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Today's topics:

AI images fooling humans - A fast image quiz called Reality Check shows how difficult it has become to tell real photos from AI-generated pictures. The story highlights synthetic media, image realism, and the growing challenge of visual trust online.

Human authorship and trust - A new essay argues people should rarely use AI to draft substantive writing because writing is part of thinking, and unlabeled AI prose can erode reader trust. It puts human authorship, reasoning, and disclosure at the center of the AI debate.

Open source AI backlash - Another commentary warns generative AI is weakening the culture of sharing that helped build modern software, while KDE's proposed AI-native desktop shows how divided open-source communities have become. Keywords here are open source, scraping, licensing, and AI-native computing.

NYT copyright case update - In a new development, The New York Times says internal documents strengthen its copyright claims against OpenAI and Microsoft. The case could shape AI training data rules, fair use arguments, and publisher economics.

Antitrust fight over slowdown - A fresh lawsuit now claims major AI labs may have crossed an antitrust line by publicly aligning around slower AI development. The dispute could define how companies discuss AI safety standards without appearing to coordinate against competition.

Google AI deletion controversy - A researcher claims Google AI Studio's deletion flow does not fully erase chat data, raising privacy and compliance concerns. The allegation also draws attention to data retention, user expectations, and bug bounty handling.

-Why the Author Says You Should Almost Never Use AI to Write
-NYT Lawsuit Briefs Reveal Harsh Internal Warnings About AI’s Impact on Publishers
-Reality Check Game Tests Whether Images Are AI or Real
-Bluesky Post Critiques AI Safety Community
-AI Is Undermining the Open-Source Commons
-Lawsuit Says Major AI Firms Illegally Coordinated a Slowdown ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/antitrust-lawsuit-ai-slowdown-anthropic-openai-spacexai-google-960af43081