AI at Warp Speed: Breakthroughs, Battles and Big Bets (Sept 5–6, 2025)
Authors sued Apple for allegedly using books to train AI without consent, while Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement over similar claims. Warner Bros. filed suit against Midjourney for enabling AI-generated reproductions of copyrighted characters. OpenAI launched a certification academy and job platform, and leaked forecasts show it expects to spend $115 billion on AI by 2029. Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and WordPress rolled out new AI features.
