Publishers accuse Google of stealing copyrighted content in new lawsuit

• (KRON) -- Meta allegedly used artificial intelligence to target people with disabilities or medical conditions for layoffs, according to a lawsuit that was reportedly filed in Oakland on Monday. • The lawsuit ​says that the company relied on factors such as productivity and AI token usage when it slashed thousands of jobs earlier this year.

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• Demis Hassabis, Google DeepMind co-founder and CEO, is calling on the U.S. to establish a new AI watchdog with the power to screen the world's most advanced models — and coordinate an industry-wide slowdown if dangers mount. • Hassabis, the Nobel laureate behind Gemini, lays out the plan in a personal manifesto published Tuesday morning, "A Framework for Frontier AI and the Dawning of a New Age." • In an exclusive interview with Axios, Hassabis said the time has come for a more "systematic" approach to AI regulation — funded by the industry, staffed by world-class technical experts.

• The Texas Attorney General's office is investigating LinkedIn over claims the platform misleads users and profits from fake or inactive "ghost jobs."

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• The guidance document spans about 400 pages and offers educators information about AI as well as examples of how the technology can be used.