The city of Baltimore has filed a municipal lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI, alleging that its AI chatbot Grok and the X social network were marketed without warning about the risk of harmful deepfake images. The complaint cites the platform’s image‑generation tool, which was used to create millions of sexualized images, including thousands involving minors, and argues that this violates Baltimore’s Consumer Protection Ordinance. City officials say the action is intended to protect residents from emerging AI‑related harms and hold technology companies accountable. Read more →

A tech entrepreneur used ChatGPT, AlphaFold and xAI's Grok to explore treatment options for his dog’s cancer. Human researchers at a university designed a personalized mRNA vaccine, and the dog showed some improvement. Media coverage exaggerated the role of the AI, suggesting it “invented” a cure. Experts clarified that the AI served as a research assistant while the actual vaccine was created by scientists and administered alongside other immunotherapy. The story highlights both the promise and the limits of artificial‑intelligence tools in biomedical research. Read more →

After a contentious split, the Pentagon is developing its own large‑language‑model tools to replace Anthropic's AI. The Department of Defense announced engineering work on multiple LLMs for government‑owned environments and expects operational use soon. Anthropic's $200 million contract collapsed over disputes about unrestricted access, mass‑surveillance prohibitions, and autonomous weapon use. While OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI have secured separate agreements with the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth labeled Anthropic a supply‑chain risk, a restriction that Anthropic is now challenging in court. Read more →