AI Daily News: U.S. Senate Removes AI Regulatory Ban from GOP Bill

U.S. Senate Removes AI Regulatory Ban from GOP Bill

The U.S. Senate voted 99-1 to remove a proposed 10-year ban on state regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) from a major Republican bill. The proposal aimed to centralize AI oversight at the federal level but faced bipartisan opposition from governors, attorneys general, and AI safety advocates. Critics argued that the moratorium would have given AI companies unchecked freedom and stripped states of the ability to address emerging harms. The Senate's decision preserves states' rights to regulate AI technologies. (apnews.com)

Global Media Groups Urge AI Developers to Combat Misinformation

A coalition of media organizations, including the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), is urging AI developers to collaborate in combating misinformation and safeguarding fact-based journalism. The 'News Integrity in the Age of AI' initiative outlines five core principles for ethical AI use in news, including requiring prior authorization for using news content in AI models and ensuring transparency in attribution. This call to action comes amid rising tension between traditional media and AI developers over copyright concerns. (apnews.com)

New York Times Signs First AI Licensing Agreement with Amazon

The New York Times (NYT) has signed its first licensing agreement with a technology company, allowing Amazon to use its editorial content, including news stories and cooking recipes, to train Amazon's proprietary AI models and integrate content with products like Alexa. This move aligns with the NYT’s policy advocating that quality journalism should be compensated. The agreement comes amidst the NYT’s ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, filed in 2023, accusing them of extensive copyright infringement for using millions of NYT articles to train models like ChatGPT. (ft.com)

Surge in AI Use for Academic Cheating Raises Concerns

A surge in generative AI use for cheating is rampant in U.S. high schools and colleges, causing concern among educators and administrators. A striking 90% of college students reported using AI like ChatGPT on assignments shortly after its launch, and Pew data shows that usage among teens has doubled since 2023. Academic leaders express worries over declining attention spans and rising cheating, with many institutions unprepared for AI integration. Detection tools are inconsistent, and even teachers have misused AI in class prep. (axios.com)

AI Integration in Journalism Leads to Publication of Nonexistent Books

A summer book list published in 'Heat Index: Your Guide to the Best of Summer,' a special section distributed by King Features to newspapers like the Chicago Sun-Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer, included several books that do not actually exist. The list was compiled by freelance writer Marco Buscaglia, who admitted to using artificial intelligence (AI) for research without verifying the AI-generated content. As a result, fiction was presented as reality, with fake books attributed to real authors such as Andy Weir and Min Jin Lee. In response, King Features, a syndicator of various media content, terminated the writer and reaffirmed its prohibition on using AI to create material. Both the Sun-Times and Inquirer have removed the supplement from their digital editions and are investigating further. (apnews.com)