Many international entities are pushing for better regulation of AI-generated content on the internet– and China’s government is the latest to reign in the use of the quickly developing technology.
According to Bloomberg, several government ministries have joined with the Chinese internet watchdog Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) to announce a new mandate that will require internet users to identify any AI-generated content as such in a description or metadata encoding.
This effort is intended to prevent China’s internet from becoming saturated with fake content and harmful disinformation. The mandate is set to take effect in September and will be regulated at the internet service provider level, the South China Morning Post noted.
“The Labeling Law will help users identify disinformation and hold service suppliers responsible for labeling their content. This is to reduce the abuse of AI-generated content,” the CAC wrote in a statement, as translated by Bloomberg.
China isn’t the only government entity that has gotten serious about taking charge of AI-generated content online. The European Union established the AI Act in 2024, as the “first-ever legal framework on AI, which addresses the risks of AI and positions Europe to play a leading role globally.”
In action, users will have to make clear their intent to share AI-generated content, and those who attempt to edit published AI content labels could be subject to penalties by their internet service providers, the South China Morning Post added.
However, Futurism noted that as AI content becomes more realistic, it can become harder for real and fake content to be accurately identified.
While former President Joe Biden previously established an executive order in 2023 promoting the user of safe, secure, and trustworthy AI, current President Donald Trump has since repealed that order.
Even so, several large tech companies, including Google, Meta, Anthropic, Amazon, and OpenAI, among others also signed a pledge in 2023, stating their commitment to responsible AI with watermarking systems for their technologies. As of now, there is no word on where the companies stand on that pledge.
While battling AI-generated content has been a persistent issue since the industry popularized, recent news has indicated that users on X and Reddit have been using Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash model to remove watermarks from copyright-protected images. This brings up some ethical and potentially legal issues for those experimenting with the trick. It is a reminder of why AI safeguards are a very good idea.
The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.