OpenAI says it's launching an election "war room" ahead of the US midterms to identify potential spread of misinfo or other efforts to disrupt the elections (Calder McHugh/Politico)

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  Resistance from news publishers and federal lawmakers over artificial intelligence data usage has stalled the social media giant's updated corporate policies. Media organizations fear the proposed framework allows the tech firm to harvest their content to train proprietary machine learning models. Until industry consultations conclude, current operating agreements will remain active, leaving the future launch timeline uncertain.

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• Anthropic tells California governor courts should be able to block risky AI models

  In an October 15 letter sent ahead of its planned initial public offering, the company urged state officials to pursue judicial injunctions rather than sweeping technological mandates for dangerous software. The artificial intelligence firm formally rejected calls for comprehensive kill switches, arguing that targeted interventions offer a safer and more practical regulatory approach. This input follows a September expert panel convened by state leadership to establish future compliance standards.

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• AI execs may be too out of touch to build for the general public

  Tech leaders like Marissa Mayer, Sam Altman, and Mark Zuckerberg are facing intense public backlash for advocating the integration of artificial intelligence into parenting, social connections, and child-rearing tasks. This push from Silicon Valley sharply clashes with everyday consumers who strongly resist outsourcing personal relationships to algorithms. The widening divide underscores growing apprehension over how tech visionaries envision AI's role in intimate human experiences.

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