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Character.ai has filed for bankruptcy following lawsuits alleging ties to teen suicides, CNN reports, and China says it will curb exports of technology, including AI, citing national security risks. For ordinary people, these stories show AI reaching into daily life, from the safety of chatbot services to entry-level jobs for young workers in India and the destruction of physical books scanned to train AI models. Watch the U.S.-China dialogues on AI safety and governance, which PBS reports have made progress, including on setting up a mechanism to notify each other of AI incidents that could threaten national security.

8 stories 9 outlets ↕ Mixed

4 stories say mixed, 2 stories say getting worse

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Should the EU prioritize developing its own sovereign AI infrastructure over adopting existing US or Chinese models?

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Will the EU pass new legislation specifically regulating the use of copyrighted books for AI training by December 31, 2024?

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C CNN · 2d

Character.ai files for bankruptcy following lawsuits alleging ties to teen suicides

↑ Getting worse +1 more source

P PBS · 2d

China says it will curb tech exports, including AI, citing national security risks

The proposal came as China and the U.S. made progress in dialogues over AI safety and governance and on the setting up of a notification mechanism between the two superpowers for AI incidents that could threaten national security.

↕ Mixed

T The Guardian · 3d

AI overlords say they want to democratise their technology. Here’s how | Richard Wilson and Clara Long

A fight over a datacentre in Utah has been a testing ground for citizens’ assemblies, paving the way to oversightWhat’s your “(p)doom” – the percentage chance that rogue AI will create an existential catastrophe? Judging by their recent warnings, it is rising among tech bosses.On 25 September, OpenAI paused training of

↕ Mixed

D DW · 3d

EU promotes sovereign, trusted AI as it struggles to catch US and China

At an international AI summit in Dublin, EU leaders promoted trusted and independent artificial intelligence. Critics question whether the bloc can close the gap with the US and China while maintaining strict regulation.

F France 24 · 3d

How books are being scanned and destroyed to train artificial intelligence

To train artificial intelligence models, millions of physical books are being digitised and destroyed. Our colleagues at France 2 investigate this controversial practice and the risk of seeing many rare second-hand books disappear forever.

↑ Getting worse

D DW · 3d

India's young workers have a new colleague: AI

Artificial intelligence is changing the way Indian workplaces operate — raising questions about productivity, skills and entry-level jobs.

↕ Mixed

D DW · 3d

AI-assisted dying? Doris Dörrie's new film addresses prospect of care robots

While the world debates the dangers of artificial intelligence, filmmaker Doris Dörrie explores how humanoid robots could change the way we deal with aging, caregiving and how people choose to die.

↕ Mixed

C CNBC · 5h

OpenAI bugging suspect WhatsApp'ed Saudi royal days before arrest, feds reveal

Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan is accused of planting a recording device in an executive conference room at OpenAI headquarters in San Francisco.

ForecastAI

Will the EU pass new legislation specifically regulating the use of copyrighted books for AI training by December 31, 2024?

Forecast · closes Jan 14

Readers say yes –

Reader odds appear once enough people forecast · resolves automatically from reported evidence.

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