EU calls for cooperation on frontier AI after US blocks Anthropic models access
June 15, 2026
| Matthew Newman
The EU has called for cooperation on the development of frontier AI systems after the US restricted foreign governments, companies, and individuals from accessing Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models. He... (more story)
Chinese judge addresses legal questions as embodied AI industry booms
June 15, 2026
| Yonnex Li
A Chinese judicial official has outlined how courts will assign blame when robots powered by artificial intelligence cause harm, establishing "layered liability" rules for the rapidly commercializing embodied ... (more story)
UK plan for under-16s social media ban sees major groundwork for Ofcom
June 15, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
UK plans for an under-16s ban on social media platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X will involve the online safety regulator conducting a "rapid study" of the technology need... (more story)
Meta will face US claims of pirating pornographic content for AI
June 12, 2026
| Emma Whitford
Meta Platforms will face claims of direct, vicarious and contributory copyright infringement by prolific litigator Strike 3 Holdings, following a motion-to-dismiss order by US District Judge Eumi K. Lee in the... (more story)
Google brings first US suit over abuse of its AI products by 'massive' phishing
June 12, 2026
| Mike Swift
Google has filed its first lawsuit over misuse of its Gemini AI products, targeting the China-based “Outsider” phishing enterprise, which allegedly enabled criminals to launch AI-generated phishing campaigns f... (more story)
JASRAC's AI rule makes human authorship gateway to Japan music royalties
June 12, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan’s main music copyright-management organization will handle music created with artificial intelligence only when human creative contribution can be recognized, putting royalty collection for AI-involved s... (more story)
China pushes platforms to curb misinformation on businesses, entrepreneurs
June 12, 2026
| MLex Staff
China’s internet platforms face new expectations to police business-related content under a self-regulatory agreement released by the Cyberspace Administration of China, which requires platforms to remove fals... (more story)
Nanjing appeal court holds China AI provider liable for hallucinated defamation
June 12, 2026
| MLex Staff
A decision by the Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court offers one of the clearest judicial signals yet that Chinese courts intend to hold AI providers accountable for harmful content they generate, while stoppi... (more story)