In litigation over books used to train its AI, Meta is arguing that no one at the company actually decided to pirate them. Ars Technica reports the defense shifts responsibility onto the employees who downloaded the torrents.
The French government told TikTok and other platforms to limit protest footage and AI-altered images. Online retailers such as Vinted and eBay reportedly agreed to stop looted goods from flooding their resale sites.
Some police forces around the world use AI-driven software to predict crowd movements. France has begun experimenting through Smart Police.
Interconnects' regular roundup of open models covers DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, new American-made models and fresh regulatory controls in the US and China. The author frames it as Western open models striking back.
Ahead of Brazil's presidential runoff, Meta is accused of biasing its algorithms, AI and moderation in favour of Flávio Bolsonaro against President Lula. A Brazilian court gave the company 24 hours to respond.
According to Politico, OpenAI has stopped pushing for strict US limits on advanced chip sales to China after openly calling for them for much of last year. Congressional aides and lobbyists say the company has gone quiet on the issue; TNW did not independently verify the report.