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AI News: Infrastructure Funding, Copyright Challenges, and Research Freedom

Meta seeks to raise up to $25 billion in debt sale as AI spending jumps - CNBC

Meta is reportedly seeking to raise as much as $25 billion through a debt sale as it increases spending on artificial intelligence.

Read more: Meta seeks to raise up to $25 billion in debt sale as AI spending jumps - CNBC

An adviser to an EU court said Google’s use of press content in an AI chatbot may conflict with EU copyright rules. The opinion is advisory rather than a final judicial ruling.

Read more: Google's use of press by AI chatbot may infringe copyright rules, EU court adviser says - Reuters

US tech giants' hidden AI debt swells 90% to $3.2tn in 6 months - Nikkei Asia

A Nikkei Asia report says the hidden AI debt of U.S. technology giants increased by 90% to $3.2 trillion over six months. The available report does not detail which companies or obligations are included.

Read more: US tech giants' hidden AI debt swells 90% to $3.2tn in 6 months - Nikkei Asia

AMD forecast eases AI spending fears as data-center sales surge - Reuters

AMD forecast quarterly revenue above estimates as data-center growth accelerated, easing concerns about continued spending on AI infrastructure.

Read more: AMD forecast eases AI spending fears as data-center sales surge - Reuters

Authors have filed amended U.S. copyright claims against Apple concerning an AI model. The available report does not specify the claims’ details or Apple’s response.

Read more: Authors file amended US copyright claims against Apple over AI model - MLex

Google researchers are fighting the company to tell the world what they know about AI - The Washington Post

Google researchers are challenging a company-imposed lifetime ban on criticism, according to The Washington Post. Their dispute centers on their ability to publish what they know about AI.

Read more: Google researchers are fighting the company to tell the world what they know about AI - The Washington Post