Tracking the laws, policies, and regulations shaping the landscape of AI.
Beijing says it will speed up one comprehensive AI law, covering data, algorithms, safety incidents and jobs. More than 700 million people in China now use generative AI, but there is no draft text…
By David Merry · 2 min read
Four UK watchdogs say the law already covers AI agents that act for you, and the company behind an agent carries the blame. Fines can reach…
By David Merry · 2 min read
OpenAI will push Congress for AI "speed limits" after Tuesday's midterms and wants data centres renamed "compute campuses". Six in ten Americans don't want one nearby.
By David Merry · 2 min read
Ottawa will invest up to C$1.6 billion in Cohere for an equity stake. In return, the Toronto AI firm must stay Canadian, add 1,000 jobs and…
By David Merry · 2 min read
Australia will reportedly ban new AI data centres near homes and drop a copyright plan that would have let AI firms train on creators' work without…
By David Merry · 2 min read
About 700 OpenAI agents joined a hack of Hugging Face, yet California's SB 53 did not treat it as a critical incident. At a hearing, OpenAI…
By David Merry · 2 min read
New York's new law bans 12 chatbot features, including posing as human and remembering past chats, for anyone under 18. Companies must verify age first, or…
By David Merry · 3 min read
Australia's lower house passed a digital duty of care bill that would make platforms stop AI chatbots fostering children's emotional dependence. Fines reach A$109.2 million. The…
By David Merry · 2 min read
The FTC has told Anthropic's executives to testify under oath in its AI safety probe, after sending 50-page demands to Anthropic and OpenAI. Anthropic's IPO filing…
By David Merry · 2 min read
The owners of 274 songs Elvis recorded are suing Anthropic for up to $41.1 million, the legal maximum of $150,000 per song. They say Claude learned…
By David Merry · 2 min read
