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Should the law treat autonomous AI โ€˜agentsโ€™ as legal persons?

Almost everyone has heard of OpenClaw, the late-2025 agentic AI release which takes artificial intelligence technology one step further. Rather than leaving the user to turn answers given in a dialogue box into real life action, the latest AI iteration promises to take the final leap of executing tasks autonomously. Users have raved about the productivity gains, likening the tool to employing a tireless secretary. Equally, there are horror stories of raised โ€œlobstersโ€ โ€“ the nickname for OpenClaw...

Musk testifies at OpenAI trial itโ€™s not OK to โ€˜loot a charityโ€™

In his lawsuit, Musk said OpenAI cofounder and president betrayed him and public by turning into profit-seeking firm.

Musk says basis of charitable giving at stake in OpenAI lawsuit

The case over OpenAI's history and public commitments could have major implications for the future of AI.

Florida investigating ChatGPT role in mass shooting at university

Florida on Tuesday announced a criminal probe into whether artificial intelligence played a role in a deadly mass shooting at a university in the US state. The decision to launch an investigation came after prosecutors reviewed exchanges between OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT and the suspected gunman, who opened fire at Florida State University last year, according to state Attorney General James Uthmeier. โ€œIf ChatGPT were a person, it would be facing charges for murder,โ€ Uthmeier said. Florida law...

The danger in the Global Southโ€™s pursuit of AI as a magical cure

Much Western discourse on artificial intelligence has lately focused on establishing safeguards and installing guardrails against powerful new AI systems, algorithmic bias, the collusion of governments and tech oligarchs, and rising related environmental costs. The growing AI backlash in the West has been labelled a โ€œbotlashโ€ in a recent commentary by Stanford Universityโ€™s Marietje Schaake, who includes anti-AI movements such as โ€œQuitGPTโ€, โ€œResist and Unsubscribeโ€ and โ€œStealing Isnโ€™t...

Beijing mandates internal AI ethics reviews to ensure โ€˜controllableโ€™ tech

Chinese companies engaging in artificial intelligence activities are required to set up internal โ€œAI ethics review committeesโ€ under new rules released by Beijing on Thursday, effective immediately. The notice comes as policymakers look to ensure that fast-paced AI progress can continue in a โ€œhealthyโ€ manner amid growing consumer and enterprise adoption. Jointly released by 10 government bodies and institutions including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, National Development...