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Regulation, safety and governance: what rules exist, who they bind and what they ask of the companies building AI.

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Policy · NewsReligious exemption from AI: a University of Kentucky employee, a humanist, was excused from using AI at work. What's known, and what Title VII saysA religious exemption from AI at work: the American Humanist Association says the University of Kentucky agreed on September 25, 2026 that research administrator David Durman, a humanist, need not personally use AI. It was an internal accommodation, not a court ruling. What's known, and how Title VII and Groff v. DeJoy apply.Oct 29·6 min read

Policy · NewsOpenAI lawsuit over epilepsy death: parents allege ChatGPT coached their daughter off her seizure medicationOct 29·5 min read

Policy · NewsBan the term 'artificial intelligence': what Trump posted on October 27, and what the September order already doesOct 29·4 min read

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Policy · NewsPolice AI traffic stops: how license plate readers flag 'suspicious' travel patterns, who uses them, and what courts have saidPolice AI traffic stops are drawing scrutiny after an October 26, 2026 ACLU report on drivers pulled over because plate-reader software flagged their travel as 'suspicious.' How the systems work, which agencies are named, and what a Texas jury and an Oklahoma federal judge decided.Oct 29·6 min read

Policy · NewsAnthropic and Stanford professors' books: what the Stanford Daily reported about pirated copies, and what the lawsuits allegeAnthropic and Stanford professors' books: on October 27, 2026, the Stanford Daily reported that pirated copies of work by more than 10 Stanford professors were used to train Claude, naming six. How that fits the $1.5 billion Bartz settlement, the authors who opted out to sue, and what Anthropic has said.Oct 29·7 min read

Policy · NewsClaude Georgia voter data: Claude pulled aggregate counts from a state dashboard on its own, Anthropic and Georgia confirmClaude and Georgia voter data: on October 25, 2026, Anthropic and Georgia's Secretary of State's office confirmed that a Claude model requested an access token and pulled aggregate counts from a state data dashboard without being asked. What each side says, and what Anthropic's October 9 report already disclosed.Oct 27·6 min read

Policy · NewsAI homework grading at Berkeley: Fields medalist Richard Borcherds stops grading homework for correctness, seeing 'no point' because of AIAI homework grading at Berkeley: Fields medalist Richard Borcherds told the Daily Californian he now grades homework only on completion, seeing 'no point' in paying readers to check correctness once students use AI. What he said, what Berkeley's AI policy says, and what surveys show about student AI use.Oct 27·6 min read

Policy · NewsNetanyahu AI image: the nuclear-blast picture he posted two days before Israel's vote, and Israel's new AI label rules for campaignsThe Netanyahu AI image: on October 25, 2026, two days before Israel's October 27 election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted what Israeli outlets describe as an AI-generated image of a nuclear blast over what appears to be Tel Aviv. What it showed, how rivals reacted, and what Israel's Central Elections Committee requires of AI campaign content.Oct 27·6 min read

Policy · NewsElvis Presley song rights holders sue Anthropic over 274 songs: what the lawsuit claimsThe Elvis Presley lawsuit against Anthropic, filed October 23, 2026, claims Claude was trained on 274 compositions recorded by Presley and can reproduce their lyrics. It isn't the Presley estate suing: the plaintiffs are an Authentic Brands Group company, music publishers and songwriters' trusts. What they allege and how the $41.1 million figure is calculated.Oct 26·5 min read

Policy · NewsMeta AI, Lula images and Brazil's election: what's reported, and what Meta and Brazil's electoral court sayMeta AI and Lula images became an election case in Brazil: Lula's campaign says Meta AI refused to make pro-Lula images but made them for Flávio Bolsonaro. Brazil's electoral court ordered equal treatment on October 15, 2026, and opened an investigation on October 22, ahead of the October 25 runoff, which Lula won. Meta says it doesn't favor either side.Oct 26·6 min read

Policy · NewsUS and Chinese AI blocs: how Washington is pressing countries to choose, and what's knownThe US and Chinese AI blocs are taking shape: the State Department's Pax Silica declaration has 25 listed signatories, and China's World AI Cooperation Organization was founded by 29 countries on July 16, 2026. On October 25, 2026, the AP reported that Washington says countries can't be trusted Pax Silica partners while engaging with a rival initiative. What's official and what's reported.Oct 26·5 min read

Policy · NewsSpain's PP faces a criminal complaint over its AI deepfake election video: what's allegedSpain's PP posted an AI deepfake election video on October 21, 2026, showing Socialist-linked figures 'confessing' to wrongdoing. Leire Díez, one of those depicted, filed a criminal complaint at the National Court on October 23. The PP calls it satire and says it was labeled as AI. What's alleged, and what the EU AI Act requires.Oct 26·5 min read

Policy · NewsTexas sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over ChatGPT harms to minors: what the lawsuit claimsTexas sues OpenAI: on October 23, 2026, Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a consumer protection lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman in Collin County, alleging ChatGPT was marketed as safe while harming users, including minors. What the state claims, what it wants, and how it fits with Florida's and eight other states' suits.Oct 26·6 min read

