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The Trump administration, after previously targeting state-level artificial intelligence regulations, has put on hold a draft executive order that would have created an AI Litigation Task Force to contest state AI laws. The move follows a prior effort to embed a ten‑year ban on state AI regulation in legislation that was later removed by the Senate. The proposed order also threatened to withhold federal broadband funding from states with contested AI rules. Reuters reports the order is now stalled, citing likely opposition from both political parties and industry stakeholders. Ler mais

Meta announced that it will begin using data from conversations with its AI chatbots to personalize content and advertising on its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. The move, set to start on December 16, will be communicated to users through in‑product notifications and emails beginning October 7. Meta says the data will help tailor feeds and ads but will exclude topics such as religious views, sexual orientation, political views, health, racial or ethnic origin, philosophical beliefs or trade‑union membership. Critics note there is no opt‑out option, raising privacy concerns. Ler mais