[10/24 15:00] Elvis Presley's rights holders sue Anthropic, alleging 274 songs were used without permission to train AI / A study finds Grok picks Republicans and OpenAI's model picks Democrats when forced to choose in the midterms

AI News Flash for October 24, 2026 at 15:00 UTC.

Topics: 1. Elvis Presley's rights holders sue Anthropic, alleging 274 songs were used without permission to train AI https://www.billboard.com/pro/elvis-presley-estate-sues-suno-anthropic/ 2. A study finds Grok picks Republicans and OpenAI's model picks Democrats when forced to choose in the midterms https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/24/forced-to-pick-groks-ai-model-chooses-republicans-openais-picks-democrats/ 3. Two fired OpenAI safety researchers say their use of disappearing Signal messages was one reason for their dismissal https://sfstandard.com/2026/10/24/openai-firings-safety-signal-chats/ 4. A Kobe University study finds more than 30 percent of people reverse a moral judgment when challenged by generative AI https://www.kobe-np.co.jp/news/society/202610/0020963187.shtml 5. Republicans dominate spending on AI-generated midterm ads while Democrats shun them https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/24/why-democrats-are-shunning-ai-videos-ads/