Calls for AI pacing make waves, if not consensus, in Washington
September 14, 2026
| Emma Whitford
A call from US artificial intelligence company CEOs this weekend to slow the pace of frontier model development has members of Congress demanding action. But lawmakers are not of one mind on how to proceed, an... (more story)
UK AI regulation push amidst calls for global 'pacing' raises questions of impact
September 14, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
A UK parliamentary report published Monday calling for AI-specific legislation and a new AI oversight body adds to mounting pressure for British action on powerful AI models. It sits alongside recent calls to ... (more story)
Japan's shrinking workforce tests balance between AI autonomy, human control
September 14, 2026
| Genta Nakanishi
Japan's shrinking workforce is turning artificial intelligence from a productivity tool into a potential source of digital labor. Japanese companies are experimenting with giving AI more work while keeping key... (more story)
California pushes chatbot regulation beyond user safeguards
September 11, 2026
| Amy Miller
California is going further than other states' chatbot laws by regulating how AI companies design, test, audit and operate chatbots used by minors, not just requiring disclosures or responses to self-harm. Ada... (more story)
UK’s voluntary model for AI safety testing faces global reality check
September 11, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
The limitations of the UK’s reliance on voluntary arrangements for testing the safety of frontier AI tools were exposed this week, after reports that Anthropic did not grant the AI Security Institute access to... (more story)
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)