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Shakeup of UK rules for AI in healthcare puts stress on device evolution October 06, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Draft UK guidance on managing changes to AI-enabled medical devices is due by December, and a consultation on classifying them is planned by spring 2027, the government said Tuesday. The measures form part of ... (more story)

National social media bans should proceed during EU Kids Act talks, govts say October 06, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

National social media restrictions should be allowed to proceed while the Kids Act is negotiated, several EU governments told the European Commission on Tuesday, MLex has learned. During a call organized by th... (more story)

South Korean police probe data breaches at banks amid suspected AI use October 06, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

South Korean police have begun investigating data breaches reported at four banks and several other financial companies, some of which President Lee Jae Myung said appeared to involve attacks using artificial ... (more story)

OpenAI, Anthropic back mandatory AI incident reporting in Australia October 06, 2026 | Sean Maguire

OpenAI and Anthropic backed mandatory AI incident reporting in Australia after disclosures that OpenAI models had gained unauthorized access to government websites. OpenAI said legislation would clarify disclo... (more story)

Lifting Australian merger thresholds could miss antitrust concerns: ACCC's Woodward October 06, 2026 | Saloni Sinha and Lewis Crofts

Raising Australia’s merger-notification thresholds after a review of the new regime could still leave deals that raise competition concerns outside the new mandatory system, an Australian competition official ... (more story)

South Korea to launch project on frontier AI model in early 2027 October 06, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

South Korea will launch a project early next year to develop a homegrown frontier artificial intelligence model capable of ranking among the world’s most advanced, a senior Science and ICT Ministry official sa... (more story)

AI executives struggle to quantify catastrophic risks at contentious NYC hearing October 06, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

New York City lawmakers grilled Meta, Google, Anthropic and OpenAI over catastrophic AI risks, and said the companies failed to give clear answers on safety, oversight and accountability.

AI buildout may call for disclosures due to long-term risks, US Fed says October 05, 2026 | Neil Roland

The AI buildout may entail financial risks related to "significant long-term structural shifts" that go beyond hazards of short-term asset repricing, a US Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City paper said, noting... (more story)

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Japan's AI voice ruling puts recognition ahead of enforcement October 05, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

A recognizable voice can earn money for a stranger without the human behind it speaking a word. Japan’s latest AI ruling gives performers grounds to challenge that exploitation, but leaves the decisions that w... (more story)

Suno's AI music training faces novel US challenge by musicians Isbell, Lowery October 02, 2026 | Mike Swift

Suno is facing a novel lawsuit from musicians David Lowery and Jason Isbell alleging the AI music service unlawfully indexed and exploited artists' identities and voices. Rather than copyright claims, the suit... (more story)

UK AI startups’ tilt against non-compete clauses pits innovation against IP October 02, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

UK artificial intelligence startups are holding the government's feet to the fire over the competition impact of tech companies' employment clamps, stepping into the debate this week over an ongoing consultati... (more story)

Better AI recommendations alone won’t secure UK patent protection October 02, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Emotional Perception AI’s neural network patent application has been rejected again, this time on remand from the UK Supreme Court, with the UK Intellectual Property Office finding the claimed media recommenda... (more story)

Could a bad regulatory week for OpenAI be agentic AI turning point? October 02, 2026 | Mike Swift

It's too soon to know whether the incursion of OpenAI's AI agents into Hugging Face will prove to be the same kind of inflection point for the AI industry that the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal was for s... (more story)

IPO chief suggests shorter US IP protection for inventions with limited human input October 01, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Artificial intelligence tops the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s agenda, and the US may need a shorter-term right for inventions with limited human input, President John Cheek told MLex at the group... (more story)

US-China AI dialogue faces a test of trust over incident alerts October 01, 2026 | MLex Staff

The US and China say they have agreed to talk about artificial intelligence risks and alert each other to serious incidents. The looming question is whether the two governments racing to lead in AI will share ... (more story)

BRICS AI copyright push has political weight, but legal gaps remain October 01, 2026 | Freny Patel

BRICS has put creator remuneration for artificial intelligence training on the global agenda, but deep legal divides and practical hurdles could leave its ambitious copyright push with more political weight than bite.