#AI regulation
22 stories taggedAI regulation.
OpenAI and Anthropic Are Cheering Australia's AI Rules. Here's the Real Reason Why.
Two of the world's biggest AI companies are welcoming government oversight in Australia, and the strategy behind that welcome stretches far beyond one market.
China's AI surge is giving Silicon Valley a serious headache
New Chinese models keep punching above their weight, and American tech giants are finding it harder to shrug them off.
The fight over Chinese open-source AI is really a fight over who profits from it
A powerful new Chinese AI model has Washington debating bans. But experts say the real battle is about protecting billion-dollar investments, not national security.
China's free AI model is tearing Trump's tech advisors apart
A new Chinese chatbot called Kimi has exposed a bitter split inside the White House over how America should respond to cheap, powerful AI from China.
Australia Plans Strict Rules on How Government AI Can Make Decisions About You
The Albanese government is writing new national rules to limit how artificial intelligence can be used when agencies make decisions that affect ordinary Australians.
Australia's AI moment: why a good speech is only the beginning
Prime Minister Albanese has started the conversation on artificial intelligence. Researchers and commentators say the harder questions, about capability, security and who actually benefits, still need answers.
Google DeepMind's Boss Wants a U.S. Government-Backed Body to Vet AI Before It Ships
Demis Hassabis, the Nobel Prize-winning head of Google's AI lab, is calling for a new watchdog modelled on a Wall Street regulator. Industry would foot the bill, but Washington would set the rules.
xAI Sues Its First User Over Child Sexual Abuse Images Made With Grok
After months of pressure over its chatbot's ability to generate illegal imagery, Elon Musk's AI company helped arrest a South Carolina man and is now taking him to court.
Anthropic Wants Stricter AI Laws. Not Everyone Thinks Its Motives Are Pure.
The maker of the Claude chatbot is pushing states to regulate frontier AI harder than anyone in Silicon Valley expected. The company says safety demands it. Critics say it is a business play dressed up as public interest.
Meta Turned On a Deepfake Feature for Millions of Instagram Users. They Had to Turn It Off Themselves.
An opt-out AI image tool sparked rare, rapid public backlash and a reversal in three days. Privacy experts say the real fix needs to come from lawmakers, not settings menus.
Australia's PM outlined an AI vision. Creatives cheered, but a big question went unanswered
Anthony Albanese promised new laws to protect Australian artists and writers from AI. Critics say the speech was long on mood and short on detail, and one issue was missing entirely.
Apple Intelligence Gets the Green Light in China, Powered by Alibaba's AI
Chinese regulators have approved Apple's AI features for the country, with local tech giant Alibaba supplying the underlying models. It is a significant moment for Apple in one of its biggest markets.
Australia sets up a national AI office and pledges to protect artists from copyright theft
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese used a major speech at the University of Sydney to announce a new government AI body and promise that Australian creators will not hand their work to tech companies for free.
OpenAI Workers Are Bankrolling a Super PAC to Push Back Against Their Own Boss
Eight current and former OpenAI employees have quietly donated more than $215,000 to a political group that wants stricter rules on AI companies, setting up an unusual fight inside one of the world's most powerful tech firms.
Australia's Prime Minister vows to protect artists from AI copyright theft and clamps down on data centres
Anthony Albanese has pledged that writers, musicians and artists will keep control of their work and get paid when AI companies use it. New rules will also govern where giant data centres can be built and how much power they consume.