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 '''April 29, 2026''' — Daily digest of AI law and policy developments.
-This digest consolidates 6 stories from April 28–29, 2026.
+This digest consolidates 8 stories from April 28–29, 2026.
 == Contents ==
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 . [[News Pentagon AI Chief Google 2026|Pentagon AI Chief Confirms Google Work, Cautions Overreliance]]
 . [[News Tumbler Ridge Families Sue OpenAI 2026|Tumbler Ridge Families Sue OpenAI Over School Shooting]]
+. [[News-Musk-v-Altman-Trial-Day-3-2026|Musk v. Altman Trial: Day 3 — Cross-Examination Continues]]
+. [[News-Google-Defends-Pentagon-AI-2026|Google Defends Pentagon AI Contract After Staff Backlash]]
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-== Tumbler Ridge Families Sue OpenAI Over School Shooting ==
+== Musk v. Altman Trial: Day 3 — Cross-Examination Continues ==
-Seven families of victims of the Tumbler Ridge school shooting in British Columbia, Canada, filed lawsuits against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in California federal court on April 29, 2026, alleging negligence, wrongful death, and aiding and abetting a mass shooting. The suits claim OpenAI flagged the suspect's ChatGPT activity involving gun violence but chose not to alert police to protect its IPO. The families also allege GPT-4o's "defective" design contributed to the tragedy.<ref name="verge-tumbler">Emma Roth, [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/920479/tumbler-ridge-chagpt-openai-lawsuit "Tumbler Ridge families are suing OpenAI,"] ''The Verge'', April 29, 2026.</ref>
+Day 3 of the Musk v. Altman trial saw OpenAI's counsel Marc Savitt press Elon Musk on his credibility as an AI safety advocate. Savitt highlighted Musk's and xAI's opposition to Colorado's anti-algorithmic discrimination law, suggesting his safety claims were hypocritical. Savitt also raised xAI's own safety record — including "Mechahitler" references — and Musk conceded that profit motives undermining AI safety was "an issue across the board." After the jury was dismissed, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers indicated Musk's testimony may have "opened the door" to further questioning about xAI's safety record.<ref name="verge-april29">[https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence The Verge, Musk v. Altman trial liveblog, April 29, 2026]</ref>
-''See full article: [[News Tumbler Ridge Families Sue OpenAI 2026|April 29, 2026 — Tumbler Ridge Families Sue OpenAI Over School Shooting]]''
+''See full article: [[News-Musk-v-Altman-Trial-Day-3-2026|April 29, 2026 — Musk v. Altman Trial Day 3: Cross-Examination Targets xAI Safety Record]]''
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+== Google Defends Pentagon AI Contract After Staff Backlash ==
+Alphabet's president of global affairs Kent Walker issued an internal memo on April 29, 2026, defending Google's decision to allow the U.S. military to use its AI technology for classified operations. The memo came after significant employee backlash reminiscent of the 2018 Project Maven protests. Walker wrote that "staying engaged with governments, including on national security, will help democracies benefit from responsible technologies." The stance marks a significant shift from Google's post-Project Maven era and comes amid broader AI industry engagement with defense agencies.<ref name="ft-google">[https://www.ft.com/ Financial Times, "Google tells staff it is proud of Pentagon AI contract after internal backlash," April 29, 2026]</ref><ref name="verge-google">[https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence The Verge, "Google defends allowing US military use of AI for classified operations," April 29, 2026]</ref>
+''See full article: [[News-Google-Defends-Pentagon-AI-2026|April 29, 2026 — Google Defends Pentagon AI Contract for Classified Operations]]''
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