YouTube recently announced a collaboration with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) to help celebrities and creators identify content on the platform using their AI-generated images and submit removal requests. This technology is planned to be tested early next year, initially focusing on celebrities and athletes, before expanding to 'top YouTube creators, creative professionals, and other leading partners representing talent.' Last year, CAA launched CAAVault, a service that scans and stores its clients' digital images.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released its 2024 AI usage report, revealing that the number of AI application cases has increased by approximately 66% compared to last year. Steven Posnack, the HHS Deputy Chief Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and the Chief Deputy National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, emphasized in the report that the department's AI use cases have risen from 163 to 271, noting that these cases are at various stages of development. The new figures include applications in operational maintenance, procurement, and development, along with 16 additional cases.

A child protection agency in Victoria, Australia, has recently been compelled to issue a ban requiring staff not to use generative AI services. This decision came after an employee entered a large amount of personal information, including the name of a high-risk child, while using ChatGPT to write a protective application report. The incident raised concerns with the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC), which received a report in December last year and subsequently launched an investigation. The outcomes of the investigation revealed that the report submitted by the employee involved a young child.

Canadian startup Artificial Agency has developed an AI behavior engine aimed at transforming traditional video games into more dynamic experiences by improving the behavior of non-player characters (NPCs) and their interaction with players. This engine moves away from the traditional framework where NPCs are guided by decision trees and pre-written scripts, allowing developers to endow each NPC with a set of motivations, rules, and goals to determine how NPCs respond to players. This technology can be integrated into existing games or serve as the foundation for new games, aiming to generate more realistic NPCs through AI.

Music streaming giant Spotify has announced the establishment of its first internal creative agency, Creative Lab, to assist brands in customizing their marketing campaigns and has begun testing generative AI ads. This move indicates that Spotify is intensifying its efforts to attract advertisers, potentially appealing to them with access to Spotify's 615 million listeners.

The National Security Agency (NSA) has established an AI Security Center focused on regulating the safe development of artificial intelligence systems. Led by the Cybersecurity Center, the purpose of the security center is to foster global cooperation in developing measures for the safe advancement of AI technology. The head of the security center stated that artificial intelligence security focuses on protecting AI systems from attacks, leaks, and damage. The U.S. government places a high priority on regulating AI technology and has created a dedicated agency to oversee the safe development of AI systems.