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== Musk v Altman Trial Day 5: Judge Rebukes Toberoff, New Exhibits Released == The federal judge overseeing ''Musk v Altman et al'' sharply criticized Elon Musk's lead attorney '''Marc Toberoff''' on '''May 1, 2026''', admonishing him not to "throw young lawyers under the bus" after eliciting what the judge called "waste of time" trial testimony about Musk's '''$97.4 billion''' OpenAI acquisition bid. No courtroom session was held May 1, but new evidence exhibits β including '''2015 founding emails''', '''Tesla Model 3''' receipts, and correspondence with '''Gabe Newell''' and '''Hideo Kojima''' β were publicly released. The bench trial with advisory jury is expected to resume Friday, May 2.<ref name="law360-judge2">[https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2344286 Law360, "Don't 'Throw' Young Attys Under Bus, Judge Warns Musk Atty," May 1, 2026]</ref><ref name="ap-musk-ev">[https://apnews.com/article/musk-altman-openai-trial-chatgpt-a4a8930b17b534d49a13e53d581d9e4c AP News, "All evidence revealed so far in Musk v. Altman trial," May 1, 2026]</ref> ''See full article: [[News-Musk-v-Altman-Trial-Day-5-2026|Musk v Altman Trial Day 5 β Judge Rebukes Toberoff]]'' ---- == Amazon Sued Over AI Shopping Assistant Rufus in Product-Safety Lawsuit == A proposed class action filed '''May 1, 2026''' in '''Washington federal court''' alleges that children's sunscreens sold on '''Amazon''''s platform contain '''lead''' and other heavy metals, and that Amazon's '''Rufus AI''' shopping assistant fails to disclose product safety information. The case is one of the first to target an AI shopping assistant for product safety disclosure failures, raising novel questions about AI product liability and the duties of AI recommendation systems.<ref name="law360-amazon2">[https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2344288 Law360, "Amazon Accused Of Selling Kids Sunscreen With Lead," May 1, 2026]</ref> ''See full article: [[News-Amazon-Rufus-AI-Lawsuit-May-2026|Amazon Sued Over AI Rufus Shopping Assistant]]'' ---- == Building Trades Unions Join Forces With Tech Giants on AI Data Centers == Building trades unions announced '''May 2, 2026''' an unprecedented partnership with major technology companies to accelerate U.S. '''AI data center''' construction. The labor-tech alliance comes as AI infrastructure demand strains supply chains β '''Apple''' discontinued its entry-level Mac mini this week citing AI-driven memory shortages, while '''Meta''' increased its capital spending forecast. The partnership raises significant questions about workforce development, energy policy, and whether union labor standards will extend across the AI infrastructure buildout.<ref name="ap-unions2">[https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-technology-labor-unions-data-centers-64b10b2f993743dc0c73d273248574cf AP News, "Building trades unions join forces with tech giants in AI data center push," May 2, 2026]</ref> ''See full article: [[News-Unions-Tech-AI-Data-Centers-May-2026|Unions Partner With Tech on AI Data Centers]]'' ---- == Meta Stares Down New Mexico Bench Trial on Shutdown Threat == Following '''New Mexico''''s $375 million jury verdict against '''Meta Platforms Inc.''' for teen mental health harms, the state's attorney general now faces a '''remedies phase bench trial''' in '''May 2026'''. Meta has warned it may withdraw '''Facebook''' and '''Instagram''' from New Mexico if the court orders sweeping child safety features, arguing the remedies would force "a different Instagram to exist in New Mexico." The trial will determine whether court-ordered product changes are an appropriate remedy for the jury's liability finding.<ref name="law360-nm-meta">[https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2344289 Law360, "What To Watch For As Meta Stares Down NM Injunction Trial," May 1, 2026]</ref> ''See case page: [[New Mexico v Meta Platforms Inc]] | News: [[News New Mexico v Meta Shutdown Threat 2026|Meta Threatens NM Shutdown]]'' ---- == Oscars: Academy Issues First AI Rules for Award Eligibility == The '''Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences''' issued '''May 1, 2026''' its first-ever rules addressing '''AI''' in Oscar eligibility. Under the new rules for the '''99th Academy Awards''' (airing 2027), only roles "demonstrably performed by humans with their consent" will be eligible for acting awards, and screenplays eligible for writing awards must be "human-authored." The Academy also reserved the right to "request more information about the nature of the use and human authorship" if questions arise about generative AI use in a film.<ref name="thr-oscar">[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-rules-2027-ai-actors-screenplays-international-1236581862/ The Hollywood Reporter, "Oscars: Film Academy Cracks Down on AI," May 1, 2026]</ref> ---- ---- == Chinese Court Rules AI Cannot Replace Human Workers == A Chinese court ruled on '''May 2, 2026''' that companies cannot terminate employees solely to replace them with artificial intelligence systems, following a similar precedent set by another Chinese court in '''December 2025'''. The ruling reinforces existing labor protections in the face of rapid AI deployment across Chinese industries, where automation has become a central economic policy goal. The decision signals that courts are drawing a line against wholesale workforce displacement by AI β employers must demonstrate just cause beyond simply adopting new technology.<ref name="npr-china-ai">[https://www.npr.org/2026/05/01/nx-s1-5807131/tech-worker-china-ai NPR, "A tech worker in China is laid off and replaced by AI. Is it legal?", May 1, 2026]</ref> ---- == OpenAI Employees Sound Alarm on ChatGPT Violence Reporting Failures == OpenAI employees have raised internal alarms over failures to alert law enforcement when users describe plans for real-world violence to '''ChatGPT''', sources reported on '''May 2, 2026'''. The internal concerns center on whether OpenAI's policies and technical systems adequately identify and escalate imminent threats shared through its AI platform. Unlike social media platforms with established legal frameworks for reporting violent threats, AI chatbot platforms operate in a less-defined regulatory space, raising significant questions about AI platform liability and mandatory reporting obligations.<ref name="wsj-openai">[https://www.npr.org/2026/04/23/nx-s1-5794016/openai-is-under-scrutiny-after-two-mass-shooters-used-chatgpt-to-plan-attacks NPR: OpenAI is under scrutiny after two mass shooters used ChatGPT to plan attacks, April 23, 2026]</ref><ref name="verge-openai">[https://www.npr.org/2026/04/21/nx-s1-5793967/florida-openai-investigation-mass-shooting-fsu NPR: Florida launches criminal probe into ChatGPT over FSU shooting, April 21, 2026]</ref> [[Category:International]] [[Category:China]] [[Category:Employment]] == References == <references /> [[Category:Chatbot Regulation]] [[Category:Corporate Governance]] [[Category:Northern District of California]] [[Category:Consumer Protection]] [[Category:Product Liability]] [[Category:Western District of Washington]] [[Category:Federal Regulation]] [[Category:Sector-Specific Regulation]] [[Category:New Mexico]] [[Category:Cases Against Meta]] [[Category:Cases Against OpenAI]] [[Category:Child Safety]]
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