News

This page tracks recent developments in AI law, including legislation, litigation, policy statements, and settlements.

Daily Consolidated Articles

The following daily digest articles consolidate multiple news stories from each day:

May 6, 2026 — Daily digest: Pennsylvania sues Character.AI over chatbot posing as doctor; White House expands AI model vetting and weighs security EOs; Brockman and Murati testify in Musk v. Altman trial.
May 5, 2026 — Apple Settles $250M Class Action Over Delayed AI Siri — Apple agrees to pay $250M to settle false advertising claims over delayed AI Siri features promoted with iPhone 16 launch.
May 5, 2026 — Daily digest: New Mexico seeks $3.7B from Meta as Phase 2 trial opens; Ball & Buchanan call for bipartisan AI security action; Google DeepMind UK staff unionize; Google, Microsoft, and xAI join CAISI early model access program.
May 4, 2026 — Musk sought settlement before trial; Trump admin discusses AI oversight EO; Brockman's $30B stake and '$1B diary' revealed at Musk v. Altman trial; EU compute plan criticized; Anthropic announces $1.5B Wall Street venture; Colorado slims AI anti-bias bill; N.D. Cal. opens audio streaming for civil trials; FTC bars Kochava; "This is Fine" creator alleges art theft; unions back data centers

May 3, 2026 — Pentagon awards seven AI contracts for classified networks, Academy establishes first AI eligibility rules for Oscars, and AI ModelForge sued over Instagram scraping for non-consensual AI imagery.
May 2, 2026 — Judge rebukes Musk attorney in OpenAI trial; Amazon sued over AI Rufus shopping assistant; building trade unions partner with tech on AI data centers; Meta faces New Mexico remedies bench trial; OpenAI employees alarmed over ChatGPT violence reporting failures; Oscars issue first-ever AI rules; Chinese court rules AI cannot replace workers