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OpenAI adopts shared signal for AI training choices
OpenAI will honor a shared robots.txt signal that lets website operators state their AI training preferences. This gives publishers clearer control over how their content is used for training.
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Microsoft gives publishers clearer AI usage controls
Microsoft is expanding web publisher choice with separate settings for AI training and grounding on Bing. This does not change eligibility for standard Bing search results.
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Pope Leo rejects legal personhood for AI
Pope Leo XIV sharply criticised calls for "AI personhood" in a thread on X. He argues it could shift accountability for AI-enabled harm away from the humans who build and use AI systems.
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Employee gets religious exemption from using AI
University of Kentucky administrator David Durman was granted a religious exemption from using AI at work. He cites his humanist beliefs and was assisted by the American Humanist Association.
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Russia adds Apple to its state surveillance registry
Bloomberg reports that Roskomnadzor listed Apple and Microsoft on October 2 as "organizers of information dissemination". This obliges them to keep communications and make data available to Russian security agencies.
Full story at MacRumors ↗ - IT law & regulation · Networking
Canada presents a plan to increase telecom competition
The government launched the Telecom Competition Roadmap to give Canadians more choice. Competitors are to get easier access to existing networks and be able to expand their own.
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