US states set new limits on AI use in classrooms
August 28, 2026
| Amy Miller
US states are moving quickly to regulate artificial intelligence in education, with new laws preserving human oversight, restricting student use and requiring clearer standards for classroom tools. But the eme... (more story)
AI chatbots offer next front for US state AGs following Meta settlement
August 26, 2026
| Emma Whitford and Amy Miller
Artificial intelligence companies developing chatbots will likely face mounting pressure from US state attorneys general following an historic settlement Wednesday between Meta Platforms and 52 AGs over claims... (more story)
Japan's AI code puts 'explain' to the test
August 25, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan’s finalized generative AI principles code gives AI providers clearer boundaries around what they are expected to disclose, while putting more substance around what it means to “explain” when they do not.
US lawmakers push for AI data center transparency with limited success
August 21, 2026
| Amy Miller
Amid an AI-fueled boom in data center construction, lawmakers in more than a dozen US states introduced legislation to prohibit state agencies and local governments from entering into nondisclosure agreements ... (more story)
UK privacy regulator eyes bigger AI role with statutory code, sandbox
August 21, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
The UK privacy regulator is preparing a statutory code on AI and automated decision-making, while scoping research on AI’s impact on children that MLex understands will inform the code. The Information Commiss... (more story)
India lets AI into patent examination — but who's really deciding?
August 21, 2026
| Freny Patel
India's Patent Office is putting formal rules around the use of artificial intelligence across patent examination while drawing a line against allowing AI to replace examiner judgment. The safeguards look robu... (more story)
AI changes the conversation around California’s wiretap law
August 21, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
An early wiretapping ruling against Otter.ai offers clues—and exposes complications—for courts considering similar privacy claims against ChatGPT and Grok.
EU’s cookie-banner overhaul stalls amid competing interests
August 18, 2026
| Matthew Newman
The EU's latest attempt to reduce cookie banners has stalled as lawmakers struggle to balance consumers' demands for fewer consent requests, publishers' reliance on advertising revenue, and privacy advocates' ... (more story)