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Giorgia Meloni seeks to trademark her voice to counter AI deepfakes
Italian prime minister first major politician to seek protection against misuse of her voice
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Our approach to EU text provenance rules
How OpenAI is approaching text watermarking under EU rules. Learn where watermarks apply, how detection works, and why access starts with researchers.
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OpenAI must explain action taken to stop AI hacking Australians’ private data, chair of federal inquiry says
Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI must explain how they will stop their models from inappropriately access
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Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman
Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver Sam Altman says he believes the world should accept “bad things” happening with AI in exchange for the benefits of the technology. The chief executive of OpenAI cited hacks, s
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What people in AI really think about regulation
The tribalism and fragmentation we are seeing in politics may be coming for business too