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Lula’s party ramps up pressure to launch probe into Grok’s deepfakes in Brazil January 16, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Lawmakers from the political group of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are seeking to place the country among jurisdictions worldwide that are taking action against X’s Grok AI chatbot.

EU lawmaker slams European Commission's inaction over Grok’s illegal nudity January 16, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

Green lawmaker Sergey Lagodinsky criticized the European Commission for failing to act decisively against X’s AI chatbot Grok after it was used to generate non-consensual sexual images. He urged temporary susp... (more story)

Japan rebukes X over Grok sexual deepfake images, promises action January 16, 2026 | Jeyup S Kwaak

Adding to the global fallout from provocative deepfakes created with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence service Grok, Japan issued its sternest warning yet, threatening “all possible measures” against his company X.

LG, SK, Upstage teams move to next round of South Korea sovereign AI project January 16, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

South Korea has shortlisted three consortia led by LG AI Research, SK Telecom and Upstage AI to advance in a government-backed contest to develop sovereign foundation AI models. A Naver Cloud-led team was excl... (more story)

OpenAI bid to block trial on Musk's fraud claims denied by US judge January 16, 2026 | Mike Swift

In denying summary judgement motions by OpenAI and Microsoft, a US judge in Oakland, California, assured that a federal jury will decide Elon Musk's allegations that OpenAI committed fraud and breach of charit... (more story)

US FTC keeping close watch on AI inputs to safeguard competition, official says January 15, 2026 | Alex Wilts

The US Federal Trade Commission is “very carefully monitoring” the key inputs underlying artificial intelligence to ensure competition in the sector remains robust, a senior agency official said Thursday.

Volume of redactions in ChatGPT discovery logs ‘mindboggling,’ US judge says January 15, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Samuel Rubenfeld

OpenAI has over-redacted 20 million ChatGPT user conversations in a manner that is “frankly mindboggling” and the company must quickly redo its work with a lighter touch, US Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang said T... (more story)

EU lawmakers’ leading roles for AI Act overhaul are falling into place January 15, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi and Júlia Tar

EU lawmakers are settling key roles regarding the European Parliament’s handling of packages of amendments to the AI Act and GDPR. The AI package is further advanced, with lawmakers Michael McNamara and Arba K... (more story)

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X’s Grok deepfake controversy exposes fragmented global online safety enforcement January 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo, Henrique Santiago and Sara Brandstätter

The outcry over the use of X’s Grok chatbot to create sexualized deepfakes has provided a global stress-test of online safety laws and highlighted how national legal frameworks are shaping different approaches... (more story)

AI to stay top of mind for copyright holders, practitioners worldwide in 2026 January 15, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The parameters of permissible copyright use in AI training slowly came into focus in 2025 but how rightsholders are gaining the much-needed clarity differ vastly by region. In the new year look to countries l... (more story)

Probe of X's Grok tests UK online safety enforcement pace, reliance on risk assessments January 13, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Frank Hersey

The pressure is on for a quick turnaround from UK regulator Ofcom in its investigation into non-consensual images on X. But the Online Safety Act’s emphasis on risk assessments — paired with its own lack of tr... (more story)

WhatsApp’s AI changes in Italy give EU injunction headache January 13, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Meta Platforms' move to allow only Italian users to continue using rival AI chatbots on its WhatsApp platform — such as Poke.com and Perplexity — poses a headache for EU enforcers over pursuing their own inter... (more story)

Yongin dispute exposes fault lines in South Korea's race for AI leadership January 13, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Political infighting over South Korea’s flagship Yongin Semiconductor Cluster has eased after the presidential office ruled out any review of its location. But the episode has underscored lingering political r... (more story)

The UK has everything it needs to regulate AI. So will it? January 12, 2026 | Frank Hersey

The UK government has constantly pushed the prospect of AI regulation further down its agenda. It is no longer clear when an AI bill might be published, if at all. Its stance on keeping abreast of AI by mainta... (more story)

Can X be captured by European online safety rules for intimate deepfake scandal? January 09, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Patricia Figueiredo

Elon Musk’s platform X has moved to restrict Grok's image generation and editing tools to paying users following weeks of regulatory and political backlash over the creation of intimate deepfakes. The change h... (more story)

Character AI, Google avoid risks by settling US case over chatbot safety January 09, 2026 | Amy Miller

Character.AI and Google chose a different path than social media companies when facing a wave of lawsuits alleging their chatbots contribute to suicides and mental health issues for children and teenagers — th... (more story)