News AI Bulletin: Conservative Activist Reaches ‘Breaking Point’ With Google

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IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:

– Robby Starbuck explains why he sued Google: “shockingly false” information using artificial intelligence
– Federal judges acknowledge errors in court rulings related to staff use of AI after Grassley investigation
– Meta cuts 600 jobs amid AI expansion push, as automation replaces human staff

‘CRAZY’ CLAIMS: Conservative activist Robby Starbuck spoke out about the “crazy” situation that led him to file a lawsuit against Google on Wednesday seeking at least $15 million, alleging that the company’s artificial intelligence programs defamed him by falsely portraying him as a “monster” to millions of users.

ROBOT JUSTICE FAILS: Two federal judges admitted that members of his staff used artificial intelligence to prepare court orders over the summer that contained errors.

‘TALENTED GROUP’: Meta is cutting around 600 jobs within its artificial intelligence unit, a move it says is aimed at increasing efficiency.

SILICON CONFRONT: Palantir CEO Alex Karp said his company is in an artificial intelligence arms race with its competitors, after reaching a deal with Lumen Technologies in which Palantir will deploy AI across Lumen’s digital communications network and improve data usage and effectiveness.

OWN POWER: Apple is now building and shipping American-made artificial intelligence servers to the United States, a move that sees the tech giant respond to President Donald Trump’s call for local manufacturing.

ONLY HUMANS: An Ohio lawmaker is taking aim at artificial intelligence in a way few expected. Rep. Thaddeus Claggett introduced House Bill 469, which would make it illegal for artificial intelligence systems to be treated like people. The proposal would officially label them as “non-sentient entities,” cutting off any path to legal personality.

AGE OF THE MACHINE: Amazon is wasting no time on its future automation ambitions and how artificial intelligence (AI) technology could reshape its workforce.

BEYOND THE GRAVE: Suzanne Somers’ widower Alan Hamel, who shared a demo of the actress’ AI twin following her death from breast cancer in 2023 earlier this year, said this week that it was originally his idea.

FUTURE WITHOUT FEAR: I know many of you are afraid that AI will take your jobs. And you may be right. The report on the global state of AI at work 2025 has just confirmed what we all intuited. AI is not the future. It is now. But before you panic, let me offer you a new way to look at this. Instead of fearing what’s coming, maybe it’s time to think outside the box. Nearly three in five companies say they are hiring for AI-related positions this year. And most of these jobs don’t require a computer science degree or even coding skills.

MANNERS VS MACHINE: Do rude prompts really get better responses? Short answer: sometimes. A 2025 arXiv study tested 50 questions rewritten in five tones and found that rude prompts slightly outnumbered polite ones with ChatGPT-4o. Accuracy increased from 80.8% for very polite to 84.8% for very rude. The sample was small, but the pattern was clear.

TRAP SET: A watchdog group in Long Island, New York, used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to arrest an elementary school music teacher who allegedly sent sexually explicit messages online to someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl.

CODE EFFECTIVE: A Michigan woman’s decision to let artificial intelligence (AI) pick her lottery numbers has paid off big. Tammy Carvey, 45, of Wyandotte, won a $100,000 Powerball jackpot and says ChatGPT was the secret weapon behind her lucky numbers. He purchased his ticket online at MichiganLottery.com for the Sept. 6 drawing, according to the Michigan Lottery.

STOLEN SECRETS: Millions of private messages that should have remained secret are now public. Two AI companion apps, Chattee Chat and GiMe Chat, have exposed more than 43 million intimate messages and more than 600,000 images and videos after a major data breach uncovered by Cybernews, a leading cybersecurity research group known for uncovering major data breaches and privacy risks around the world. The exhibit revealed how vulnerable you can be when you rely on AI companions for deeply personal interactions.

TECHNOLOGY TURNED INTO A WEAPON: Artificial intelligence may be smarter than ever, but that power could turn against us. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is sounding the alarm, warning that artificial intelligence systems can be hacked and retrained in ways that make them dangerous.

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