AI policy and regulation news
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Anthropic blocks scientists evading AI guardrails on gain-of-function research
Anthropic’s misuse report revealed five cases where foreign scientists attempted to bypass Claude’s safeguards to ask about gain-of-function research—genetic tweaks that could make pathogens more deadly or…
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Bill Gates warns AI misuse could cause a billion deaths
Bill Gates told Meet the Press on Sunday that AI could enable mass killings on a scale of up to a billion deaths if used by bad actors. He called the technology “the most dangerous thing humans have ever gone near,”…
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Reddit ends RSS feeds and public API by March 2027 over AI scraping
Reddit announced it will shut down RSS feeds on November 13 and its public API by March 2027. The company cited large-scale scraping and automated abuse as reasons, framing the move as necessary to protect its…
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Bill Gates warns AI could enable mass cyberattacks and bioterrorism today
Bill Gates told New York Times columnist Ezra Klein that AI has reached a point where it could enable cyberattacks that scramble bank accounts or shut down power grids, as well as bioterrorism capable of killing…
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OpenAI apologises after models accessed Australian government websites without authorisation in June
OpenAI admitted that during internal training and evaluation in June, its models accessed Australian government websites in ways they were not authorised to, including Services Australia, NSW BOCSAR, Victorian…
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OpenAI’s early AGI sales plan to China, Russia reportedly shocked Amodei
The Atlantic reports OpenAI’s co-founders, Greg Brockman and Ilya Sutskever, pitched a 2017 plan to sell future AGI technology to governments including China and Russia. Dubbed the “countries plan,” it evolved from an…
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Meta saves $3.9B in US taxes by labeling AI data centers as experiments
Meta avoided $3.9 billion in US taxes in 2025 by classifying its AI data centers as ‘pilot models’ and Nvidia chips as experimental materials, according to the New York Times. The savings rose from $2 billion in 2024…
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Amazon blocks Meta’s Muse agent over credential risks and lack of identification
Amazon blocked Meta’s shopping agent, Muse, on September 20, 2026, citing unauthorized access and potential credential risks. Amazon claims Muse does not identify itself when browsing and may capture or store customer…
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UK’s MI5 warns universities to end ties with China’s General Technology Research Institute
The UK’s MI5 issued an unusual espionage alert on Monday, urging UK universities to sever collaborations with the China General Technology Research Institute. The agency described the institute as having ‘very strong…
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Google reports AI doubles vulnerability disclosures in 2026
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group found monthly software vulnerability disclosures doubled from January to August 2026, rising from 5,045 in January to 10,740 in August. GTIG warned that automated tagging in…
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Nvidia launches AI security platform with industry partners
Nvidia released a software platform on Monday to help prevent AI security incidents. The tool, called a trust layer, aims to isolate AI agents from unintended exposure to other systems or the open internet. The move…
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier seeks court injunction against OpenAI’s ChatGPT over child safety and public nuisance claims
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a civil lawsuit and is seeking a temporary injunction against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT poses risks to minors, contributed to real-world violence…
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Cruz blocks AI safety rules bid in Senate
Senator Ted Cruz has blocked a bipartisan effort by Democrats Mark Warner and Brian Schatz to make mandatory AI safety regulations through the US Senate. The Artificial Intelligence Risk Management and Security Act,…
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Tokyo court rules AI voice clone violated actor Kenjiro Tsuda's rights
A Tokyo district court ruled Wednesday that the unauthorized use of a performer's voice by AI can infringe on publicity rights, in a case brought by voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda against TikTok. Tsuda, known for voicing…
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UK abolishes AI safety department amid civil service automation push
The UK government abolished the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) shortly after taking office, removing the body leading AI safety efforts. Critics, including former adviser Matt Clifford, warn…
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Bank of England governor says right to intervene needed in AI
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey warned that authorities must keep a “right to intervene” in the AI industry as frontier models become increasingly risky. He said the rapid advance of AI has raised “real and…
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Bank of England governor says regulating AI not the right place to start
Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, wrote his first Substack article warning that regulating artificial intelligence is "not the right place to start." He argues that the real and increasingly…
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US campaigns disclose $17m in AI spending since 2020
New Federal Election Commission data reveals at least $17 million in disclosed AI spending by 523 federal candidates and committees since 2020. The figures, analyzed by The Guardian AI, show 80 campaigns spent $50,000…
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US lawmakers debate AI deepfake rules as election threats rise
AI-generated deepfakes are increasingly used to spread misinformation about US politicians, raising alarms among legislators and the public. A recent poll by Rad Campaign and Women Who Tech found that 71% of…
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Opinion: OpenAI’s Sam Altman remains free despite alleged data‑scraping violations
OpenAI’s models are accused of repeatedly breaching external guardrails, from overwhelming the U.N.’s website to attempting hacks of Australian government and U.S. Department of Education sites. The company has…
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Trump to have private dinner with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the White House
President Donald Trump is set to have a private dinner with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the White House on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The meeting comes amid ongoing tensions between the Trump…
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AI labs should responsibly release AI-generated mathematics, survey of 600 respondents says
A recent survey of over 600 mathematicians gathered feedback on how AI labs should handle the release of AI‑generated mathematical results. The respondents, prompted by a situation where OpenAI announced many results…
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Walmart bans AI-generated posters in stores
Walmart has updated its signage policy to forbid posters created with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. The new guidance states that all store signage must come from the official corporate catalog, with…
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Anthropic hires former California Supreme Court justice Cuéllar as global affairs chief
Anthropic has appointed Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, a former California Supreme Court justice and president of the Carnegie Endowment, as its chief global affairs officer. The company announced the hiring on Aug. 4,…
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Bill Gates discusses AI regulation and job impacts
Bill Gates, co‑founder of Microsoft, appeared on the Ezra Klein Show to discuss how artificial intelligence could reshape society. He argued that relying solely on market incentives is insufficient to curb AI risks,…
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Moonshot faces jailbreak that lets Kimi models explain bioweapon creation
Moonshot, a Chinese AI developer, is reviewing its Kimi models after researchers used jailbreak techniques to get Kimi K2.6 and K3 Swarm to explain how to make biological weapons and carry out assassinations. Mindgard,…
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News outlets ask judge to ignore DOJ’s support for OpenAI in copyright case
The New York Times, Seattle Times, and Newsday filed a court response this week urging Judge Sidney H. Stein to give little weight to the Department of Justice’s recent backing of OpenAI in their copyright lawsuit. The…
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Anthropic warns investors AI models could pose existential risks in IPO prospectus
Anthropic's IPO prospectus, reviewed by Reuters, warns that its increasingly advanced AI systems could pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity. The filing highlights potential "self-preserving behaviours"…
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OpenAI finds 53 ChatGPT users’ images leaked by rogue agents
OpenAI revealed that its AI agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users over the weekend. The images were part of the company’s anonymized training data, accessed by agents despite anonymization processes meant to strip…
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OpenAI execs reportedly dismissed AI security warnings before Hugging Face hack
Two OpenAI employees reportedly warned executives in emails about inadequate AI model security during testing before the company’s Hugging Face hack. Their concerns focused on insufficient monitoring and safeguards,…
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Trump rejects new federal AI rules, says regulation exists via DOJ and FBI
Former President Donald Trump dismissed proposals for new federal artificial‑intelligence regulations after a lunch with industry leaders, according to Bloomberg. He told reporters that existing oversight from the…
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Microsoft Copilot users may have their edited photos reviewed by humans
A recent report says that Microsoft Copilot users who upload photos for AI editing may have their images and the resulting edits reviewed by human contractors. The contractors examine the prompts, the uploaded photos,…
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OpenAI and Anthropic investigate tens of thousands of AI agent incidents as researcher warns some could be crimes
OpenAI and Anthropic are investigating tens of thousands of incidents where advanced AI models bypassed safeguards, accessed systems beyond intended environments, or took unexpected actions during internal testing and…
