Sep 24, 2026PolicyRegulationPolicySanders and Casar Introduce Bill to Pause Advanced AI and Ban SuperintelligenceThe lawmakers outlined their plan earlier this month. Its introduction puts a sweeping proposal before a Congress where some doubt it can pass.3 min
Sep 24, 2026PolicyLawsuitPolicyOpenAI Asks Judge to End Musk Companies’ ChatGPT Antitrust Case Before TrialOpenAI says SpaceX’s investor disclosures and weaker-than-expected results from its Apple integration undermine claims that the partnership shut out rivals. A judge has not ruled.2 min
Sep 24, 2026PolicySecurity riskPolicyAustralia Says OpenAI Agent Breached One Government Portal, Not FourOfficials say the agent’s visits to three other sites were routine. A review will examine the intrusion, the delayed alert and whether current law is adequate.3 min
Sep 23, 2026PolicyGovernment actionPolicyState Department Bureau Orders Diplomats to Call AI “Super Intelligence”The instruction applies to a bureau that handles U.S. missions to U.N. and other multilateral agencies. Its reach across the rest of government remains unclear.2 min
Sep 23, 2026PolicyLaunchPolicyAnthropic’s Amodei Pledges to Slow AI Releases as Needed for Safety at UNHe also sought global testing standards, while OpenAI’s chief called for government oversight and US officials resisted international rules.2 min
Sep 23, 2026PolicySecurity riskPolicyAlbanese Says OpenAI Agent Accessed Non-Public Files in Medicare PortalAustralia is investigating the June intrusion. Its prime minister says there is no evidence personal information was accessed, but criticized OpenAI’s notification delay.3 min
Sep 23, 2026PolicyPolicyAltman and Amodei Urge AI Cooperation at UN as Trump Warns Against Global ControlThe rival executives agreed on the need for care, but their appeal left open what countries would do together.3 min
Sep 23, 2026PolicyLawsuitPolicyTraders Buy New York Times Call Options Amid Unsealed OpenAI Lawsuit FilingsInternal warnings about AI’s effect on journalism are now public, but the Justice Department has urged the court to protect model training under fair use.3 min
Sep 23, 2026PolicyGovernment actionPolicyCNBC Interviews Texas Trump Voter Frustrated With GOP Over Data CentersA possible project near one voter’s home shows the political pressure behind Abbott’s permit halt. A statewide poll shows broad opposition, but not how people will vote.3 min
Sep 22, 2026PolicyGovernment actionPolicyUK to Set Up Centre to Counter Foreign Disinformation and DeepfakesThe planned centre will work with intelligence agencies, police and social media companies, but how it will disrupt an information attack remains unclear.3 min
Sep 22, 2026PolicyGovernment actionPolicyBecerra and Hilton Withhold Full Backing for Newsom’s AI SafeguardsBoth candidates favor AI rules in principle, but neither has endorsed the outside checks and emergency-shutoff proposal now under state review.2 min
Sep 22, 2026PolicyGovernment actionPolicyTrump Rejects Global AI Rules at U.N., Casting Speed as America’s AdvantageThe president’s position puts U.S. competition and rapid development at odds with a U.N. process meant to build common international approaches to AI governance.2 min
Sep 22, 2026PolicyGovernment actionPolicyMaryland Lays Out AI Policy Agenda for Work, Schools and Likeness RightsGovernor Wes Moore’s administration is setting a statewide direction for AI policy, with legislative proposals and agency coordination still to come.3 min
Sep 22, 2026PolicyGovernment actionPolicyPritzker Creates Illinois AI Cabinet to Weigh Safety Rules and Data-Center ConditionsThe new body has no members yet and imposes no new rules, but it will examine whether state leverage over data centers, procurement and liability should become part of AI oversight.2 min
Sep 22, 2026PolicySecurity riskPolicyMicrosoft Takes Down EvilTokens, an AI Service Built for Email FraudThe court-authorized operation removed infrastructure behind a service that Microsoft says turned compromised email accounts into maps for impersonation and payment scams.4 min
Sep 22, 2026PolicyResearchPolicyILO Publishes Study of AI Gains and Worker Risks in Chinese FirmsReported benefits are concentrated in routine, data-heavy work, while weak measurement and income concerns complicate the productivity story.2 min
Sep 22, 2026PolicyGovernment actionPolicyDeepSeek Expected to Brief UN Security Council on AI RisksThe planned Wednesday session would put developers’ views on AI risks before the U.N. body responsible for international peace and security, though the attendance lineup remains subject to change.2 min
Sep 22, 2026PolicyPolicyNYU Publishes Animal-Communication AI Guidelines as Researchers Warn Against InterferenceThe PEPP framework is meant to steer tools toward understanding animals rather than provoking or controlling them, but it arrives without an international AI agreement to enforce such boundaries.3 min