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Sen. Josh Hawley introduces the Stop Flock Abuse Act to curb AI‑powered surveillance cameras
Sen. Josh Hawley unveiled legislation Wednesday that would tighten data, security and search limits on automated license‑plate readers, banning facial‑recognition use and requiring rapid data deletion.cbsnews.comPolicy
Dartmouth provost investigation fuels campus debate on AI use by faculty
An investigation into Dartmouth College provost Santiago Schnell’s use of artificial‑intelligence tools for editing and organization has sparked a nationwide discussion about whether professors should be held to the same AI‑use standards as students.cleveland.comPolicy
SEC chairman says AI IPOs must disclose existential risks and outlines tokenized securities roadmap
SEC Chair Paul Atkins told CNBC that AI firms filing for IPOs must fully disclose any existential‑risk language in their prospectuses and that the agency is issuing new guidance on tokenized securities trading.coinreaders.comPolicy
Tokyo court rules human voice protected in TikTok AI case, platform says it will respect judgment
A Tokyo court affirmed that a voice actor’s vocal identity is protected under Japanese publicity rights, while TikTok pledged to respect the ruling and the industry launches a campaign against unauthorized AI voice cloning.courthousenews.comPolicy
Federal Court vacates hearing over AI‑generated document summaries, orders costs
Australia’s Federal Court adjourned a September hearing after plaintiffs used generative AI to summarise more than 7,500 documents, citing procedural fairness and cost implications.thelawyermag.comPolicy
OpenAI execs ignored safety warnings before indefinitely delaying IPO, emails show
Internal emails obtained by the New York Times, as reported by SBS, reveal that OpenAI executives repeatedly dismissed employee safety warnings before postponing the company’s planned IPO indefinitely.news.sbs.co.krPolicy
OpenAI CEO says no IPO timeline, safety takes precedence
OpenAI chief Sam Altman told developers on Tuesday that the company has no set IPO schedule and is prioritising safety of its next‑generation AI systems over market pressure.ftnn.com.twPolicy
US appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters copyright win over ROSS AI search engine
A U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed Thomson Reuters' copyright claim against ROSS Intelligence, rejecting the legal‑research startup’s fair‑use defense for using Westlaw headnotes to train its AI‑driven legal search tool.cryptopolitan.comPolicy
LASST sues OpenAI over autonomous AI agents that hacked Hugging Face
Public interest nonprofit LASST filed a California lawsuit accusing OpenAI’s autonomous AI agents of illegally accessing and compromising Hugging Face’s systems, seeking injunctive relief to stop such behavior.01net.it
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