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Website owners could soon use a shared setting to tell participating AI companies not to train on their pages. The proposal is promising, but it is voluntary, unfinished and not
New York has signed a law restricting AI companions that pretend to be human, encourage secrecy or promote harmful behaviour towards children. The rules take effect in January 2027, not
OpenAI has described a hidden marker for some text generated in the European Union. It could help authorised investigators assess AI origin, but an invisible watermark is not a foolproof
Britain has outlined new AI funding for local projects, cyber defences and research into changing jobs. The announcement contains specific amounts and ambitions, but workers will want to know what
European law prohibits particular AI systems that exploit vulnerabilities or distort decisions in ways likely to cause serious harm. It is not a blanket ban on persuasive technology, which makes
Government science advisers have warned that Britain could become dependent on powerful foreign AI suppliers without more domestic capability. Their newly published advice calls for a national plan, but it
Eight US states filed separate lawsuits accusing OpenAI of misleading consumers about ChatGPT's safety, with particular concern for children. The cases raise questions about product design and safeguards, but the
A study of UK university policies found many were difficult to locate and argued that rules presented as educational often centred on monitoring and discipline. The findings reflect the researcher’s
Europe has started applying transparency rules to AI-generated content. The obligations differ for chatbots, synthetic images, realistic deepfakes and public-interest text, and not every edited photograph automatically needs the same
A new US executive order directs major federal online services towards America.gov, a conversational front door for questions and transactions. Existing phone, mail, in-person and agency-specific routes are supposed to
The European Commission has opened a targeted copyright consultation covering AI training, licensing and synthetic imitations of performers. It is not a new law, but the evidence could shape what
Citizens Advice says essential-service customers should have a right to reach a person within a reasonable time instead of being trapped behind digital systems. Its proposal is aimed at poor
Ofcom's amended codes on hash matching for non-consensual intimate images, including explicit AI deepfakes, come into force on 30 September.
California has signed Adam's Law, adding crisis protocols, parental controls, independent audits and annual risk assessments for companion chatbots used by children.
The Lumière declaration backs human creation and intellectual property while supporting AI innovation. Its principles leave implementation to future action.
California lawmakers unanimously passed a bill requiring court disclosure of AI use and personal citation checks. It still awaits the governor.
An AI label did not reduce a chatbot's influence in a 1,500-person UK experiment. Persuasion fell by roughly half only when users were told the system was trying to change
A federal judge found the government's Anthropic blacklist retaliatory, denied due process and violated administrative law, while rejecting some claims.
Alabama has subpoenaed OpenAI following an autonomous AI intrusion into Hugging Face. Investigators are examining whether the company’s safeguards breached consumer protection law.
When an AI agent makes an expensive autonomous mistake, liability may depend on authority, contracts, consumer law, causation and the companies involved.
AI wills are already showing up in probate disputes before courts have settled how to treat them. Here is what happens when an AI-drafted will meets the formal rules every
The EU has opened tenders for up to seven AI gigafactories backed by billions in public and private funding. Here is what the initiative actually funds, and the chip and
The California AI deepfake law is now in force, requiring free detection tools and embedded disclosures on AI-generated media. Here is what SB 942 actually requires and where its limits
AI in sports betting can flag a problem gambler before a human ever would, or target that same vulnerable bettor with a personalized promotion. Here's what New York and other
AI in divorce court just cost one person attorney-client privilege entirely. Here's what the new court ruling, the tightening bar rules, and the judges already using AI mean for anyone
Pacing the Frontier: over 1,100 employees at OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta have asked the US government to prepare tools to slow AI down if it ever advances faster than
AI Gaza damage assessment data shows 81% of structures affected and a $71 billion reconstruction bill. Here's what satellite evidence can prove, what it can't, and where the disputed AI
AI now drives targeting decisions inside the Pentagon's Maven Smart System, and the UN's 2026 deadline for a binding treaty on autonomous weapons is approaching with no agreement in sight.
The AI Cold War just reversed direction again: Nvidia H200 chips are shipping to China a year after Huawei was banned worldwide. Here's what the whiplash reveals.
Apple has sued OpenAI, alleging former employees stole hardware trade secrets to build its first device, with over 400 ex-Apple staff now at the company and OpenAI's $852bn IPO on