{"author":{"name":"Terrence O’Brien","slug":"terrence-o-brien","article_count":12,"latest_published_at":"2026-09-08T10:51:08.424+00:00","profile_url":"https://vff.ai/authors/terrence-o-brien","api_url":"https://vff.ai/api/authors/terrence-o-brien"},"articles":[{"slug":"seattle-times-and-newsday-sue-openai-and-microsoft-for-infringement","title":"Seattle Times, Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright infringement","url":"https://vff.ai/article/2026/09/08/seattle-times-and-newsday-sue-openai-and-microsoft-for-infringement","content_type":"aggregated_news","summary":"The Seattle Times and Newsday have sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, claiming the companies used their journalism as training data without permission and reproduce passages from their reporting in AI responses. The lawsuit joins similar cases filed by The New York Times, Ziff Davis, Merriam-Webster, and Encyclopedia Britannica, as well as nearly 400 local newspapers that recently sued both companies.","published_at":"2026-09-08T10:51:08.424+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-08T10:51:08.121511+00:00","source":{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/990932/seattle-times-newsday-lawsuit-openai-microsoft","name":"The Verge AI"},"featured_image":{"url":"https://mrrqbmstywujcvowvptv.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/thumbnails/imports/778a7501eacecca634d76f5e816cebd3.jpg","alt":null},"categories":[{"name":"OpenAI","slug":"openai"},{"name":"Governance & Policy","slug":"governance-policy"},{"name":"AI Risk & Security","slug":"ai-risk-security"},{"name":"Generative AI","slug":"generative-ai"}]},{"slug":"chatgpt-s-computer-history-tracks-your-clicks-and-keystrokes","title":"ChatGPT Now Tracks Your Keystrokes on macOS","url":"https://vff.ai/article/2026/08/17/chatgpt-s-computer-history-tracks-your-clicks-and-keystrokes","content_type":"aggregated_news","summary":"OpenAI has introduced Computer History, a new feature in ChatGPT's macOS desktop app that tracks user clicks and keystrokes to build activity timelines for AI reference. The feature is opt-in and allows users to exclude specific apps and websites, with automatic filtering of incognito and private browsing content. This capability enables ChatGPT to suggest automations and resume incomplete tasks based on observed user behavior.","published_at":"2026-08-17T11:02:09.583+00:00","updated_at":"2026-08-17T11:02:10.03486+00:00","source":{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/980742/chatgpts-computer-history-tracks-your-clicks-and-keystrokes","name":"The Verge AI"},"featured_image":{"url":"https://mrrqbmstywujcvowvptv.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/thumbnails/imports/5275de6eb26134081559a67348f1ebba.png","alt":null},"categories":[{"name":"AI Security","slug":"ai-security"},{"name":"OpenAI","slug":"openai"},{"name":"Data & Training","slug":"data-training"},{"name":"Generative AI","slug":"generative-ai"}]},{"slug":"openai-reportedly-disbanded-its-preparedness-team","title":"OpenAI Disbands Preparedness Team Ahead of IPO","url":"https://vff.ai/article/2026/08/17/openai-reportedly-disbanded-its-preparedness-team","content_type":"aggregated_news","summary":"OpenAI disbanded its preparedness team at the end of July, according to the Financial Times. The team was responsible for assessing whether AI models posed serious risks and developing mitigation strategies. Responsibility for risk assessment has been redistributed to existing teams organized by specific domains like biosecurity and cybersecurity. The move comes as OpenAI navigates internal upheaval ahead of an anticipated IPO.","published_at":"2026-08-17T10:55:54.42+00:00","updated_at":"2026-08-17T10:55:54.791159+00:00","source":{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/980817/openai-disbands-preparedness-team","name":"The Verge AI"},"featured_image":{"url":"https://mrrqbmstywujcvowvptv.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/thumbnails/imports/e1e75c4921409333a984c19991ce354a.jpg","alt":null},"categories":[{"name":"OpenAI","slug":"openai"},{"name":"AI Safety & Alignment","slug":"ai-safety-alignment"},{"name":"Governance & Policy","slug":"governance-policy"},{"name":"AI Risk & Security","slug":"ai-risk-security"}]},{"slug":"claude-s-voice-mode-is-now-available-for-opus-and-sonnet","title":"Anthropic Brings Voice Mode to Stronger Claude Models","url":"https://vff.ai/article/2026/07/23/claude-s-voice-mode-is-now-available-for-opus-and-sonnet","content_type":"aggregated_news","summary":"Anthropic has expanded voice mode access beyond its Haiku model to include Opus and Sonnet, its more capable AI models. The company is also integrating voice functionality into third-party apps including Gmail, Slack, and Canva. The expansion follows user demand for voice interactions on more complex business problems that Haiku was not designed to handle.","published_at":"2026-07-23T19:56:45.799+00:00","updated_at":"2026-07-23T19:56:46.006307+00:00","source":{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/970065/anthropic-voice-mode-claude-opus-sonnet-haiku-ai","name":"The Verge AI"},"featured_image":{"url":"https://mrrqbmstywujcvowvptv.