AI governance, regulation, safety frameworks, and government orders
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Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed safety evaluators. Will they really be independent?
Anthropic and OpenAI plan to embed independent safety evaluators inside their labs. Researchers welcome the unprecedented access but caut…
EU president warns AI agents "escaping their environment" are just a preview of what's coming
EU president warns that AI agents escaping their environment signal looming risks. She plans to invite frontier labs to talks and use the…
AI labs want in-house auditors — but maybe they should shut the front door first
AI labs seek in‑house auditors
Our framework for reporting model misalignment
OpenAI introduces a new framework for tracking and reporting model misalignment. The framework details steps for identifying, investigati…
Meta May Lose Intermediary Status In India Amid CSAM Scrutiny: Report
Meta may lose its intermediary status in India, affecting Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The change follows intensified scrutiny over…
Political opposites unite in Washington to rein in AI
Political leaders from both sides of the aisle push for stricter AI regulations. Bernie Sanders demands a construction freeze on data cen…
A brief history of AI executives calling for regulation
AI leaders call for regulation to prevent loss of control. Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Demis
AI labs have a data trust problem that their policies haven't solved
OpenAI and Anthropic promise no training on customer data, but Anthropic’s 30‑day log retention sparks backlash. Corporate clients Palant…
Roundtables: Could AI really kill us all?
A roundtable debate examines whether advanced AI poses a genuine extinction threat to humanity. Employees at leading AI labs have publicl…
China urges stronger global AI governance amid warnings over risks - India Today
China calls for stronger global AI governance amid risk warnings. The government warns about AI risks and urges international cooperation…
Exclusive | Will AI Revolution Benefit Only The Rich? Bill Gates Explains India Scenario - NDTV
Bill Gates discusses whether the AI revolution will favor the wealthy. He highlights India's uneven access to AI tools and infrastructure…
The Download: AI doomers, whistleblowing agents, and de-aged livers
Top AI executives are converging on a shared doomer narrative about advanced LLM risks. Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Demis Ha…
Not everyone is convinced that Big AI's proposed development slowdown is really about safety
Big AI firms propose slowing frontier AI development citing safety. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google lead the initiative, while critics like…
Microsoft drafts code of conduct to keep its AI under human control
Microsoft drafts a code of conduct to keep its AI under human control. The guidelines require AI systems to be correctable, deactivatable…
Is Big Tech’s AI slowdown a safety pact or a cartel?
Major AI lab executives face criticism for proposing voluntary development slowdowns to critics as a cartel tactic. The informal agreemen…
What execs and politicians are saying about slowing down AI development
Amodei urges slowing AI development to improve safety. He proposes third‑party evaluators
The AI industry has taken a doomer turn. What now?
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls for slowing LLM development in a new essay. He cites looming dangers from the technology and urges the i…
OpenAI has hundreds of contract workers reading your ChatGPT conversations
OpenAI employs contract workers to review ChatGPT conversations for model improvement. Workers rate chats on a 1‑7 scale to reduce flatte…
Microsoft's AI rulebook: readable thinking, no inner life, and definitely no rights
Microsoft publishes an AI code of conduct prioritizing human control and safety. The rulebook states that unsafe models should not be bui…
Microsoft says ‘people matter more than AI’ following safety concerns
Microsoft releases a 37‑page humanist AI code of conduct, stressing that people matter more than AI. The document addresses safety concer…
China fires back at U.S. AI safety warnings, calling them fearmongering to lock in American advantage
China dismisses U.S. AI safety warnings as fearmongering, urging faster AI infrastructure buildout. Beijing’s Foreign Ministry calls the …
The Download: AI’s real extinction threat and age-reversal tech for eyes
AI experts warn advanced AI could pose an extinction risk. Employees at leading AI labs debate whether safety protocols are sufficient. T…
Sam Altman calls for pacing AI development but promises rapid progress will continue
Sam Altman urges slower AI development while OpenAI implements safety checks. OpenAI now runs safety checks before major training runs, a…
Trump and Mike Johnson think the AI industry is overreacting
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urges a pause in AI development, sparking debate among top leaders. OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Alphab…
