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  1. Guardian Technologypolicy
    ‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation

    US vice-president’s comments come as former Anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanity The US vice-president has dismissed calls for global regulation of AI safety risks, telling companies creat…

  2. Guardian Technologypolicy
    The US government is failing Americans on AI | Shakeel Hashim

    Trump and Republicans want companies to regulate themselves. It’s a dereliction of duty that will make AI less safe It is hard to get Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Dario Amodei to agree on much. But over the weekend, all thr…

  3. WIRED AIpolicy
    China Isn’t Buying Silicon Valley’s Call for an AI Slowdown

    The US and China agree that advanced AI poses serious risks. But Beijing is deeply skeptical of a deal that prioritizes keeping US companies ahead.

  4. SiliconANGLE AIpolicy
    Newell Brands puts internal audit at the heart of AI adoption

    Internal audit can help companies determine how quickly to automate business processes. That role grows more consequential as AI takes on work that requires clear controls and accountability. At Newell Brands Inc., audit…

  5. BBC Technologypolicy
    AI app ads promoting 'objectification of women' banned by watchdog

    The ad regulator said it had "zero-tolerance" for ads promoting AI tools that could sexualise or objectify women.

  6. AI Businesspolicy
    Enterprises in Shaky Spot Amid Calls for an AI Slowdown

    Calls for an AI slowdown come as enterprise demand is building for cheaper and unregulated open source models from China.

  7. The Register AI + MLpolicy
    Anthropic and OpenAI look to Uncle Sam to make them too big to fail

    American model devs are trying to convince Washington to cement their dominance

  8. The Register AI + MLpolicy
    The latest AI doomsayer is China’s intelligence boss

    Beijing’s response is to ‘firmly grasp technological sovereignty’ and broad regulations

  9. The Register AI + MLpolicy
    Microsoft drafts feel-good AI model guidelines and wants your input

    Redmond outlines 'aspirational' goals for model behavior, but gives itself a pass if it gets things wrong

  10. BBC Technologypolicy
    Pubs in England and Wales to allow digital ID apps to prove age

    New rules introduced on Tuesday mean establishments will be able to accept digital ID apps alongside physical documents.

  11. Ars Technica AIpolicy
    OpenAI stuck fighting Musk antitrust suit after Apple finds a way out

    Musk stops attacking Apple over ChatGPT integration but not OpenAI.

  12. The Register AI + MLpolicy
    Ex-FTC boss Khan urges Uncle Sam to break out the handcuffs for AI CEOs, citing 1934 precedent

    There are plenty of laws on the books to hold companies, and potentially their execs, accountable

  13. WIRED AIpolicy
    New York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websites

    In the biggest-ever legal action against harmful deepfake websites, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has seized 12 sites that collectively targeted around 1,200 victims.

  14. The Register AI + MLpolicy
    MPs and peers tell UK to stop winging it on AI regulation

    Rights committee demands watchdog with teeth as patchwork safeguards leave victims hunting for remedies

  15. WIRED AIpolicy
    AI Leaders Are Calling for a Slowdown. Trump’s Team Says It’s on Them

    Sam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s weekend plea for regulation. The White House seems unlikely to oblige.

  16. The Register AI + MLpolicy
    The myth of killer AI is a self-serving attempt at regulatory capture

    Skynet is coming soon, and also there's this Nigerian prince with a $20 million fortune who wants to give it to you

  17. BBC Technologypolicy
    Trump downplays warnings of AI risks, citing rivalry with China

    The US president said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen".

  18. Ars Technica AIpolicy
    ChatGPT-using lawyer punished for citing fake testimony from made-up witnesses

    “I didn’t know that AI could hallucinate facts,” New Mexico defense lawyer says.

  19. AI Businesspolicy
    Prompt: AI Governance Enters Its Verification Phase

    California's new AI auditing laws point to a shift from companies making their own safety claims to proving those claims in independent review.

  20. Ars Technica AIpolicy
    Panic builds over bankrupt Spirit’s looming data sale to Google

    “Bankruptcy cannot become the new land grab for AI.”

  21. Mistral AI Newspolicy
    Cloudera and Mistral Partner to Bring Specialized, Sovereign Intelligence to Enterprise Data

    Cloudera and Mistral join forces to bring specialized, sovereign AI intelligence to enterprise data, helping regulated industries innovate on their own terms.

  22. OpenAI Newspolicy
    Expanding AI access and cyber defense for federal, state, local, and tribal governments

    OpenAI and GSA will offer eligible federal, state, local, and tribal governments $0 license fees, 50% off usage, and expanded cyber defense support.

  23. Ars Technica AIpolicy
    Six Chinese AI firms accused of aggressively copying US frontier models

    US urges AI firms to ID, then secretly switch, Chinese users to less-capable models.

  24. UK Algorithmic Transparency Recordspolicy
    MoJ: PolyAI / Luna

    PolyAI provides an AI-powered conversational voice assistant that automates routine telephone interactions and supports users in accessing services more efficiently.

  25. UK Algorithmic Transparency Recordspolicy
    MoJ: AICE Chatbot "Nova"

    FAQ Chatbot for MOJ/HMPPS Resourcing.

