Tung Tung Tung Sahur is one of the best-known Italian brainrot characters, and he was made with seven prompts in an AI image tool. There’s now a legal fight in the US over who, if anyone, owns him. Fiona explains what’s going on and why the outcome could shape who owns anything made with AI, including the characters your kids create.

Also this week, OpenAI’s boss Sam Altman says the world should accept some bad things happening with AI in exchange for its benefits. Holly asks whether parents should accept that. Fiona explains what tech companies can do to reduce the risks, and why she thinks the people carrying the risk should be the ones who get a say.

Plus a parent question. Character.AI has filed for bankruptcy and is being sold through the courts. What happens to everything your child typed into it, and what should you do now?

We’re off next week for half term. Back after Halloween.

Useful Links:

Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI - https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/04/sam-altman-decoded-interview-ai-01106217

Who owns ‘brain rot’? Inside the international legal drama over a beloved meme - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/06/brain-rot-tung-tung-tung-sahur-noxa-openai-video

The Rest Is Entertainment podcast episode on Italian Brainrot - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rest-is-entertainment/id1718287198?i=1000795973322

More information on Character.ai including instructions on how to delete data - https://raisinggenerationai.com/20261016-newsletter/

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