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653 articles filed under Policy and regulation, newest first, from the outlets listed on the sources page.
- BBC TechnologypolicyOfcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants feature
The regulator said Instagram had not fully assessed risks posed by its Instants feature prior to launching it.
- Guardian Technologypolicy‘We’re not going to go away’: the mom fighting for social media reform after her son’s suicide
A new documentary follows Kristin Bride as she takes on Congress after the death of her 16-year-old son who was cyberbullied At this point in time, going anywhere without your smartphone feels almost like leaving behind…
- Guardian AIpolicyOpenAI admits misstep in handling AI agent interactions with Australian government sites – video
In a parliamentary inquiry, OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon is questioned by independent senator David Pocock about the company's notification process after OpenAI agents accessed Australian government website d…
- Tom's Guide AIpolicyMeta Muse can keep files on people who have never used it — here's what I found
Consumer AI launches, tools, and practical coverage.
- Guardian AIpolicyAnthropic says AI agents didn’t breach Australian government websites – video
During a joint parliamentary hearing on artificial intelligence, Anthropic’s head of safeguards, Dave Orr, says that investigations of hundreds of millions of transcripts reveal no unauthorised interactions with Australi…
- SiliconANGLE AIpolicyUtah gives startup Nolla Health permission to start issuing AI automated prescriptions for acne treatments
Utah has become the first state in the U.S. to give an artificial intelligence startup permission to automate the approval of prescription refills with only minimal oversight from human physicians. In a blog post today,…
- TechRadar AIpolicyAmazon commits $1 billion to communities near data centers, AWS CEO says it no longer uses NDAs with government agencies
Mainstream AI news from a large tech publication.
- Guardian AIpolicyOpenAI has ‘work to do to rebuild trust’ in Australia, executive tells AI inquiry
Anthropic tells inquiry it ‘never tried to dictate’ Australian copyright rules as the ABC says copyright laws do not need changing Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI has used an appearanc…
- LessWrongpolicyThree types of AI risk: why (some) leftists are against (some) AI regulations
You may have seen factions of the left being opposed to current attempts to regulate the AI industry, despite the fact that they clearly also want to stop AI. I think I can explain why we're talking past each other. To d…
- LessWrongpolicyA closer look at what ozone and nuclear arms control tell us about regulating AI
Cross-posted from my Substack and adapted for LessWrong. Epistemic status: confident, with qualifications about what would change my mind at the bottom. An influential AI policy coalition, well-known to readers of this f…
- SiliconANGLE AIpolicyNetApp puts sovereign storage at the center of European infrastructure decisions
Sovereign storage is becoming an architectural and operational consideration for European enterprises as they invest in AI, modernization and cyber resilience. Sovereignty now covers much more than where data is physical…
- TechRadar AIpolicyUS counties are desperately trying to stop data centers from taking over: A look at how Charlotte, Pima County, and Guildford County are dealing with the onslaught - with an interesting catch
Mainstream AI news from a large tech publication.
- TechCrunch AIpolicyOpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU
OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect, it says.
- The Verge AIpolicyOpenAI is adding text watermarking in ChatGPT and Codex
An invisible, machine-readable watermark in text output is rolling out to ChatGPT and Codex, but only for users in the European Union at first. OpenAI says its textGrain watermarking "matched or exceeded" other approache…
- IEEE Spectrum AIpolicy6 Guidelines for Governing AI
For the first 10 years of my career, I worked in product management and data analytics by myself. I wrote database queries that pulled numbers out of corporate systems, built statistical models to predict what customers…
- Guardian AIpolicyThe Guardian view on sexual abuse in schools: teachers cannot deal with this alone | Editorial
Politicians must redouble their efforts to tackle a disturbing pattern of pupils assaulting classmates The Guardian’s findings about the extent of sexual abuse in schools require an urgent, calibrated response. Data reve…
- The DecoderpolicyOpenAI will watermark ChatGPT text in the EU but makes it optional for API users worldwide
OpenAI is adding invisible textGrain watermarks to ChatGPT in the EU, but unlike Anthropic, it will let API customers worldwide opt out. Tests show detection rates as high as 95 percent, dropping to 17 percent when a qua…
- BBC TechnologypolicyPentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told
It labelled Anthropic a "supply chain risk" in February after the firm refused to remove safety guardrails from its tools.
- Guardian TechnologypolicyNorway plans temporary ban on smart glasses in some public places
Camera-enabled Meta spectacles are already restricted in UK and US because of fears about covert recording Norway is planning a temporary ban on smart glasses in some public places, amid rising global concern at the spre…
- OpenAI NewspolicyOur approach to EU text provenance rules
How OpenAI is approaching text watermarking under EU rules. Learn where watermarks apply, how detection works, and why access starts with researchers.
- The Verge AIpolicySen. Adam Schiff on AI regulation, free speech, and impeaching Trump one more time
Today, I’m talking with Sen. Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California. Schiff sits on a number of committees with oversight into tech and AI: intellectual property, antitrust, privacy and technology — it’s all there. I re…
- Guardian TechnologypolicyOpenAI executive Jason Kwon to face grilling at parliament about AI hacking Australians’ private data
Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI must explain…
- Ars Technica AIpolicyAI glasses face their first major government crackdown
Norway wants time to write permanent rules for glasses that can record bystanders.
- Guardian AIpolicyAccept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman
Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver Sam Altman says he believes the world should accept “bad things” happening with AI in exchange for the benefits of…
- TechRadar AIpolicyOpenAI sent an oddly casual apology after its AI accessed Australian government systems
Mainstream AI news from a large tech publication.
