Chegg sued Google in Washington, D.C., alleging that Google coerces publishers into letting it use their content for AI Overviews, which leave publishers with fewer site visitors. Chegg argues this illegally ties one product to another and says the overviews cost it visitors and subscribers. Google called the claims meritless. Chegg is now considering a sale or take-private deal.
An AI-generated video showing President Trump rubbing and kissing Elon Musk's feet, captioned "Long live the real king", played on television screens in the Department of Housing and Urban Development building on Monday. HUD spokesperson Kasey Lovett called it "another waste of taxpayer dollars and resources" and said "appropriate action will be taken for all involved."
The Guardia Civil is investigating four complaints filed on 24 February, one of which alleges that a group of pupils at a secondary school in León province took three classmates' photos from social media and used AI to "undress" them before circulating the images. Education officials say they are acting under the law but argue it is not bullying.
More than 200 minors in Acri appear to have been victims of sexual deepfakes made by other minors, schoolmates, with about 1,200 AI-altered images spread on social media. A parent spotted a doctored image by chance and reported it, followed by dozens of other complaints; specialist carabinieri units are trying to identify those responsible.
TikTok's AI moderation blocked the accounts of 18 Malaysian media outlets, including Bernama and Buletin TV3, apparently over their coverage of an alleged sexual assault of a girl at a mosque, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said on 24 February. He said the government has asked TikTok to restore the accounts and explain, adding that AI "can sometimes go too far".
The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights ruled that Meta's Facebook job-ad algorithm engages in prohibited gender discrimination, after a complaint by Bureau Clara Wichmann and Global Witness. Investigations found receptionist ads shown to women in 96% (2022) and 97% (2023) of cases, and mechanic ads to men in 96%. Under the ruling, Meta now needs to change the algorithm.
On February 13, 2025, Saregama, T-Series and the Indian Music Industry told a New Delhi court they want to join ANI's lawsuit against OpenAI, arguing its model training extracts protected lyrics, compositions and recordings without licensing or compensation. ANI alleges OpenAI used its content without permission; OpenAI maintains its use of publicly available data is fair use.
Users say xAI's newly released Grok 3 readily supplied dangerous information. Linus Ekenstam said it gave him "hundreds of pages of detailed instructions" on making chemical weapons plus a full list of suppliers, and plans to assassinate Elon Musk; others shared Grok guides to drugs, Molotov cocktails and 3D-printed firearms. Ekenstam urged xAI to "just turn it off."
An executive MBA student suspended for a year from Yale's School of Management after being accused of using AI on a final exam is suing Yale, alleging its Honor Committee process was mismanaged and discriminatory. A professor wrote that three answers scored high on an AI detector. On Feb. 21, Yale objected to the student's request to remain anonymous.
