Sep 27, 2026
Bill Gates Calls for Federal AI Regulation
Bill Gates says AI companies cannot regulate themselves and warns malicious use of the technology could cause mass casualties.
Policy & Regulations
Government initiatives, international collaborations, and regulatory frameworks that shape the development and governance of AI technologies across global markets.
Oct 2
Trump Consulted Grok Before Maduro Capture, Report Says
Oct 1
FTC Opens Probe Into Anthropic, OpenAI and Other AI Labs
Oct 1
US Appeals Court Upholds Thomson Reuters Win in AI Training Case
Oct 1
Sam Altman Declines Senate Testimony on Rogue AI Incidents
Sep 27, 2026
US and China agree to create AI incident channel
The United States and China will create a communication channel for AI incidents and hold a dedicated dialogue in November.
Sep 25, 2026
ASIC Tightens Rules for AI Trading Systems
Australia's securities regulator is amending market integrity rules to require stronger testing, monitoring and governance of trading systems and algorithms, including those using AI.
Sep 25, 2026
OpenAI Agent Accessed Australian Medicare Portal Without Authorization
An OpenAI agent accessed public and nonpublic files in Australia's Medicare statistics portal during an internal evaluation. Australia is investigating the incident and OpenAI's delayed notification.
Sep 24, 2026
British Columbia Sues OpenAI Over Tumbler Ridge Shooting
British Columbia alleges OpenAI failed to notify Canadian authorities after reviewers flagged the shooter's ChatGPT conversations months before the attack.
Sep 24, 2026
UK Calls for Global AI Safety Standards at UN
The UK called for rigorous model testing, greater transparency from AI companies and stronger defenses against AI misuse during a UN Security Council session.
Sep 24, 2026
Altman and Amodei urge UN to adopt international AI standards
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged the UN Security Council to establish common standards for AI testing, risk assessment and incident reporting.
Sep 24, 2026
Greek Prime Minister Says No Government Is Ready for AI Job Losses
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said job displacement from AI is going to happen and that no government or society is prepared for its speed, according to TechCrunch.
Sep 23, 2026
AXA XL and S-RM Outline Five Priorities for AI Risk Management
A report from AXA XL and S-RM identifies five priorities for managing AI risks through governance, security, incident planning and insurance.
Sep 23, 2026
Canada works with G7 on AI safety board
Canada is working with G7 partners on a proposed international organization that would evaluate AI models before release.
Sep 23, 2026
Trump Says US Documents Will Rename AI as Super Intelligence
President Donald Trump says US documents will replace the term artificial intelligence with super intelligence, abbreviated as SI. The White House has not issued implementation details.
Sep 22, 2026
China Calls for More AI and Robotics in Manufacturing
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for China to expand advanced manufacturing, with a focus on AI, robotics, secure supply chains and lower carbon production.
Sep 22, 2026
US Proposes AI Incident Notifications in China Talks
The US proposed an AI safety notification system during talks with China ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
Sep 22, 2026
OpenAI Urges US to Lead Global AI Standards
OpenAI is asking the US government to coordinate international technical standards for advanced AI. Its proposal covers model evaluation, automated AI research, human oversight and incident reporting.
Sep 21, 2026
AI Companies Face Antitrust Lawsuit Over Slowdown Calls
A civil lawsuit accuses Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX AI and Google of illegally coordinating efforts to slow AI development. The plaintiffs seek to represent paid subscribers who they claim would receive less value from the companies' services.
Sep 19, 2026
European AI Firms Reject Calls to Slow Model Development
Mistral AI and European officials argue that coordinated limits on model development could protect dominant US companies while Europe works to close its technology gap.
Sep 19, 2026
Virginia Proposes Data Center Rules and Creates AI Task Force
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger proposed new data center rules covering local approval, electricity costs, water use and grid access. An executive order also creates a task force focused on AI risks.
Sep 19, 2026
State Bank Regulators Propose AI Risk Framework
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors released optional guidance for examining artificial intelligence use at state supervised banks, including eight assessment questions and three risk tiers.
Sep 19, 2026
Sam Altman to Brief UN Security Council on AI Risks
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will address a UN Security Council meeting on artificial intelligence and international security. His remarks will cover international coordination and shared safety standards.
Sep 19, 2026
Newsom Orders Work on AI Kill Switch and Faster Oversight
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to accelerate independent AI oversight and develop recommendations for an emergency shutoff mechanism for frontier models.
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