OpenAI is making it easier to check if an image was made by their models

A federal judge has denied xAI's request for a preliminary injunction against a Minnesota law banning apps that generate non-consensual intimate imagery. The ruling allows the law to take effect while xAI's broader legal challenge continues.

A Belfast photography gallery has drawn criticism from photographers and the wider arts community after hosting an exhibition that included AI-generated images alongside traditional photographic work. The decision has reignited longstanding debates about whether AI-generated imagery belongs in spaces dedicated to photography. Critics argue that exhibiting such work under a photography banner misrepresents the medium and devalues the craft of working photographers.

Google Earth quietly removed its newly integrated Nano Banana AI image generator just days after launch, following reports that users were producing misleading images with the tool. The feature had only just been covered in the press when Google moved to pull it, suggesting the decision was a rapid response to early misuse.