According to a Nieman Lab report, Meta's new terms, effective October 30, appear to let it crawl and scrape websites linked to businesses that use its platforms, including news publishers. Meta could then use that content to develop, research and train its systems.
After weeks of incidents involving rogue agents, more officials are calling for AI regulation, even as President Trump says it is unnecessary, and several states are suing OpenAI. SiliconANGLE notes that the industry nevertheless keeps pushing ahead at full speed.
A high school maintenance worker was arrested after trying to meet an AI persona he believed was a 15-year-old boy. The case shows police using generative AI as a decoy in child-protection investigations.
404 Media's podcast discusses how Raven, formerly Geospy, can now identify the house where a photo was taken. The episode also covers a judge ruling a Flock search unconstitutional and an AI video that surfaced in a court case.
Gabriela Castillo Madrid, SpaceX's head of global government affairs for AI, faced pointed questions from the New York City Council on Friday. Council members pressed her on Grok's safety and on sexualized images.
Speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box, DNI Clayton cited the bugging case involving a Saudi national at OpenAI as a threat to US leadership in AI. He said AI amplifies existing cybersecurity risks to the country's digital infrastructure.