  26. UK Algorithmic Transparency Recordspolicy
    MoJ: Check-In with your probation officer (E-Supervision)

    AWS Rekognition is used within the Check-In with your probation officer service to support identity verification by performing facial comparison between user-submitted video and a photo held on file.

  27. UK Algorithmic Transparency Recordspolicy
    HM Courts & Tribunals Service: BenchNotes

    This system enables First‑Tier Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber (IAC) judges to securely transcribe their oral decisions in real time using Azure Speech Services ASR models.

  28. UK Algorithmic Transparency Recordspolicy
    The Crown Prosecution Service: Beam Notes

    Beam Notes is a digital solution designed to help prosecutors quickly and securely review video recorded evidence through transcription and summarisation of digitally recorded media.

  29. UK Algorithmic Transparency Recordspolicy
    HMRC: VAT Assist

    The service compares data added to a customers tax return against information HMRC holds for that customer to provide incisive feedback to help customers submit accurate tax returns.

  30. UK Algorithmic Transparency Recordspolicy
    HMRC: Ask Security

    A generative AI chatbot for internal use to allow HMRC colleagues access to HMRC Security Policies, Standards and Guidance.

  31. UK Algorithmic Transparency Recordspolicy
    HMRC: Business Propensity to Pay

    Predict business' likely engagement with tax debt recovery process.

  32. OpenAI Newspolicy
    The AI policy window is open. We need to act.

    Chris Lehane argues that stronger AI capabilities require stronger safety evidence, shared standards, and durable policy action while the policy window remains open.

  33. IEEE Spectrum AIpolicy
    China’s Regulators Take Aim at “AI Boyfriends”

    In the first weeks of July, a wave of sad posts rolled through Chinese social media, as people lamented friends and lovers they were about to lose. “He has become a bond in my life, rooted deep in my heart, my spiritual…

  34. Engadget AIpolicy
    Microsoft strikes deal with national teachers union to not use school data to train AI

    In the absence of federal protections from AI, unions are stepping up.

  35. Engadget AIpolicy
    Anthropic users are taking the company to court over Max subscription terms

    A new class-action lawsuit accuses Anthropic of misleading advertising about Claude usage with its top-tier plan.

  36. Engadget AIpolicy
    US authorities accuse Chinese AI companies of industrial-scale campaigns to copy American models

    The NSA, CISA and the FBI have accused DeepSeek, Moonshot and other Chinese AI companies of “distilling” American frontier AI models.

  37. AI Businesspolicy
    Why Sovereign AI is Becoming a Business Resilience Issue

    Enterprises are increasingly looking beyond data residency when considering AI sovereignty.

  38. MIT Technology Review AIpolicy
    Data from drones in Ukraine is fueling a new Wild West marketplace

    Battlefields in Ukraine are littered with the remnants of drones, which are now firmly established as a critical weapon of modern warfare. But behind all that wreckage, there’s a new gold mine for the defense sector. The…

  39. UK Algorithmic Transparency Recordspolicy
    Environment Agency: Regulatory Guidance Assistant

    An AI Assisted search and retrieval tool for regulatory guidance documents.

  40. Ars Technica AIpolicy
    Trump may be forced to reveal secret rules feds use for AI safety testing

    Trump’s secret reviews of frontier AI models may hide corruption, lawsuit says.

  41. Ars Technica AIpolicy
    “Zlibrary my beloved”: Anthropic staff chats extolling piracy cited in Sony suit

    Lawsuit: Anthropic’s torrenting totally screwed songwriters as AI songs top charts.

  42. Ars Technica AIpolicy
    ChatGPT and Reddit now face EU’s toughest online safety rules

    Explosive growth comes with a new regulatory burden in the European Union.

  43. OpenAI Newspolicy
    OpenAI supports California’s bill to advance youth AI safety

    OpenAI supports California SB 1119, advancing strong, age-appropriate AI safeguards for teens while preserving opportunities to learn, create, and explore.

  44. Ars Technica AIpolicy
    Trump blacklisting of “woke” Anthropic deemed illegal by federal judge

    Anthropic refused to support lethal autonomous warfare and mass surveillance.

  45. BBC Technologypolicy
    Tech Life

    The government agency that's encouraging high-risk and high-reward research.

  46. OpenAI Newspolicy
    New policy ideas for the Intelligence Age

    OpenAI funds 14 independent projects exploring new AI policy ideas to expand economic opportunity and strengthen societal resilience in the Intelligence Age.

  47. UK Algorithmic Transparency Recordspolicy
    Standards and Testing Agency: LLM - KS2 Writing Sample Generator

    Large Language model used to generate examples of pupils' writing at various standards at the end of KS2.

  48. OpenAI Newspolicy
    Apple is getting this wrong

    OpenAI addresses Apple’s baseless lawsuit, corrects claims about its employees, and shares messages documenting what happened.

  49. OpenAI Newspolicy
    Univé builds an AI-ready workforce

    See how Univé built an AI-ready workforce with ChatGPT Enterprise by combining leadership, responsible governance, and employee-led innovation to transform work at scale.

  50. IEEE Spectrum AIpolicy
    Are AI Models Working Harder Than They Need to?

    Much of modern AI runs on multiplication. Neural networks behind everything from generated answers to photo organization and song recommendations perform millions or billions of operations that multiply inputs by learned…