California sets AI audit rules as industry pushes for federal standards
September 10, 2026
| Amy Miller
California is laying the groundwork for more independent AI audits and assessments, even as Governor Gavin Newsom and major AI companies push Congress to establish nationwide standards. But as federal legislat... (more story)
US copyright owners seek fresh take on transformative fair use in AI training wars
September 09, 2026
| Emma Whitford
Copyright owners aren’t denying the myriad novel uses of ChatGPT, summary judgment briefs in closely watched US lawsuits show. Instead, they say that an innovative technology can still be a substitute for the ... (more story)
Laion case could steer EU AI copyright reform
September 09, 2026
| Inbar Preiss
Germany’s top civil court is poised to send a copyright dispute between a photographer and AI dataset provider Laion to the EU's top court, raising questions over text and data mining, machine-readable opt-out... (more story)
Flock faces mounting litigation in US amid backlash over AI-powered surveillance
September 08, 2026
| Xu Yuan
Flock Safety, the operator of a nationwide network of cameras that capture motor vehicle information, is facing increasing lawsuits amid a public outcry over privacy concerns arising from what plaintiffs call ... (more story)
AI tests UK financial regulations' scope along with firms' cyber defenses
September 08, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
The growing popularity of using AI to inform financial decisions is raising questions about whether the UK's Financial Conduct Authority should change its regulatory approach to manage the risks of the fast de... (more story)
India's DABUS copyright test may not work for everyday AI users
September 08, 2026
| Freny Patel
India’s Copyright Office identified the human author for artwork generated by Stephen Thaler's DABUS-artificial intelligence system, but doing so for outputs produced through commercial generative-AI tools may... (more story)
Frontier AI hacking incidents expose gaps in EU rulebook
September 07, 2026
| Masha Borak
Hacking incidents involving frontier AI models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic have raised questions about whether the EU's landmark AI law should be updated to cover the risks posed by technology that's sti... (more story)
OpenAI agent breach strains IP rules built around human conduct
September 04, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
A recent unauthorized download of private code and data hosted on Hugging Face — and public staging of some of the same material — is surfacing new questions about liability under US intellectual property law,... (more story)