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/thumbnails/imports/3dd3385552c1b9153077d8abd5327efa.png","alt":null},"categories":[{"name":"Anthropic","slug":"anthropic"},{"name":"Voice & Video AI","slug":"voice-video-ai"},{"name":"AI for Business","slug":"ai-for-business"},{"name":"Model Releases","slug":"model-releases"}]},{"slug":"prosecutors-used-chatgpt-logs-as-evidence-in-the-palisades-fire-trial","title":"ChatGPT logs used as evidence in wildfire arson trial","url":"https://vff.ai/article/2026/06/29/prosecutors-used-chatgpt-logs-as-evidence-in-the-palisades-fire-trial","content_type":"aggregated_news","summary":"Prosecutors in the trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, charged with arson for setting a New Year's Day 2025 fire that became one of LA's deadliest wildfires, used ChatGPT logs as evidence. The logs showed Rinderknecht had asked the chatbot to generate images of fire, inquired about personal anger, and questioned whether someone could be blamed for a fire they did not physically light. The case marks a notable instance of AI conversation records being introduced in a criminal prosecution.","published_at":"2026-06-29T11:49:16.534+00:00","updated_at":"2026-06-29T11:49:14.920165+00:00","source":{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/958751/prosecutors-chatgpt-palisades-wildfire-arson-mistrial","name":"The Verge AI"},"featured_image":{"url":"https://mrrqbmstywujcvowvptv.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/thumbnails/imports/c4d417c64be9586a54ae5e79f39c9908.jpg","alt":null},"categories":[{"name":"AI Security","slug":"ai-security"},{"name":"Governance & Policy","slug":"governance-policy"},{"name":"AI Risk & Security","slug":"ai-risk-security"}]},{"slug":"the-atlantic-created-a-searchable-database-of-the-music-used-to-train-ai","title":"Atlantic Maps Four Music Datasets Powering AI Models","url":"https://vff.ai/article/2026/06/22/the-atlantic-created-a-searchable-database-of-the-music-used-to-train-ai","content_type":"aggregated_news","summary":"The Atlantic's Alex Reisner has created a searchable public database of four music datasets used to train AI models, including two massive collections of 12 million and 9 million tracks. The datasets have been downloaded thousands of times, with Google and Stability AI confirming their use in research papers. The discovery highlights the scale of music data being fed into AI systems and raises questions about artist consent and compensation.","published_at":"2026-06-22T11:02:46.507+00:00","updated_at":"2026-06-22T11:02:40.652512+00:00","source":{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/953183/the-atlantic-searchable-database-music-ai-training-data","name":"The Verge AI"},"featured_image":{"url":"https://mrrqbmstywujcvowvptv.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/thumbnails/imports/9454e4aa104e1ea8a0786ebbf9fd6641.jpg","alt":null},"categories":[{"name":"Data & Training","slug":"data-training"},{"name":"Governance & Policy","slug":"governance-policy"},{"name":"Generative AI","slug":"generative-ai"}]},{"slug":"anthropic-cuts-off-fable-5-and-mythos-5-access-following-government-order","title":"U.S. Orders Anthropic to Cut Off Fable 5, Mythos 5 Access","url":"https://vff.ai/article/2026/06/13/anthropic-cuts-off-fable-5-and-mythos-5-access-following-government-order","content_type":"aggregated_news","summary":"The U.S. government ordered Anthropic on Friday to block all access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for foreign users and employees, citing national security concerns. Anthropic complied by cutting off access entirely for all customers. The company stated the government did not provide specific details about the security threat, only verbal evidence of potential jailbreak vulnerabilities that Anthropic characterizes as minor and duplicative of issues in other models.","published_at":"2026-06-13T16:14:22.631+00:00","updated_at":"2026-06-13T16:14:23.215313+00:00","source":{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/949553/anthropic-fable-5-mythos-5-government-national-security","name":"The Verge AI"},"featured_image":{"url":"https://mrrqbmstywujcvowvptv.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/thumbnails/imports/a98b9d8fde7f836396019d83250e5d48.jpg","alt":null},"categories":[{"name":"AI Security","slug":"ai-security"},{"name":"Anthropic","slug":"anthropic"},{"name":"Governance & Policy","slug":"governance-policy"},{"name":"AI Risk & Security","slug":"ai-risk-security"}]},{"slug":"deezer-launches-an-ai-music-detector-for-other-streaming-services","title":"Deezer Launches Cross-Platform AI Music Detector","url":"https://vff.ai/article/2026/06/11/deezer-launches-an-ai-music-detector-for-other-streaming-services","content_type":"aggregated_news","summary":"Deezer has launched a tool that scans playlists on competing streaming services to detect AI-generated music. The move comes after Deezer's own detection technology failed to gain adoption among major platforms like Spotify and Apple, which have instead implemented voluntary tagging systems. Deezer CEO Alexis Lanternier framed the tool as a way to give users transparency across all streaming platforms.","published_at":"2026-06-11T11:01:10.134+00:00","updated_at":"2026-06-11T11:01:04.504902+00:00","source":{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/948153/deezer-ai-music-detector-spotify-apple","name":"The Verge AI"},"featured_image":{"url":"https://mrrqbmstywujcvowvptv.