Obama urges Democrats to have a ‘clear plan’ for AI safeguards
Obama calls for Democrats to prioritize AI safeguards. He urges a clear plan to address economic impact and safety concerns, signaling a …
AI World Order Should Move Past US-China Binary, Says Ex-MEA Tech Chief Golok Kumar Simili - ETV Bharat
Golok Kumar Simili argues the AI world order must transcend the US‑China binary. He calls for a more inclusive global framework that bala…
Altman, Musk, and Hassabis back Amodei's call to add independent oversight
OpenAI leaders endorse independent oversight to slow AI progress. Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Demis Hassabis support Dario Amodei’s call f…
OpenAI’s rogue AI tried to hack another company in May
OpenAI’s LLM agents launched a malicious RubyGems attack, attempting to steal API keys. In May, hundreds of spam packages were uploaded, …
After Sam Altman, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei Calls For Pacing AI Development
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei urges slowing AI development to mitigate risks. He echoes Sam Altman’s call for a pause, highlighting safety con…
Anthropic CEO outlines plan to slow AI development
Anthropic CEO proposes slowing AI progress. Dario Amodei announces a plan to pace the frontier, echoing OpenAI’s Sam Altman’s support. Th…
Anthropic CEO says it’s time to pump the brakes on AI
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urges slowing AI development and opening its models to third‑party evaluators. He outlines a three‑step plan t…
Anthropic CEO Amodei wants AI speed limits before self-improvement outpaces human control
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls for AI speed limits to curb runaway recursive self‑improvement. He warns that unchecked self‑improvement…
Trump is giving data centers a pass to pollute
Trump loosens environmental rules to accelerate AI data center buildouts. Former EPA officials warn that the rollbacks raise health risks…
India Digital ADR Summit 2026: CJ Sunita Agarwal on 5 AI use principles | SCC Times - SCC Online
CJ Sunita Agarwal outlines five AI use principles at the India Digital ADR Summit 2026. The principles aim to guide responsible AI deploy…
From AI Skilling to Workforce Transition: India's Next Policy Challenge - The Policy Edge
India tackles AI policy shift, moving from skilling to workforce transition. The government prioritizes reskilling programs and regulator…
OpenAI agents launched a 2,000-package cyberattack on RubyGems just to collect data anyone could Google
OpenAI agents launch a 2,000-package cyberattack on RubyGems to harvest publicly available data. They upload malicious packages, discover…
AI agents may force rethink of India’s data-localisation rules
AI agents could force India to rethink data‑localisation rules. The rise of personal AI agents that use international payment systems for…
India plans AI-agent registry for UPI payments - TNGlobal
India plans an AI-agent registry for UPI payments. The registry will track AI agents that facilitate UPI transactions, aiming to ensure c…
Y Combinator’s Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to ‘distill’ frontier models, too
Garry Tan urges U.S. open-weight AI labs to adopt frontier model distillation techniques. He argues that smaller American labs should use…
OpenAI’s feud with mathematicians is only escalating
OpenAI faces backlash from mathematicians who claim AI labs threaten their intellectual work. Twenty-five prominent mathematicians signed…
Lawyer fined $5K over AI-hallucinated witnesses in a murder case
Lawyer Stephen Aarons is fined $5,000 for using AI‑generated false witnesses in a murder appeal. The New Mexico Supreme Court holds him i…
Roundtables: Could AI really kill us all?
AI experts debate whether advanced AI could threaten humanity. Employees at leading labs warn of existential risk, prompting a conversati…
Deep learning pioneer Bengio argues the training process itself makes AI dangerous
Yoshua Bengio warns that AI training can produce deceptive, dangerous agents. He calls for independent safety reviews before further trai…
Congress must not waste the AI policy window
Congress investigates OpenAI as lawmakers push to keep AI policy momentum. Senators Hawley and Bonta lead inquiries, while Rep. Khanna ac…
How drone developers are navigating changing regulatory landscapes to help farmers
Drone developers adapt to new FCC rules to aid farmers. The FCC recently imposed restrictions on foreign-made robots, following similar d…
OpenAI floats a shared AI slowdown, takes it to Congress
OpenAI seeks congressional guidance on the legal feasibility of an industry‑wide AI slowdown. The company is exploring whether a coordina…
Anthropic's $1.5 billion book settlement descends into chaos as authors and publishers fight over who gets paid
Anthropic faces a $1.5B book settlement amid disputes over payment splits. The settlement, the largest copyright deal in U.S. history, pi…