Label the Machine

Europe's AI transparency rules took effect on August 2. WIRED reports that people must be told when they are interacting with AI or viewing AI-generated or AI-edited content, with penalties reaching EUR 15 million or 3% of worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher.1

The same day's tech spillover is physical and financial: TechCrunch reports MacBook Air availability stretching into late August or September amid an AI-driven memory shortage, while The Verge reports Pippa's artist-revenue model and the unresolved question of training data.23