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/thumbnails/imports/92e88894654fd645b63b265b7eda2f7f.jpg","alt":null},"categories":[{"name":"AI for Business","slug":"ai-for-business"},{"name":"Governance & Policy","slug":"governance-policy"},{"name":"Generative AI","slug":"generative-ai"}]},{"slug":"why-would-you-disrespect-your-favorite-artist-with-an-ai-remix","title":"Spotify and UMG Enable AI Music Remixes, Raising Artist Consent Questions","url":"https://vff.ai/article/2026/05/24/why-would-you-disrespect-your-favorite-artist-with-an-ai-remix","content_type":"aggregated_news","summary":"","published_at":"2026-05-24T14:17:20.458+00:00","updated_at":"2026-05-24T14:18:09.55412+00:00","source":{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/936072/spotify-umg-ai-music-remix-cover-superfan","name":"The Verge AI"},"featured_image":{"url":"https://mrrqbmstywujcvowvptv.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/thumbnails/imports/789ee7102a9b9c2128a2b82e89ffec95.jpg","alt":null},"categories":[{"name":"Governance & Policy","slug":"governance-policy"},{"name":"Generative AI","slug":"generative-ai"}]},{"slug":"openclaw-and-claude-can-put-your-ai-generated-podcasts-in-spotify","title":"AI Agents Can Now Publish Podcasts Directly to Spotify","url":"https://vff.ai/article/2026/05/07/openclaw-and-claude-can-put-your-ai-generated-podcasts-in-spotify","content_type":"aggregated_news","summary":"A new command-line tool called Save to Spotify enables AI agents like Claude and OpenAI Codex to directly publish AI-generated podcasts to Spotify. Users can download the tool from GitHub, then prompt their AI agent with a simple instruction to save output to Spotify, and the generated audio appears in their podcast feed alongside regular shows. The tool targets users who synthesize research into audio summaries and personal podcasts, streamlining the workflow from generation to distribution.","published_at":"2026-05-07T17:24:52.328+00:00","updated_at":"2026-05-07T17:24:52.901335+00:00","source":{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/925916/save-to-spotify-ai-podcasts","name":"The Verge AI"},"featured_image":{"url":"https://mrrqbmstywujcvowvptv.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/thumbnails/imports/2dcd144a5f795ef1c37568b16ac5ee17.jpg","alt":null},"categories":[{"name":"Voice & Video AI","slug":"voice-video-ai"},{"name":"AI Agents","slug":"ai-agents"},{"name":"Coding / Dev Tools","slug":"coding-dev-tools"}]},{"slug":"ai-music-is-flooding-streaming-services-but-who-wants-it","title":"AI Music Floods Streaming, But Listeners Aren't Following","url":"https://vff.ai/article/2026/05/04/ai-music-is-flooding-streaming-services-but-who-wants-it","content_type":"aggregated_news","summary":"AI-generated music is proliferating across streaming platforms, but listener demand remains unclear. The article traces the evolution from early experimental albums like Taryn Southern's I AM AI (2018) and Holly Herndon's Proto (2019) to the current flood of AI music on services. The piece examines whether this represents a genuine creative frontier or a supply-side glut searching for an audience.","published_at":"2026-05-04T14:15:49.807+00:00","updated_at":"2026-05-04T14:15:50.030561+00:00","source":{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/column/921599/ai-music-is-flooding-streaming-services-but-who-wants-it","name":"The Verge AI"},"featured_image":{"url":"https://mrrqbmstywujcvowvptv.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/thumbnails/imports/48df359cbd9a97455bb278b8781bd2e9.jpg","alt":null},"categories":[{"name":"AI for Business","slug":"ai-for-business"},{"name":"Generative AI","slug":"generative-ai"}]},{"slug":"google-s-new-gradient-icon-design-is-coming-to-more-apps","title":"Google expands gradient icon redesign to signal AI features","url":"https://vff.ai/article/2026/04/27/google-s-new-gradient-icon-design-is-coming-to-more-apps","content_type":"aggregated_news","summary":"Google is expanding its gradient icon redesign across more of its app portfolio, following an initial rollout in late 2025. The new design language features softer aesthetics with rounder corners and gentle color gradients transitioning from pastel to saturated Google primary colors, replacing the previous uniform circular icon approach. The redesign has already appeared in updated versions of the Google G logo, Gemini, Photos, and Maps, with the gradient style reportedly signaling the presence of AI-powered features within those applications.","published_at":"2026-04-27T13:40:48.846+00:00","updated_at":"2026-04-27T13:40:48.857931+00:00","source":{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/tech/918852/googles-new-gradient-icon-design-is-coming-to-more-apps","name":"The Verge AI"},"featured_image":{"url":"https://mrrqbmstywujcvowvptv.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/thumbnails/imports/6fa3a456a5690dfcf23db56e43f759ff.jpg","alt":null},"categories":[{"name":"AI for Business","slug":"ai-for-business"},{"name":"Generative AI","slug":"generative-ai"}]}]}