OpenAI launches free AI training academy for newsrooms
New hub offers on-demand courses and playbooks for journalists.
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AP launches verification dashboard combining AI and traditional tools
Platform aims to streamline content authentication for newsrooms fighting misinformation.
Creative Commons warns pay-to-crawl could become the new DRM
The nonprofit offers seven principles to prevent 'pay-to-crawl' from becoming a new form of DRM.
Merriam-Webster’s 2025 Word of the Year takes direct aim at AI-generated content
'Slop' captures the flood of low-quality AI output now clogging the internet.
Disney finds Google’s lack of licensing disturbing, forces takedown of AI videos
Mouse House's cease and desist hit YouTube days before Disney licensed character licensing deal with OpenAI
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Washington Post AI podcasts failed quality tests
The company launched an AI podcast experience despite up to 84% of AI-generated scripts not meeting editorial standards.
Disney bets $1 billion on OpenAI’s Sora
Disney becomes Sora’s first big licensing partner, turning its IP into AI fuel while still fighting over how AI trains.
OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 following internal ‘code red’ scramble
The update claims to outperform human professionals on 70% of knowledge work tasks while completing them 11 times faster.
Meta abandons open-source AI strategy in pursuit of paid model
Mark Zuckerberg's company is developing a closed AI system codenamed Avocado, marking a major shift from its previous approach.
Google launches AI pilot program with major publishers as it overhauls search links
The Washington Post, The Guardian, and other outlets will test AI-powered article overviews and audio briefings in Google News.