AI chat ads struggle to win consumer trust
A global survey found AI chat advertising still faces skepticism over quality, placement and brand safety.
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ChatGPT blocks author-style requests as publishing safeguards tighten
OpenAI’s chatbot now redirects direct author-style requests, raising fresh questions for publishers about imitation, authorship and editorial AI rules.
Meta licenses Newsmax journalism for AI search across Facebook and Instagram
Meta’s Newsmax license gives its AI search and discovery tools access to current and archived news content across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Muck Rack licenses MIT Technology Review for expanded AI news monitoring
Muck Rack has licensed MIT Technology Review’s full editorial coverage, including paywalled reporting, for its AI-focused communications monitoring platform.
Qwoted bans AI-generated expert profiles as PR spam floods reporters’ inboxes
Qwoted says it is removing fake and AI-written PR accounts as fabricated experts reach major news outlets.
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Citing trusted news brands increases confidence in AI responses, UK Ipsos survey finds
A UK Ipsos survey for AOP finds that trust in cited news brands strongly shapes trust in AI-generated answers.
Media OutReach bets on US newswires to boost AI visibility
Media OutReach Newswire now guarantees press release placements on USA Today and 770 US news sites to boost AI search visibility.
QVC hosts vote to unionize with SAG-AFTRA over generative AI concerns
QVC and HSN hosts voted 37-9 to join SAG-AFTRA, citing fears about unauthorized AI use of their likenesses.
Delhi High Court rules OpenAI’s training on ANI news content is fair dealing
A Delhi High Court judge ruled OpenAI's training of ChatGPT on ANI articles falls under India's fair-dealing exemption for research.
Anthropic ships Claude Opus 5, pitching frontier work at half the price
Anthropic released Claude Opus 5, claiming top scores on coding and knowledge-work benchmarks while keeping the same price as its predecessor.