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1. Pentagon Awards Seven AI Contracts for Classified Networks | 1. Musk v. Altman Trial Week One Concludes | ||
2. Pentagon Clarifies Anthropic Blacklist vs. Mythos | |||
3. Pentagon Awards Seven AI Contracts for Classified Networks | |||
4. Academy Awards Establishes First AI Eligibility Rules | |||
5. AI ModelForge Sued Over Instagram Scraping and Non-Consensual AI Imagery | |||
6. SAG-AFTRA Reaches Four-Year Deal with AI Guardrails | |||
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''See also: [[News-Oscars-AI-Rules-2027|Oscars AI Eligibility Rules for 2027]]'' | ''See also: [[News-Oscars-AI-Rules-2027|Oscars AI Eligibility Rules for 2027]]'' | ||
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== Musk v. Altman Trial: Week One Concludes with Musk's Multi-Day Testimony == | |||
The first week of the '''Musk v. Altman''' trial concluded in Oakland, California on May 1, 2026, with plaintiff Elon Musk testifying over three days before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Musk's central argument: OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman were attempting to "steal a charity" by converting OpenAI from its nonprofit origins into a for-profit enterprise valued at over $850 billion.<ref name="cnbc-musk-trial-may2">[https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/02/musk-testimony-dominated-first-week-musk-v-altman-trial-in-oakland.html CNBC: Musk testimony dominated first week Musk v. Altman trial, May 2, 2026]</ref> | |||
Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015 and donated approximately $38 million, testified that he was not entirely opposed to a for-profit unit, but said commercialization became "the tail wagging the dog." He accused Altman and Brockman of enriching themselves from a charity while benefiting from the nonprofit's positive associations. Proceedings continue next week, with Altman and Brockman expected to testify later in May. | |||
''See also: [[Musk v Altman et al|Musk v. Altman case page]]'' | |||
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== Pentagon Clarifies Anthropic Blacklist; Mythos Treated as Separate Issue == | |||
The Pentagon clarified on May 1, 2026 that Anthropic remains blacklisted from classified military AI contracts, but its subsidiary '''Mythos''' — an autonomous weapons developer — is being treated as a separate entity for procurement purposes. The distinction comes as the Department of Defense awarded AI contracts to seven other companies including Google, Microsoft, AWS, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection, and SpaceX.<ref name="cnbc-pentagon-anthropic-may1">[https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/01/pentagon-anthropic-blacklist-mythos-michael.html CNBC: Pentagon says Anthropic still blacklisted but Mythos separate, May 1, 2026]</ref> | |||
Anthropic's exclusion stems from its legal battle with the Trump administration over AI ethics and autonomous weapons safeguards. The Mythos carve-out suggests the Pentagon may pursue AI weapons capabilities through corporate subsidiaries even when parent companies face government restrictions. | |||
''See also: [[News-Pentagon-AI-Classified-2026|Pentagon AI Classified Contracts]]'' | |||
== References == | == References == | ||