Litigation, intellectual property, liability, and case law.
October 24, 20262 min readLitigation · Liability & Safety
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging deceptive claims about ChatGPT's safety and reliability. The consumer-protection lawsuit also raises allegations involving harmful responses, children's use and privacy.
By AI News Daily · Source: Politico
October 23, 20262 min read
California enacted 22 major privacy and AI bills, including measures expanding consumer deletion rights, shortening data broker deadlines and limiting certain private website-tracking lawsuits.
By AI News Daily · Source: National Law Review – AI
October 23, 20262 min read
Major US banks are restricting AI agents that log into accounts using customer credentials. The reported measures reflect concerns about authorization and security, with banks favoring read-only access over agents that can take action.
By AI News Daily · Source: Reuters
October 23, 20262 min readCopyright & IP · Litigation
Reservoir has sued Suno and Anthropic in federal court, alleging copyright infringement and DMCA violations tied to AI training. The separate complaints challenge the use of its music catalog without authorization.
By AI News Daily · Source: Digital Music News
October 22, 20262 min readPrivacy & Data · Litigation
A New Mexico judge imposed a $25 billion penalty after a jury found Meta misled residents about privacy and content moderation. Meta plans to appeal the ruling, which stems from the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
By AI News Daily · Source: POLITICO – Tech (US)
October 21, 20262 min readCopyright & IP · Litigation
The Third Circuit rejected ROSS Intelligence’s fair-use defense over legal headnotes used to train a non-generative research tool. The ruling recognized a potential AI training licensing market while leaving questions about how licensing evidence should be evaluated.
By AI News Daily · Source: Baker Botts
October 19, 20262 min readLitigation · Copyright & IP
Fifty-seven authors led by Daniel Jose Older sued Meta on October 19, alongside a separate author case. A litigation tracker counted the filing as the 150th U.S. copyright lawsuit against AI companies.
By AI News Daily · Source: ChatGPT Is Eating the World
October 19, 20262 min readLitigation · Privacy & Data
Eight US states sued OpenAI over alleged misleading safety claims, while the FTC reportedly subpoenaed OpenAI and Anthropic. European officials also announced information requests covering AI security, evaluation and monitoring.
By AI News Daily · Source: Tech Policy Press
October 15, 20262 min readLitigation · Liability & Safety
At least eight states are suing OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT harms young users and that the company misleads consumers about safety. OpenAI says it has strengthened protections and continues to review its models.
By AI News Daily · Source: Boston Herald
October 15, 20262 min readLitigation · Liability & Safety
Eight states sued OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT harms children and that the company misled parents about its safety. OpenAI defended its age-specific safeguards, parental controls and other protections.
By AI News Daily · Source: CNBC
October 15, 20262 min readPrivacy & Data
Forty state attorneys general are seeking enforceable privacy and child-safety safeguards in Character.AI’s bankruptcy. Their intervention focuses on sensitive chat histories and protections that could be reversed by a future buyer.
By AI News Daily · Source: whbl.com
October 14, 20262 min readLiability & Safety
A Singapore discussion paper examines how contract, tort and agency law apply when AI agents take unintended actions. It explores fault-based and strict liability while leaving key questions about allocating responsibility unresolved.
By AI News Daily · Source: IAPP