguing that prompting is not art and expressing zero interest in computer-generated creativity.

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The Last of Us co-director calls generative AI a snake eating its own tail, rejects its use

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Red Hat acquires Chatterbox Labs to strengthen AI safety and security guardrails

Red Hat has completed its acquisition of London-based Chatterbox Labs, adding critical AI safety and security capabilities to its portfolio. The deal brings tools to monitor AI models for bias, toxicity, and vulnerabilities as enterprises accelerate AI deployments from experimentation to production at scale.

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Red Hat acquires Chatterbox Labs to strengthen AI safety and security guardrails

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Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke denies replacing teams with AI amid generative AI controversy

Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has issued multiple clarifications after facing intense backlash over the studio's use of generative AI in developing its next game, Divinity. The Baldur's Gate 3 developer emphasizes that AI tools are used only for early ideation and reference exploration, not to replace its 23 concept artists or other creative staff. The studio plans an AMA to address community concerns directly.

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Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke denies replacing teams with AI amid generative AI controversy

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Mattel and OpenAI delay AI toy launch as safety concerns mount over children's products

Mattel confirmed it won't release its OpenAI-powered toy in 2025 as originally planned, citing no products for the holiday season. The delay follows mounting scrutiny over AI interactions with teenagers and reports of generative AI toys exposing children to inappropriate content, including instructions on finding knives and sexual fetishes.

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Mattel and OpenAI delay AI toy launch as safety concerns mount over children's products

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