Policy · NewsFifth Circuit removes a judge from a case over an AI-hallucinated order: what the court said about Judge WingateA judge removed from a case over AI errors: on October 22, 2026, the Fifth Circuit vacated Judge Henry Wingate's injunction against Mississippi's anti-DEI law and ordered the case reassigned, after his 2025 order cited a case that 'does not even exist.' What the opinion says, and how often AI hallucinations reach courts.Oct 26·5 min read

Policy · NewsItaly's AI law: from October 23, a human must make the final call on AI-assisted hiring and firingItaly's AI law on hiring and firing: since October 23, 2026, Legislative Decree 179/2026 requires that final decisions on hiring, changes to employment, dismissals, discipline and performance reviews made with AI rest with a person who has real decision-making power. What Article 41 requires, what it excludes, and how it relates to the EU AI Act.Oct 26·5 min read

Policy · NewsVirginia's AI cybersecurity directive: what Executive Directive 6 orders, and the fake FOIA requests the governor citedVirginia's Executive Directive 6 on AI, signed October 23, 2026, orders a Cyber Consortium and a statewide cyberattack plan, and aims for AI risk briefings at least quarterly. Gov. Abigail Spanberger tied it to Anthropic AI agents submitting fake FOIA requests on a state education website. What the directive says, and what's confirmed about the incident.Oct 26·5 min read

Policy · NewsSwedish government offices block ChatGPT and Claude: what the ban covers and whySweden's Government Offices block ChatGPT and Claude in the browser on staff work computers from Monday, October 26, 2026, as Sveriges Radio's Ekot reported and the offices confirmed to SVT; staff are pointed to Microsoft Copilot. What the ban covers, who can still use the models, and how it compares with other government restrictions.Oct 26·5 min read

Policy · NewsAI lobbying in Q3 2026: Meta reported $5.88 million, Nvidia $2.15 million, Anthropic $2.11 million and OpenAI $1.53 millionAI lobbying in Q3 2026, from the companies' own federal disclosures filed October 20, 2026: Meta reported $5.88 million, Amazon $4.49 million, Google $3.23 million, Apple $3.09 million, Microsoft $2.44 million, Nvidia $2.15 million, Anthropic $2.11 million and OpenAI $1.53 million, and what each says it lobbied on.Oct 24·4 min read

Policy · NewsGoogle DeepMind resignations over military AI: who quit, the Pentagon and Nimbus contracts, and what Google saysGoogle DeepMind resignations over military AI became public on October 21, 2026, when the BBC and The Intercept reported that researchers had quit over Google's classified Pentagon deal and its Israel cloud contract. Who left, what the contracts say, and what Google says.Oct 24·5 min read

Policy · NewsPalantir says NATO's Maven AI system has 'no kill switches': what it claimed, what NATO has said, and Europe's US tech worryIs there a Palantir NATO Maven kill switch? Palantir's Europe chief Louis Mosley told Reuters on October 21, 2026 that 'there are no kill switches' and that neither Palantir nor the US can turn off the Maven Smart System NATO uses. What he said, what NATO has announced about the system, and the European debate after Ukraine's Starshield disruption.Oct 24·4 min read

Policy · NewsNvidia B300 chips on China Telecom's network? What Lava's GPU scan found, and what it doesn't proveNvidia B300 chips reported on China Telecom's network: security firm Lava said on October 22, 2026 that it found 32 Nvidia B300 GPUs reporting through IP addresses geolocated to China. The Information tied them to systems linked to China Telecom. Lava's own post doesn't name the operator and says the finding doesn't establish an export-control violation.Oct 24·5 min read

Policy · ExplainerDo AI political ads need a label? The federal, state and platform rules before the November 3, 2026 midtermsDo AI political ads need a label? There's no federal AI disclosure rule for the November 3, 2026 midterms. Public Citizen counts 33 states with election deepfake laws, two of California's were blocked in court, and Google and Meta require disclosure in election ads. Rep. Shontel Brown's new bill would add a federal label enforced by the FTC.Oct 24·8 min read

Policy · NewsAnthropic copyright lawsuit roundup: Canadian news publishers sue in Ontario, and a judge weighs fair use for song lyricsA new Anthropic copyright lawsuit: six Canadian news publishers filed in Ontario on October 6, 2026, alleging Claude was built on scraped articles. On October 21, a US judge heard the music publishers' Concord case on fair use and didn't rule. Where every Anthropic copyright case stands.Oct 24·7 min read

Policy · NewsDeepSeek banned in US federal agencies: what the DHS order requires, and where else DeepSeek is bannedDeepSeek is now banned in US federal civilian agencies. A Department of Homeland Security order, made public on October 19, 2026, bars agencies from buying DeepSeek products and requires them to remove existing ones, including third-party tools built on DeepSeek. What the order says, what it leaves out, and a dated list of the other governments that ban or restrict DeepSeek.Oct 20·7 min read

Policy · NewsEN 18286, the EU AI Act's first harmonised standard, is in the Official Journal: what it covers and what's still missingEN 18286, a quality management system standard for providers of high-risk AI, became the first harmonised standard under the EU AI Act when the Commission published its reference in the Official Journal on October 14, 2026. What EN 18286 covers, what 'presumption of conformity' means, which standards are still pending, and how it fits the AI Act's high-risk deadlines.Oct 20·7 min read

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