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AI Law Wiki News for May 13, 2026

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May 13, 2026 — Reuters reported a new voice-and-AI-training lawsuit against Google; free technology-policy outlets reported that Meta offered rival AI chatbots one month of free WhatsApp Business API access in Europe amid EU antitrust scrutiny; and AP reported that Meta launched an incognito mode for WhatsApp AI chats to address privacy concerns.[1][2][3][4]

Contents

  1. Journalists sue Google over alleged voice use in AI training
  2. Meta offers one-month free WhatsApp Business API access to rival AI chatbots in Europe
  3. Meta launches WhatsApp incognito mode for AI chats

Journalists sue Google over alleged voice use in AI training

Reuters reported on May 12, 2026 that journalists sued Google for allegedly using their voices in AI training.[1] The report makes the dispute relevant to AILawWiki's coverage of AI training-data litigation and voice/personality-rights claims.[1]

Meta offers one-month free WhatsApp Business API access to rival AI chatbots in Europe

Silicon Republic reported on May 13, 2026 that Meta said general-purpose AI chatbots operating in the European Economic Area would receive one month of free access to the WhatsApp Business API while Meta and the European Commission discuss antitrust concerns.[2] MediaNama reported that the dispute followed Meta's October 2025 plan to block third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp's Business API beginning in January 2026, a March 2026 revision that allowed paid access, and European Commission objections to those restrictions.[3] Silicon Republic reported that the Commission viewed Meta's paid-access revision as "equivalent to the previous access ban," making the development relevant to AI platform-access and chatbot competition policy in Europe.[2]

Meta launches WhatsApp incognito mode for AI chats

AP News reported on May 13, 2026 that Meta Platforms introduced an "incognito" mode for WhatsApp that allows private conversations with Meta's AI chatbot.[4] AP News described the launch as a response to privacy concerns about AI chats, making the feature relevant to chatbot privacy and consumer-data governance.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reuters, "Journalists sue Google for allegedly using their voices in AI training" (May 12, 2026)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Silicon Republic, "Meta opens WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots to steer clear of EU ire" (May 13, 2026)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 MediaNama, "Meta offers free WhatsApp access to rival AI chatbots amid EU probe" (May 13, 2026)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 AP News, "Meta launches WhatsApp 'incognito' mode to address privacy concerns for AI chats" (May 13, 2026)
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