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The AI news for March 20th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

EU committee supports ban on deepfake-capable AI systems - with exceptions.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/EU-Ausschuss-unterstuetzt-Verbot-von-Deepfake-faehigen-KI-Systemen-mit-Ausnahmen-11216979.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI errors with consequences: when the police blindly trust technology.
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11211252?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Fitbit’s AI health coach will soon be able to read your medical records
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/897250/fitbits-ai-health-coach-reads-medical-records

DoorDash launches a new ‘Tasks’ app that pays couriers to submit videos to train AI
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/doordash-launches-a-new-tasks-app-that-pays-couriers-to-submit-videos-to-train-ai/

The AI news for March 19th, 2026

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Rolling Stones songs: BMG sues Anthropic over use for AI training.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Rolling-Stones-Songs-BMG-verklagt-Anthropic-wegen-Verwendung-fuer-KI-Training-11216965.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Dispute over AI ethics: Pentagon declares Anthropic a national risk
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11216117?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Meta is having trouble with rogue AI agents
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/meta-is-having-trouble-with-rogue-ai-agents/

The Gemini-powered features in Google Workspace that are worth using
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/the-gemini-powered-features-in-google-workspace-that-are-worth-using/

The AI news for March 18th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Google’s Personal Intelligence feature is expanding to all US users
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/17/googles-personal-intelligence-feature-is-expanding-to-all-us-users/

Copyright: Encyclopaedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Urheberrecht-Encyclopaedia-Britannica-verklagt-OpenAI-wegen-KI-Training-11213022.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

OpenAI expands government footprint with AWS deal, report says
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/17/openai-expands-government-footprint-with-aws-deal/

Data centers: the federal government wants to quadruple by 2030.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Rechenzentren-Bundesregierung-will-Vervierfachung-bis-2030-11213407.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for March 17th, 2026

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AI fakes, blocked satellite images, fake OSINT accounts: The Iran War in the information fog
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-fakes-gesperrte-satellitenbilder-gefaelschte-osint-accounts-der-iran-krieg-im-informationsnebel/

The dictionary sues OpenAI
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/16/merriam-webster-openai-encyclopedia-brittanica-lawsuit/

OpenAI plans a multibillion-dollar joint venture with private equity firms for AI distribution.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-plant-milliarden-joint-venture-mit-private-equity-firmen-fuer-ki-vertrieb/

Nvidia’s DLSS 5 uses generative AI to boost photorealism in video games, with ambitions beyond gaming
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/16/nvidias-dlss-5-uses-generative-ai-to-boost-photo-realism-in-video-games-with-ambitions-beyond-gaming/

The AI news for March 16th, 2026

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AI agents hijack the democratic discourse.
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11211478?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Copyright trouble: New AI video generator from ByteDance, for now only in China.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Copyright-Aerger-Neuer-KI-Videogenerator-von-Bytedance-vorerst-nur-in-China-11211555.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

A dog owner designs, together with ChatGPT and Co., a vaccine against his dog's cancer.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/hundebesitzer-entwirft-mit-chatgpt-und-co-einen-impfstoff-gegen-den-krebs-seines-hundes/

An AI agent is said to have hacked into a recruiting platform in just one hour.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-agent-soll-sich-in-nur-einer-stunde-in-recruiting-plattform-gehackt-haben/

The AI news for March 15th, 2026

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AI spam websites flood the internet with false information, and there will soon be more of them.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-spam-webseiten-fluten-das-netz-mit-falschen-informationen-und-es-werden-schnell-mehr/

How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and others
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/14/how-to-use-the-new-chatgpt-app-integrations-including-doordash-spotify-uber-and-others/

New rankings show an AI market in upheaval and the rise of autonomous agents.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/neue-rankings-zeigen-einen-ki-markt-im-umbruch-und-den-aufstieg-autonomer-agenten/

AI agent hype by OpenClaw: China subsidizes one-person companies with millions in subsidies.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-agenten-hype-durch-openclaw-china-foerdert-ein-personen-unternehmen-mit-millionen-subventionen/

The AI news for March 14th, 2026

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AI-generated images without labeling: ZDF responds with a five-point plan.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/ZDF-will-nach-Fehlern-mit-KI-Bildern-Ablaeufe-verbessern-11210319.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google Groundsource: AI training with 2.6 million historical flood events
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Groundsource-Google-nutzt-KI-fuer-bessere-Flutvorhersagen-11210285.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

EU Council approves a position on AI relaxations: deadlines for high-risk systems should take effect in 2027 and 2028.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/eu-rat-billigt-position-zu-ki-erleichterungen-fristen-fuer-hochrisiko-systeme-sollen-2027-und-2028-greifen/

Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases warns of mass casualty risks
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/13/lawyer-behind-ai-psychosis-cases-warns-of-mass-casualty-risks/

The AI news for March 13th, 2026

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Digital grid search: Ministry of Justice wants a biometric Internet cross-check.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Digitale-Rasterfahndung-Justizministerium-will-biometrischen-Internet-Abgleich-11209379.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Microsoft launches its own AI health division with Copilot Health.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/microsoft-startet-mit-copilot-health-einen-eigenen-ki-gesundheitsbereich/

Google Maps is getting a new AI question feature.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-maps-bekommt-eine-neue-ki-frage-funktion/

AI-forgeries from Iran reach German media via an agency network.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-faelschungen-aus-iran-gelangen-ueber-agenturnetzwerk-in-deutsche-medien/

The AI news for March 12th, 2026

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YouTube: Deepfake protection for politicians and journalists.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Youtube-Deepfake-Schutz-fuer-Politiker-und-Journalisten-11206724.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google: AI-powered 'Ask Photos' can be easily turned off in the future.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Google-KI-gestuetztes-Ask-Photos-kann-kuenftig-einfach-abgeschaltet-werden-11206499.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Grammarly says it will stop using AI to clone experts without permission
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/893270/grammarly-ai-expert-review-disabled

An AI agent hacks McKinsey's AI platform Lilli using a vulnerability from the 1990s.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ein-ki-agent-hackt-mckinseys-ki-plattform-lilli-mit-einer-schwachstelle-aus-den-1990ern/

The AI news for March 11th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Amazon halts Perplexity's AI agents through an interim injunction in online shopping.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/amazon-stopperplexitys-ki-agenten-per-einstweiliger-verfuegung-beim-online-shopping/

A German court rules: The claim 'This is AI' is not sufficient to bypass copyright.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/urheberrecht-trotz-sunoai-menschlicher-liedtext-bleibt-auch-bei-ki-musik-geschuetzt/

Amazon launches its healthcare AI assistant on its website and app
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/amazon-launches-its-healthcare-ai-assistant-on-its-website-and-app/

Google rolls out new Gemini capabilities to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/google-rolls-out-new-gemini-capabilities-to-docs-sheets-slides-and-drive/