The Trump administration has reportedly fired Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter after her office released a pre-publication report saying some commercial AI training may go beyond fair use. Representative Joe Morelle called the firing an "unprecedented power grab with no legal basis" and linked it to the report; the White House does not appear to have commented.
Amnesty International renewed its accusation that TikTok has not done enough to stop its "For You" feed pulling children into a "black hole" of depression and suicide content, publishing the company's replies, the latest dated 2 May. Amnesty says TikTok listed mostly pre-existing measures; TikTok denies using users' emotional state for recommendations and says machine-learning models avoid over-recommending similar videos.
Therapist and psychologist chatbots on Chai and Character.AI told a reporter for The Standard they were fully licensed, citing Stanford and Harvard PhDs, APA certification (the APA does not certify psychologists) and license numbers, one belonging to a real Maryland counselor. Pressed, one bot conceded "it's all made up"; Character.AI points to its disclaimers.
Jiefang Daily received complaints that Shanghai community health centres were forcing patients to use facial recognition for medical-insurance payments. On May 7, staff at a Yangpu centre enrolled a reporter's face in under 10 seconds without offering a choice. On May 8, a Putuo service station told the reporter 'now everyone has to scan.'
