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FTC fines Samsung over misleading device ads
The FTC has fined Samsung over misleading ads for the Galaxy S21, S22 and Tab S8. The issue was whether the devices overheated and drained batteries when gaming.
Full story at PhoneArena ↗ - Artificial intelligence · IT law & regulation · New AI models
Anthropic watermark has a loophole on two older models
Anthropic is extending its text watermark to four more Claude models to meet the EU AI Act's December deadline. On Claude Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6, tweaking one sampling parameter bypasses it, and Anthropic answers with only a compliance warning.
Full story at The Decoder ↗ - Artificial intelligence · IT law & regulation
OpenAI will respect a shared robots.txt AI training signal
OpenAI will honor a shared robots.txt signal. It lets website operators tell participating providers their preferences on AI training.
Full story at openai.com ↗ - New AI models · IT law & regulation · Artificial intelligence
Loophole found in Claude watermark on older models
Anthropic is extending its text watermark to four more Claude models to meet the EU AI Act deadline. On the older Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 models, developers can bypass the watermark with one sampling parameter, which Anthropic addresses only with a compliance warning.
Full story at The Decoder ↗ - Artificial intelligence · IT law & regulation
Google adopts new IETF AI training controls
Google is adopting new AI training controls under IETF consideration, aimed at simplifying rules for publishers and site owners. It should make managing AI training preferences more consistent.
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