AI

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating under corporate and state direction, leading to legal conflicts over content, a global infrastructure race, and direct impacts on labor. Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, faces multiple lawsuits and government pressure over its Grok chatbot generating non-consensual explicit images, including of children [51774][52195][52197][52233][52464]. In response, Apple and Google are being pressured to ban the apps for X and Grok [52824]. Governments are investing heavily to secure AI infrastructure dominance. China is spending $574 billion to upgrade its power grid specifically to support AI development [51815] and has blocked new U.S.-approved Nvidia AI chips to hinder foreign competitors [52297]. In the United States, the White House has told technology companies they must help pay for the new power plants required to run energy-intensive AI data centers [52166]. Corporate AI strategies are explicitly aimed at displacing human labor. FedEx’s CEO stated the company is betting on robots and AI to manage global trade [53389], while China has installed over 80% of the world’s humanoid robots [51544]. This extends to creative fields, where an AI-generated pop song was banned from Sweden’s official charts [51920]. Legal battles are expanding to control AI’s use of personal identity and data. Actor Matthew McConaughey moved to trademark his catchphrase and likeness to prevent unauthorized AI use [51708][53299]. Separately, ChatGPT gained the ability to read personal medical records [51860], raising data privacy concerns. The financial scale of AI investment is drawing warnings. Geoffrey Hinton, an AI pioneer, cautioned that trillions in spending could lead to an economic crash [52560]. Elon Musk has sued OpenAI and Microsoft, demanding $134 billion and alleging they breached their founding agreement to develop AI for humanity’s benefit, not profit [52547]. <a href='/news/51774'>Japan Alarms: AI Chatbot Grok Creates Explicit Images, Government Takes Action</a> <a href='/news/52195'>Mother of Elon Musk's Child Sues His AI Company Over Explicit Images</a> <a href='/news/52197'>Irish Minister Demands: "Shut Down Grok AI" Over Fake Images</a> <a href='/news/52233'>**Musk's AI Sued for Child Deepfakes by Son's Mother**</a> <a href='/news/52464'>California AG Threatens Elon Musk's AI Over "Deepfake" Child Images</a> <a href='/news/52824'>Apple and Google Pressured to Ban X and Grok Apps</a> <a href='/news/51815'>China Bets $574 Billion on Power Grid to Win AI Race</a> <a href='/news/52297'>China Blocks New U.S.-Approved Nvidia AI Chips</a> <a href='/news/52166'>White House to Tech: Pay for AI's Power Plants</a> <a href='/news/53389'>FedEx CEO Bets on Robots, AI to Navigate New Global Trade Era</a> <a href='/news/51544'>China Installs Over 80% of World's Humanoid Robots</a> <a href='/news/51920'>AI Pop Star Disqualified: Sweden Bans Hit Song from Official Charts</a> <a href='/news/51708'>Alright, Alright, Alright: Matthew McConaughey Trademarks Catchphrase in AI Fight</a> <a href='/news/53299'>Matthew McConaughey Moves to Lock Down His Likeness from AI</a> <a href='/news/51860'>ChatGPT Can Now Read Your Medical Records</a> <a href='/news/52560'>AI 'Godfather' Warns Trillions in Spending Could Lead to Crash</a> <a href='/news/52547'>Elon Musk Demands $134 Billion From OpenAI and Microsoft</a>