New York Times Tech Guild wages contract battle over AI surveillance tools
Unionized engineers at the Times challenge management's deployment of performance-tracking AI systems, alleging unfair labor practices and contract violations.
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Pope Leo Issues First Encyclical on AI, Warns Against 'Babel Syndrome' in Tech Governance
The Vatican's new papal letter frames AI risks—from labor displacement to autonomous warfare—as threats to human dignity, calling for ethics-first governance and slower adoption.
Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical Targets Power Concentration, Not AI Itself
The Vatican's new document uses artificial intelligence as a frame to address deeper concerns about elite control, inequality, and democratic erosion.
Elon Musk Demanded a 'Dictatorship' Over OpenAI — Then Stormed Out When Refused, Brockman Testifies
Greg Brockman told a federal court Musk demanded sole control of OpenAI in 2017, threatened to pull funding, and made Brockman fear a physical attack.
Musk Takes the Stand Against Altman: Betrayal Claims, AI Doom Warnings, and a Bombshell About Grok's Training
Week one of the Musk v. Altman trial surfaces a $38M founding grievance — and a stunning admission that xAI trains Grok on OpenAI's own model outputs.
Why the Zig Project Banned AI-Generated Contributions — And Wrote It Down
The Zig programming language project has formalized a documented rationale for rejecting AI-generated code contributions, offering a governance model for the broader open-source ecosystem.
Musk vs. Altman Heads to Trial: OpenAI's Nonprofit Mission on the Docket
Jury selection began April 27 in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, with claims the company abandoned its nonprofit mission for commercial profit.