RegulationEU leaders may hold a separate summit on artificial intelligence later this yearEuropean Council President António Costa plans to put artificial intelligence on the agenda as a standalone item at one of the remaining EU summits in October, November or December.2 min read
RegulationSen. Roger Marshall backs local moratoriums on AI data centers, opposes tax incentivesSenator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) told Semafor’s World of Work event that many of his constituents are strongly opposed to new artificial intelligence data centers and that he supports local moratoriums imposed by several dozen counties.2 min read
RegulationArcee CTO: Chinese open-weight AI models aren’t inherently more dangerous than other open-source softwareLucas Atkins, CTO of Arcee, argues that Chinese open-weight AI models such as Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 and Alibaba’s Qwen do not pose unique security risks beyond those associated with other open-source software.3 min read
RegulationAnthropic gives an additional $20 million to Public First Action to support AI policy workAnthropic announced on July 21, 2026 that it is donating an additional $20 million to Public First Action, bringing its total contributions to $40 million.3 min read
RegulationNews Corp sues Brave AI alleging copyright infringement and content copyingNews Corp has filed a lawsuit against Brave AI, accusing the privacy-focused search engine of masking web crawlers, delivering near-verbatim summaries of news articles to AI customers, and selling copyrighted content to competitors.4 min read
RegulationChina Considers Export Controls on Advanced AI, Training Data and Chip ManufacturingChinese authorities are reportedly discussing expanded export controls that would restrict the overseas transfer of advanced AI models, training data, and use of foreign chip manufacturers.3 min read
RegulationUS Court Finally Approves $1.5B Settlement Between Anthropic and Authors/PublishersA federal judge has given final approval to a $1.5 billion class-action settlement between Anthropic and authors and publishers who sued over alleged copyright infringement.3 min read
RegulationAI Emerges as a New Source of Geopolitical Competition and UncertaintyAnalysts, company leaders and officials warn that artificial intelligence is becoming a significant driver of geopolitical tension.2 min read
RegulationMLB disables live dugout AI feature on iPadsMajor League Baseball has disabled a custom tab on dugout iPads that allowed teams to run AI tools live during games, effective at the start of the season's second half.2 min read
RegulationResearchers: Only Strong AI Regulation Will Reduce Risks, Weak Rules Could BackfireResearchers from Cornell University and Carnegie Mellon University argue in a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that only stringent regulation aimed at model developers can reliably reduce AI risks.3 min read
RegulationYouTube tightens rules to curb low-quality, misleading AI-generated videosYouTube has updated its guidelines to clarify what counts as "non-authentic content" and to target repetitive, low-effort AI-generated videos while not banning AI tools outright.2 min read
RegulationDemis Hassabis proposes a US-led standards body to test frontier AIDeepMind founder Demis Hassabis has outlined a policy proposal calling for a US‑led Standards Body to assess frontier artificial intelligence systems.2 min read
