Trying a new feature/format here, called Yay-I (?) It’s a run-down of five AI-related stories that caught my eye in the last week. Here I discuss the British government changing its mind on copyright and AI, new research on AI-triggered delusions, Benjamin Netanyahu’s “proof of life” video, AI’s targeting role in Iran, and Grammarly’s U-turn on fake expert advice.

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REFERENCES:

UK government’s report on copyright and AI https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69ba692226909a14239612e4/CP2602959_-_Report_on_Copyright_and_Artificial_Intelligence_web.pdf

BBC on UK U-turn https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg1gr5v333o

Stanford paper on “Characterizing Delusional Spirals through Human-LLM Chat Logs” https://spirals.stanford.edu/assets/pdf/moore_characterizing_2026.pdf

New York Times on Netanyahu’s video trouble https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/technology/netanyahu-ai-video-iran-israel.html

Semafor article on AI’s targeting role in Iran https://www.semafor.com/article/03/18/2026/humans-not-ai-are-to-blame-for-deadly-iran-school-strike-sources-say

The Guardian on Grammarly’s change of heart https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/13/grammarly-removes-ai-expert-review-feature-mimicking-writers-after-backlash