Law

A federal judge ruled in a May 2026 lawsuit that Anthropic illegally scraped and pirated the work of over 10 Stanford professors to train its Claude models. In Bartz v. Anthropic, Judge William Alsup ruled on the case, which the Authors Alliance calls the largest copyright settlement involving an AI company.

Legal • Hacker News

Delaware is considering a plan that would let AI agents run entire businesses, according to Ars Technica. US Rep. Comer says owners of AI-run firms would evade liability for 'reckless' AI.

Policy • Ars Technica AI

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed two bills: one banning AI chatbots from using 'unsafe features' for minors and another requiring security features in internet-connected baby monitors. The laws add to state-level efforts curbing AI risks for children.

Policy • Techmeme

Productivity

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