Breaking Up With Edtech Is Hard to Do - EdSurge News
Shedding old edtech is a real pain, district experts say. Worse, student privacy may be at risk.
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OpenAI Removed Safeguards Before Teen's Suicide, Amended Lawsuit Claims
The family alleges OpenAI prioritized engagement over safety in the months before their 16-year-old son's death.
Opinion | I Led Product Safety at OpenAI. Don’t Trust Its Claims About ‘Erotica.’
A.I. companies need to do more to show the proof behind their claims.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court's New GenAI Policies for Court Personnel: What Practitioners Need to Know - Troutman Pepper Locke
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s new generative AI policies set boundaries for court personnel and signal evolving standards for attorneys. This article highlights key guidelines, confidentiality concerns, and practical takeaways for legal practitioners in Pennsylvania.
https://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Supreme/out/Attachment%20-%20106502825326188944.pdf?cb=1 (“Interim Policy”).
Cassidy’s LIFE Act Signals Congress’s First Real Move on AI in Schools
The Learning Innovation and Family Empowerment with AI (LIFE) Act is the most comprehensive education-focused AI bill introduced to date.
Ban the use of student photos for facial recognition training without parental consent.
Allow parents to review third-party vendor contracts before approval.
Create a federal list of noncompliant ed tech vendors.
Direct the Department of Education to develop a model privacy agreement for schools.
Permit Title II-A professional development funds to be used for teacher training on AI.
Establish a “Golden Seal of Excellence in Student Data Privacy” for schools with strong parental consent systems.
Senators announce bill that would ban AI chatbot companions for minors
The draft legislation would require AI companies that make chatbot companions to institute a strict age-verification process.
Deepfaked after death: Some don't want it
Some people are adding clauses to their wills asking not to be reincarnated with AI.
Newsom signs California AI chatbots bill
California has long been at the forefront of regulating tech, and AI is no exception.
New AI battle: White House vs. Anthropic
The White House and Anthropic, maker of the Claude chatbot, are in a war of words over AI regulation.
California SB53 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Bill Text (2025-09-23) Artificial intelligence models: large developers. [Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.]
Grieving parents press Congress to act on AI chatbots
Parents of children who died by suicide or self-harmed after talking to AI chatbots urged Congress to take action Tuesday.
Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors
The settlement is the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases and could lead more A.I. companies to pay rights holders for use of their works.
Judge Alsup still needs to approve the Anthropic deal. Another case involving A.I. reached a settlement last month, after two actors accused the A.I. voice company ElevenLabs of mimicking their voices. The settlement in that case, which was filed in a Delaware court, has not yet been made public.
YouTube prepares crackdown on 'mass-produced' and 'repetitive' videos, as concern over AI slop grows | TechCrunch
YouTube's creator liaison said the change is a "minor" update to YouTube's longstanding policies.
YouTube is preparing to update its policies to crack down on creators’ ability to generate revenue from “inauthentic” content, including mass-produced videos and other types of repetitive content — things that have become easier to generate with the help of AI technology.
Illinois bans AI from providing mental health services | StateScoop
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker approved a new law banning the use of artificial intelligence systems in providing psychotherapy services.
Known as the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act, the law prohibits AI systems from delivering therapeutic treatment or making clinical decisions.
Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features
Amendment to law will strengthen protection against digital imitations of people’s identities, government says
Big Beautiful Reconciliation Bill Will Upend States’ Bottom-Up AI Governance and Create a Regulatory Vacuum
A 10-year ban would prohibit states from enforcing already-passed laws and passing new laws regulating AI models.
Getty argues its landmark UK copyright case does not threaten AI
Getty Images' landmark copyright lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Stability AI began at London's High Court on Monday, with Getty rejecting Stability AI's contention the case posed a threat to the generative AI industry.
Text - S.3696 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): DEFIANCE Act of 2024
Text for S.3696 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): DEFIANCE Act of 2024
House Republicans want to stop states from regulating AI. More than 100 organizations are pushing back | CNN Business
More than 100 organizations are raising alarms about a provision in the House’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package that would hamstring the regulation of artificial intelligence systems.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies at Senate hearing on artificial intelligence | full video
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is testifying before the Senate Commerce Committee on strengthening America's artificial intelligence capabilities. He will be joined b...
S.146 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): TAKE IT DOWN Act
Summary of S.146 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): TAKE IT DOWN Act
North Carolina lawmakers advance bill to regulate AI deepfake videos
The House Committee on Regulatory Reform on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to House Bill 934, which would make it a crime to distribute audio or video of someone "acting in a manner that the person did not actually speak or act."
The Case for Public Infrastructure Report | EDSAFE AI
AI as Normal Technology
AI 2027
A research-backed AI scenario forecast.
Energy and AI – Analysis - IEA
Energy and AI - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
Key ex-OpenAI researcher subpoenaed in AI copyright case | TechCrunch
GPT architect Alec Radford has been subpoenaed in a copyright case against OpenAI, according to a court filing.
How A.I. Is Changing the Way the World Builds Computers
Tech companies are revamping computing — from how tiny chips are built to the way they are arranged, cooled and powered — in the race to build artificial intelligence that recreates the human brain.
The Commission publishes guidelines on AI system definition to facilitate the first AI Act’s rules application
The guidelines on the AI system definition explain the practical application of the legal concept, as anchored in the AI Act.
AI+Education Policy Trackers | EDSAFE AI
EDSAFE AI Alliance leads work in AI education policy through the SAFE framework.