What is happening in AI right now

POLICY

NYT Sues Brave Over AI Content Scraping

The New York Times and other publishers are suing Brave browser for allegedly scraping copyrighted content and distributing it to AI companies including Anthropic and Perplexity. The case could set new legal precedent for how web content is collected and used for AI training.

RESEARCH

42AI Raises $62.5M for Human Behavior Prediction

42AI emerged from stealth with $62.5 million in funding and a world model it claims can predict human behavior in novel situations. The startup's approach blends AI simulation with behavioral forecasting.

OPENAI

OpenAI Launches LifeVal Benchmark for Everyday Tasks

OpenAI released LifeVal, a new benchmark that measures how well AI helps people with real-world tasks like finding childcare, managing finances, and navigating government paperwork. It shifts evaluation focus from technical performance to practical usefulness.

OPENAI

OpenAI Will Honor Shared Robots.txt AI Training Signal

OpenAI announced it will respect a standardized robots.txt signal that lets website operators communicate their AI training preferences across multiple providers. The move aims to give publishers a simpler, unified way to control how their content is used.

INDUSTRY

Squarespace Lays Off 19% of Its Workforce

Squarespace cut roughly one-fifth of its employees as part of a broad organizational restructuring. The layoffs come as website builders face increasing competition from AI-powered tools.

PRODUCT

Musk Throttles Grok Bot Over Soaring Costs

Elon Musk reduced usage limits on Grok Bot, citing "unsustainably high" costs driven by rapid user growth. Musk had recently called it the fastest-growing product he'd ever seen.