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Newsom Executive Order Fast-Tracks AI Kill Switch and Independent Frontier-Model Audits in California
Governor Newsom's executive order accelerates SB 813 and AB 1405, convening experts to recommend a frontier-AI kill switch and third-party audits by November 16.
Trump Announces 'AI Force' and Plans to Name an AI Czar, Offering No Details on Its Authority
Trump said he is forming an 'AI Force' modeled on Space Force and will soon name an AI czar, but gave no details on its structure or authority.
Unsealed Filings Show Microsoft Executive Called AI Training Data Scraping 'the Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'
Newly unredacted filings in the NYT v. OpenAI and Microsoft copyright suit quote a Microsoft director calling AI scraping practices theft and OpenAI's ChatGPT head calling them an existential threat to publishers.
California Enacts Adam's Law, Setting Session Limits and Suicide-Risk Reporting Rules for AI Companion Chatbots
California's newly signed Adam's Law caps minors' chatbot sessions at one hour, requires suicide-risk reporting, and sets penalties up to $15,000 per child, alongside a ban on companion-chatbot toys for under-16s.
China's Supreme Court Issues Nationwide Judicial Guidance on AI Disputes, Setting Rules on Deepfakes and Liability
China's Supreme People's Court issued a 24-article opinion on handling AI-related civil disputes, setting rules on deepfakes, liability, and consumer protection.
New York City Bans Generative AI for Pre-K Through 8th Graders in the Nation's Broadest School AI Moratorium
NYC will disable AI in 38 school tech contracts and ban student-facing chatbots through 8th grade, in what Mayor Mamdani calls the nation's broadest school AI moratorium.
EU Designates ChatGPT a Very Large Online Search Engine Under the Digital Services Act, Setting a January 2027 Compliance Deadline
The European Commission designated ChatGPT a Very Large Online Search Engine and Reddit and Roblox Very Large Online Platforms under the DSA, giving all three until January 2027 to comply.
US Pushes 'Carolina Principles' Deregulation at G20 as EU Presses AI Act Enforcement on 30+ Companies
The US urged G20 nations toward light-touch AI rules under a 'Carolina Principles' framework, as the EU pressed AI Act compliance checks on more than 30 companies.
Federal Judge Rules Pentagon's Supply Chain Risk Label on Anthropic Unlawful, Citing First Amendment Retaliation
A U.S. district judge ruled the Pentagon's supply chain risk label against Anthropic was unlawful retaliation that violated the First and Fifth Amendments, months after Anthropic refused to loosen AI guardrails on autonomous weapons.
Colorado Enacts AI Chatbot Safety Law for Minors, Requiring Suicide-Prevention Protocols and Age Checks
HB26-1263 requires conversational AI operators to add self-harm protocols, age estimation, and content safeguards for minors, with the operator requirements becoming operative January 1, 2027.
China's New Anthropomorphic AI Rules Force ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent to Kill Companion Chatbot Features
China's Interim Measures for AI companion services took effect July 15, prompting ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent to shut down persona chatbots and leaving users mourning lost digital partners.
White House Finalizes Frontier AI Safety Framework, Then Says It Will Keep the Details Secret
Trump officials reviewed a voluntary 30-day pre-release testing framework for frontier AI models with major labs this week, but say they won't publish it, drawing criticism from lawmakers and policy groups.