The senators want to know what the companies deducted under a 2025 tax law and whether they lobbied before it passed. They have requested answers by Oct. 12.

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Sep 28, 2026Policy

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States Seek Answers From OpenAI After Its AI Agents Breached Outside Systems

A Senate investigation adds pressure, but existing AI safety laws may not require disclosure of breaches that cause no catastrophic harm.

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Sep 27, 2026Policy

Lawsuit Policy

Suno Says User Creations Helped Train Its Music Model Amid New Copyright Suit

Sony and Universal say music generated by earlier Suno models may carry forward the effects of allegedly unauthorized training. Suno disputes their claims.

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Sep 27, 2026Policy

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Trump Set to Dine With Anthropic CEO Days After Pentagon Blacklist Ruling

The planned private dinner follows an appeals ruling against Anthropic in a dispute over who controls Claude’s military use.

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Sep 27, 2026Policy

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Bill Gates Urges Mandatory U.S. AI Safeguards, Warning of Catastrophic Misuse

In a Meet the Press interview, Gates argues that lawmakers and law enforcement should help set required protections—and that doing so need not dramatically slow AI development.

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Sep 27, 2026Policy

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UK Campaigner Warns Australia After Britain Backs Away From AI Copyright Opt-Out

Beeban Kidron says Australia should heed the British campaign. The UK has abandoned its preferred approach to AI training but has not settled on a replacement.

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Sep 27, 2026Policy

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Kenjiro Tsuda Sues TikTok, Seeking Removal of Alleged AI Voice Copies

The account behind the videos is no longer viewable, but a Tokyo court must still decide whether TikTok was responsible for removing its posts.

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Sep 26, 2026Policy

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Australian Senate Inquiry Calls OpenAI and Anthropic Chiefs to Answer AI Safety Questions

The invitations are voluntary for now. Lawmakers want public answers after an OpenAI test agent gained unauthorized access to a government statistics portal.

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Sep 26, 2026Policy

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U.S. and China Agree to Create AI Incident Channel After Washington Summit

The governments also set another exchange by November. Their public commitments leave the incident channel’s operating rules undefined.

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Sep 25, 2026Policy

Regulation Policy

Anthropic Investor Lonsdale Warns AI Safety Push Could Entrench Leading Labs

He accepts that AI safety risks are real but argues that leading developers’ influence over regulation could strengthen their market position.

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Sep 25, 2026Policy

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Oregon Requires Outside Safety Reviews for Frontier AI Used by State Agencies

The order took effect immediately, but officials still must define which models it covers and what counts as an adequate review.

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Sep 25, 2026Policy

Lawsuit Policy

DaVoice Sues Perplexity Over Alleged Misuse of Wake-Word Technology

The trade-secret case centers on technology allegedly shared during a collaboration. Redactions leave the claimed misuse hard to assess.

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Sep 25, 2026Policy

Lawsuit Policy

Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon’s Exclusion of Anthropic Over Claude Restrictions

The divided ruling keeps a military procurement ban in place despite a separate California decision against a broader restriction.

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Sep 25, 2026Policy

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26 Attorneys General Urge Congress to Set AI Safety Rules Without Sidelining States

The coalition wants expert oversight of safety tests and public findings when incidents occur. Its demand follows a breach during OpenAI’s internal evaluations.

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Sep 25, 2026Policy

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Innocence Project Takes Up Case Behind Tasmania’s AI-Backed Parole Speech Ban

Robyn Blewer has publicly confirmed her group is taking on Susan Neill-Fraser’s case. A conversation between them preceded the parole restriction, which was later removed after a court challenge.

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Sep 25, 2026Policy

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China Says Trump and Xi Back More AI Dialogue, but No Specific Deal Is Confirmed

China’s account calls for cooperation on AI risks, but it leaves the proposed channel for serious incidents without announced operating rules.

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Sep 25, 2026Policy

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Pentagon Seeks $30.3 Million for AI Lie-Detection Program Despite Reliability Concerns

Polygraph+ would combine AI scoring with sensors that can take readings without touching a subject. Congress has not approved the request, and experts question what those readings can prove.

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Sep 24, 2026Policy

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Google, OpenAI and Anthropic Are Reportedly Working on an AI Safety Standards Body

The proposed group could launch in late 2026 or 2027, but its rules, authority and relationship to an existing industry forum remain undefined.

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