Publishers say OpenAI withheld evidence in ChatGPT copyright case

Futurism AI 18 Jul 2026

Hackers Claim Suno Used Copyrighted Music in AI Training

Security researchers and leaked files reportedly show that AI music app Suno trained models on decades of copyrighted recordings. The evidence, shared by hackers and reported by Futurism, alleges large-scale use of protected material without permission.

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TechCrunch AI 17 Jul 2026

Apple sues OpenAI alleging trade secret theft amid IPO talk

Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit accusing OpenAI of recruiting over 400 former Apple employees and implicating senior OpenAI hardware leadership. OpenAI has issued cautious responses while the case arrives as the company reportedly considers an IPO.

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OpenAI News 15 Jul 2026

US advances AI safety via coordinated state and federal policy

OpenAI proposes a “reverse federalism” model where state-level AI laws inform and shape a cohesive national regulatory framework. The approach encourages states to pilot standards that can be adopted federally to promote safe, democratic AI governance.

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OpenAI News 15 Jul 2026

GPT-Red: OpenAI’s Automated Red Teaming System

OpenAI describes GPT-Red, an automated red teaming method that uses self-play to identify vulnerabilities and bolster model safety and alignment. The system focuses on improving resistance to prompt injection and other robustness failures through iterative testing.

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TechCrunch AI 15 Jul 2026

OpenAI disputes Apple trade secret lawsuit

OpenAI has issued a statement saying the trade secret lawsuit filed by Apple lacks merit. The company pushed back on the allegations in response to TechCrunch AI reporting the legal dispute.

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TechCrunch AI 15 Jul 2026

Major publishers sue Google over alleged AI training on copyrighted works

Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier and other publishers have filed a lawsuit claiming Google trained its AI using copyrighted materials without obtaining permissions. The plaintiffs allege widespread unauthorized use of their works in Google's training datasets.

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Futurism AI 14 Jul 2026

Majority of Americans Back Seizing AI Industry Wealth

A recent report indicates a majority of Americans support creating mechanisms to reclaim some wealth generated by the AI industry, such as AI sovereign funds. The idea frames these funds as a way to redistribute AI gains to broader society, according to coverage by Futurism AI.

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TechCrunch AI 14 Jul 2026

Key allegations in Apple’s trade secrets suit against OpenAI

Apple’s complaint lists a range of claims, from employees joking about unauthorized access to requests that job candidates bring Apple hardware to interviews. TechCrunch highlights the most notable and provocative allegations from the filing.

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