- Guardian AIpolicyThe UK’s G20 presidency will push Andy Burnham to the centre of the global stage. What will he use it for? | Michael Jacobs
This is a chance for the PM to advance his progressive agenda and tackle urgent issues such as AI regulation and climate action Among the many crucial decisions Andy Burnham has to make over the next few weeks, one has g…
- Engadget AIpolicyOpenAI will add a digital watermark to text and code generated in the EU
This move is to comply with the EU's new AI transparency rules.
- BBC TechnologypolicyTrump chooses top spy boss to run new AI taskforce
The US president said his national intelligence chief will lead the group as worries over AI grow.
- TechCrunch AIpolicyCan ‘super intelligence’ and a non-binding safety pact solve AI’s image problem?
On Equity, we discussed the Trump administration's attempts to rebrand AI.
- The DecoderpolicyTrump launches "Super Intelligence Force" that has nothing to do with actual superintelligence
Donald Trump has established a "Super Intelligence Force." "Superintelligence" is his term for artificial intelligence. The unit is led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton and other government officials, coo…
- The Verge AIpolicyNJ’s former Lt Gov is using AI to say he’s innocent of sexual harassment
New Jersey's lieutenant governor Dale Caldwell was forced to resign on September 25th after an investigation found he had sexually harassed a staffer and repeatedly violated ethics rules. The now-former Lt. governor has…
- TechCrunch AIpolicyTrump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force
This new task force is Trump's latest response to the debate over AI safety.
- Guardian AIpolicyTrump names intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new White House AI czar
Clayton had said AI was a ‘gamechanger’ but also posed ‘a threat’ during his confirmation hearing Donald Trump on Sunday named Jay Clayton, the director of national intelligence , to also serve as the new White House AI…
- WIRED AIpolicyRural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, data center projects in rural areas could be eligible for major tax benefits starting next year. Some hyperscalers do not seem eager to take the free cash.
- Guardian TechnologypolicyOwn a smartphone? Then you’re paying the ‘app tax’. It’s a racket and it’s time the UK faced Apple and Google down | Chi Onwurah
A deep-seated duopoly allows the tech giants to exploit the public and developers. But the regulator has powers to stop this abuse – it should use them Chi Onwurah is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and Wes…
- Engadget AIpolicyTrump announces an AI czar for his newly created 'Super Intelligence Force'
That’s really what it’s called and there’s actually someone in charge of it.
- TechCrunch AIpolicyAmazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer uses NDAs
The CEO of Amazon Web Services tried to push back against widespread suspicion of data centers.
- Guardian TechnologypolicyCalifornia’s new laws target workers’ biggest fear of AI taking their jobs
The state, which is home to many AI companies, is one of the first to roll out workplace regulations targeting the technology California’s laws aimed at protecting workers from the impacts of artificial intelligence coul…
- Guardian Technologypolicy‘Elon is my prophet’: how Musk’s Doge team took a wrecking ball to Washington
When the new ‘department of government efficiency’ sent young techies to disrupt federal agencies, not everyone complied. Here’s what happened when one worker fought to protect immigrant data In the early hours of Saturd…
- Ars Technica AIpolicyApple changes full-disk access permissions to curb abuse from AI agents
Meta says FDA isn’t sufficient to Muse reading messages. Apple begs to differ.
- Tom's Guide AIpolicy'Algorithms lack the spark of humanity' — Pope Leo XIV continues his anti-AI stance denouncing AI generated 'art'
Consumer AI launches, tools, and practical coverage.
- TechRadar AIpolicyOpenAI, Blackstone, Softbank form US data center lobbying group —American Infrastructure Alliance's first job is stop states from blocking AI data center
Mainstream AI news from a large tech publication.
- TechRadar AIpolicyMeta told the IRS its AI data centers are experimental to shave $6 billion off its tax bill
Mainstream AI news from a large tech publication.
- Guardian TechnologypolicyUS arrests California man for allegedly smuggling $300m worth of computer servers to China
Greg Lui allegedly used false paperwork to smuggle export-controlled gear from US to third countries and then China US authorities have arrested a man accused of smuggling more than $300m worth of computer servers to Chi…
- Guardian AIpolicyGeorgia holds emergency meeting on AI exposing voters’ secret ballots
A Princeton researcher found that publicly available election records could be combined with AI to link voters to their ballots When voters cast their ballots, their votes are supposed to remain secret: from their family…
- TechCrunch AIpolicyCall it AI, call it Super Intelligence, only 2% of consumers are buying it
This week, the White House got nearly every major tech CEO in one room — Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk, and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei among them — to sign an AI safety pledge that President Donald Trump called “morally binding.…
- TechCrunch AIpolicyIt’s not AI anymore, it’s ‘super intelligence’ (according to the White House)
This week, the White House got nearly every major tech CEO in one room — Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk, and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei among them — to sign an AI safety pledge that President Donald Trump called “morally binding.…
- Guardian AIpolicyOpenAI’s Medicare attack has exposed Australia’s ‘tech debt’. Fixing it could bring a big bill for taxpayers
Home affairs department orders all federal government agencies to conduct review of ‘legacy technology’ amid fallout from AI agent hacks Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian governm…
- WIRED AIpolicyTrump’s Crazy AI Rebrand Was a Loyalty Test for Tech Execs—and It Worked
For years these billionaires gushed obsessively about AI. But they meekly went along when Trump canceled the term.
- The Register AI + MLpolicyOpenAI's wandering AI agents earn it a California subpoena
Plus: Attorneys-general say investigators should have direct access to AI companies' records when things go wrong