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Law Firms Have Malpractice Insurance. Should Their A.I. Agents?

Crosby, an A.I. law firm, bought it for them. The move speaks to a nascent gap in coverage as major insurers grapple with risks related to artificial intelligence.

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Ryan Daniels, the C.E.O. of Crosby, said his goal was for A.I. agents to do legal work without lawyer supervision.

Google, Meta and TikTok Sue California Over Ban on Features for Kids

Separate lawsuits were filed by Google, Meta and TikTok, which have been battling a flood of claims that their services are addictive.

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A new California law says features like personalized recommendations can be “psychologically exploitative” for minors and cause them to check social media compulsively.

Parents Sue Google Over A.I. Safety Risks on School Chromebooks

A student made plans to end her life after chatting with Google’s artificial intelligence, a new lawsuit claims, amid mounting concerns about online harms to children.

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The new lawsuit argues that Google’s “sprawling digital ecosystem” of school laptops and apps has helped the tech giant push its A.I. into classrooms.

Parents Sue Google Over A.I. Safety Risks on School Chromebooks

A student made plans to end her life after chatting with Google’s artificial intelligence, a new lawsuit claims, amid mounting concerns about online harms to children.

© Kelsey McClellan for The New York Times

The new lawsuit argues that Google’s “sprawling digital ecosystem” of school laptops and apps has helped the tech giant push its A.I. into classrooms.

Meta Settles Social Media Addiction Case, Avoiding Trial

The case, brought by an 18-year-old Mississippi woman and set for trial next week, was the fourth of nine bellwether personal injury lawsuits.

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The latest lawsuit against Meta over child social media addiction was set to go to trial in Los Angeles Superior Court next week.

The Key Numbers From Anthropic’s IPO Filing

We broke down the A.I. company’s key figures, which give insight into the health of its business, its future plans and who’s in charge.

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Anthropic’s Code W/ Claude event in San Francisco in May. In a filing, the company provided rare insight into the business of a “frontier” A.I. lab that makes cutting-edge A.I. models.

How a Legal Backlash Against Big Tech Is Forcing Big Changes

A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices — and pay up.

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Meta’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg. On Wednesday, a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a record $25 billion penalty for abusing consumer privacy.

Who’s to Blame When A.I. Goes Rogue?

Many think artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their runaway technology. But legal scholars say applying existing law could be messy.

© Antonio Sortino

Self-Driving Cars Are Getting Better. The Risks Are Getting Bigger.

Self-driving systems are getting so good that drivers may overestimate the technology and not be prepared to respond when something goes wrong.

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Hands-free driving in a Rivian. The automaker is among those offering systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel on certain roads.
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