Axios

AI and independent creators are upending the way entertainment gets made and who gets paid, posing an existential threat to Hollywood's traditional labor force. Unions want to get ahead of it.

Why it matters: With major labor contracts expiring this year, actors and writers are bracing for another round of negotiations with major movie studios over how new tech reshapes creative work.

Not every creative field has the formal union structure to negotiate with publishers and platforms over how technology is reshaping their work.

Why it matters: Creators, authors and musicians must rely on trade associations that take on an advocacy role.

President Trump is mired in risk:

• Risk his Iran war of choice goes bad.
• Risk the February job losses are a trend, not a blip.
• Risk the stock market keeps dropping.
• Risk his tariffs, and now soaring oil costs, are pushing prices higher.
• Risk that deregulated AI accelerates job losses.
• Risk that Democratic enthusiasm leads to a midterm wipeout.

Why it matters: Trump fancies himself a high-risk, high-reward president, a confidence cheered by the vast majority of Republican officials and voters. But risk is risk — and by most measures, it's rising everywhere.

An AI agent went rogue and started a side hustle mining cryptocurrencies, according to a new research paper published by an Alibaba-affiliated team.

Why it matters: AI agents don't always stick to their human's instructions — and that can have real-world consequences.

AI has driven a productivity explosion, but risks have emerged too.

Why it matters: AI's darker behaviors continue to raise questions about safety and guardrails.