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AI Content Lawsuits Surge & Nano-Video AI Breakthroughs Shake Up the Industry

AI Content Lawsuits Surge & Nano-Video AI Breakthroughs Shake Up the Industry

Top AI breakthroughs, legal battles, and research you can act on

Andres Franco
December 16, 2025

MAIN STORIES

1) Chicago Tribune Files Copyright Suit Against Perplexity AI

Chicago Tribune lawsuit: Chicago Tribune alleges Perplexity unlawfully reused its journalism, diverting traffic and advertising revenue. Axios

Industry-wide escalation: Dozens of publishers are now pursuing litigation against AI answer engines over content use and accuracy. Axios

Business risk exposure: Outcomes may redefine how AI systems license, cite, or restrict proprietary data. Axios

Publisher strategy shift: Media companies increasingly view AI aggregation as direct competitive harm. Axios

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

2) Google Expands Source Attribution in AI Mode Search

Explicit source links: Google’s AI Mode will show clearer citations and explanations for generated answers. The Verge

Publisher pilots: Major news outlets are testing structured integration with AI-generated summaries. The Verge

Search architecture change: AI Web Guide reorganizes results by topic for faster discovery. The Verge

Regulatory context: The update aligns with growing pressure around transparency and content credit. The Verge

Source: The Verge

3) Microsoft AI CEO Says Some AI Systems May Be Abandoned

Safety threshold statement: Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman said the company will walk away from AI systems that exceed human control. The Times of India

Ethical positioning: Emphasis on alignment, containment, and oversight over pure capability growth. The Times of India
Industry contrast: The stance diverges from competitors focused primarily on scaling performance. The Times of India

Enterprise relevance: Signals a more conservative risk posture for large-scale AI deployments. The Times of India

Source: CNBC

4) AI Adoption Drives Entry-Level Hiring Growth

Hiring rebound: Survey data from more than 350 public-company CEOs shows AI is increasing entry-level hiring. Business Insider
New job categories: Titles such as AI Experience Officer and Decision Designer are emerging. Business Insider
Investment outlook: Most surveyed firms plan to increase AI spending in 2026. Business Insider
Caution note: Productivity gains vary widely by sector and company size. Business Insider

Source: Gallup

5) EU Opens Antitrust Probe Into Google’s AI Content Use

Regulatory investigation: EU regulators are examining whether Google’s AI features disadvantage competitors. AP News
Content compensation focus: Inquiry centers on third-party web content used in AI Overviews. AP News
Financial exposure: Penalties could reach up to 10 percent of global revenue. AP News
Broader signal: Part of a wider global push to regulate AI data practices. AP News

Source: Politico.eu

AI RESEARCH PAPERS

EgoX: Egocentric Video Generation from a Single Exocentric Video
Practical impact: Enables AI to generate first-person video from external footage, useful for training simulations, AR content, and robotics learning. Hugging Face

DentalGPT: Multimodal Reasoning for Dentistry
Practical impact: Demonstrates how domain-specific AI can combine images and text for diagnostic and procedural support in clinical workflows.Hugging Face

LongVie 2: Ultra-Long Multimodal Video World Model
Practical impact: Allows consistent generation and editing of long-duration video, valuable for simulation, film production, and digital twins.Hugging Face

LEGAL & REGULATORY

• State vs federal AI authority battle: California lawmakers urged Congress to protect state AI oversight authority amid pushback against the federal order, highlighting emerging state-level safeguards for consumer and child safety in AI services. San Francisco Chronicle

• Law firm fined for AI misuse in legal filings: A U.S. federal judge fined a law firm $13,000 for submitting briefs with AI-generated “hallucinated” legal citations, signaling heightened scrutiny of generative AI in professional practice. Reuters

• State AGs issue AI compliance warning: A coalition of U.S. state attorneys general sent a public letter warning Google, Meta, and OpenAI that their chatbots may be violating state laws, particularly around safety for minors and promoting illegal content, with a response deadline set for Jan 16, 2026. The Verge

BIO-HACKING / HEALTH-TECH BREAKTHROUGHS

High-bandwidth brain implant streams neural signals in real time: Research demonstrates precise decoding of motor and perceptual signals, advancing prosthetics and communication tools for paralyzed patients. ScienceDaily

Light-based neural implants tested in animals: Fully implantable systems show progress toward next-generation sensory prosthetics. ScienceDaily

MARKET GAPS & OPPORTUNITIES

AI content rights management: Tools that help publishers license, track, and enforce AI data usage.
Source-verified AI search: Consumer demand for AI answers with mandatory citation transparency.
Non-invasive neurotech: Early consumer and clinical markets for brain-computer interaction without surgery.
Enterprise video generation APIs: Long-context video synthesis for training, simulation, and education.
AI hiring intelligence platforms: Products mapping emerging AI roles to real-time labor demand.
Specialty medical AI assistants: Vertical-specific models for dental, rehab, and outpatient workflows.

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