Posts by Y@DminG

For years, artificial intelligence researchers have warned of ways the technology could wipe out humanity: AI bots could design an unstoppable disease, unleash a nuclear war, or transform all of Earth into paper clip factories, as one thought experiment goes. … Source: Claims Journal

Facing potential liability for harms related to climate change, major oil companies have again turned to the U.S. Supreme Court, teeing up a case that could determine the fate of dozens of climate-related lawsuits by state and local governments against … Source: Claims Journal

Attorneys for three cancer patients told a Missouri jury on Tuesday that Bayer’s Monsanto unit failed to adequately test its Roundup weedkiller before selling it, starting a trial that could help determine the viability of some Roundup lawsuits after a … Source: Claims Journal

A powerful El Niño has left India with its weakest monsoon in more than a decade, threatening crops, draining reservoirs and raising food-price risks in the world’s most populous nation. Rainfall during the June to September monsoon season was 12.6% … Source: Claims Journal

Gallagher Bassett named Frank Caruana vice president of AI solutions. Caruana will help shape a faster pace of innovation, clearer accountability and stronger platform to deliver a better client experience, the company says. AI Solutions is a new organization within … Source: Claims Journal

Hundreds of mom-and-pop investors lost more than $15 million in crypto and cash in fake artificial-intelligence stock trading schemes fueled by boosters in WhatsApp group chats, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday. The SEC filed two separate lawsuits against … Source: Claims Journal

I had a conversation the other day that brought an Idaho Supreme Court decision from 2022 to my attention. If you’re interested, it’s Pena v. Viking Insurance Company of Wisconsin. This is a case about an injury sustained in an … Source: Claims Journal

A US appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling for information services company Thomson Reuters in its copyright dispute with former legal-research rival Ross Intelligence over Ross’ alleged misuse of copyrighted material to train an AI-powered legal search engine. The … Source: Claims Journal

The Diocese of Buffalo, New York, has reached a settlement in which insurers will contribute $177 million to a fund to compensate victims of clergy sexual abuse. The insurers’ contribution is in addition to the diocese’s $150 million, bringing the … Source: Claims Journal

Police in the Netherlands have arrested a Dutch man on suspicion of cybercrime-related activities, according to the person’s employer and other people familiar with the matter. Pepijn van der Stap, 24, was arrested earlier this month and charged with involvement … Source: Claims Journal