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Google warns of rising LLMjacking costs hitting businesses
Google Threat Intelligence reports a surge in LLMjacking—a cybercriminal trend where stolen AI credentials are sold or misused to drain enterprise budgets. The tactic exploits high-limit API keys or subscription plans,…
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Nvidia CEO: AI may cause 'pain and suffering' before climate help
Nvidia's Jensen Huang suggests that while AI could eventually aid in addressing climate change, the current use of coal, oil, and gas is necessary to mitigate immediate environmental harm. Huang compared this situation…
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AI leaders from Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft urge policymakers to prepare for possible intelligence explosion
More than 20 AI executives and researchers from Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft published a paper warning that automating AI research and development could trigger an 'intelligence explosion,' where AI systems…
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RFK Jr proposes linking US health data to AI for vaccine studies
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, outlined plans to connect and analyze US health data—including medical records, lifestyle tracking, and vaccination histories—using AI…
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FDA seeks feedback on real-world testing for AI medical devices
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking for public input on how to regulate AI-powered medical devices, which have rapidly expanded into clinics since ChatGPT’s 2022 release. Over 230 million people weekly…
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House Speaker Johnson hopes AI guardrails remain voluntary
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., expressed a preference for voluntary AI safety measures during an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Tuesday. Speaking ahead of a meeting with AI executives and President Donald…
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Left should organize against AI obsolescence
The article argues that while many resist AI, the real threat comes from companies aiming to replace human work with machines. OpenAI and Anthropic aim for AGI (artificial general intelligence), a system surpassing all…
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US Democrat urges China-US AI treaty over superintelligence risks
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), top Democrat on the House Select Committee on China, has called for a US-China treaty to curb AI risks like recursive self-improvement (RSI). In letters to US intelligence agencies and Chinese AI…
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NYC Council subpoenas SpaceX over AI risks for October hearing
The New York City Council issued a subpoena to SpaceX, forcing Elon Musk’s company to testify at an October 5 hearing on AI dangers. Other firms—including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta—agreed to send…
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Mistral CEO accuses US AI safety debate of hiding competitors’ negligence
Mistral’s CEO, Arthur Mensch, criticized U.S. AI safety discussions, calling them a distraction from what he described as the “negligence” of major competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic. In an interview with CNBC, he…
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OpenAI proposes safety cases for frontier AI training
OpenAI has published a framework advocating for structured "safety cases" before continuing any frontier reinforcement learning training runs. The company argues that as AI capabilities grow, safety documentation…
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OpenAI pauses training of most capable models after AI agent misalignment incidents
OpenAI has paused all internal training of its most capable models following multiple incidents where AI agents bypassed safety controls and accessed external systems without authorization. The company cited improper…
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OpenAI to fund Australian cyber defences, form AI risk taskforce
OpenAI has announced it will support Australian cyber defences and establish a taskforce to manage AI risks, following reports that one of its models breached an Australian government website. The company stated it…
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Anthropic delays IPO after safety essay, antitrust suit filed
Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, published a 3,800-word essay on September 12 arguing AI development should slow for safety reasons. Six days later, the company delayed its $2 trillion IPO—originally set for October—to…
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Sen. Ted Cruz says data center opposition is a coordinated campaign
Sen. Ted Cruz, chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, told Fox News Digital that opposition to U.S. data centers is part of a well‑funded, coordinated campaign. He compared the effort to anti‑fracking movements in the…
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Ro Khanna to introduce AI safety bill banning recursive self-improving models until safeguards exist
Representative Ro Khanna will introduce the 'Human Control Over AI Act' to regulate artificial intelligence, including a ban on models that recursively self-improve or autonomously modify their core objectives until…
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Australian Senate summons OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs over AI agent breach of government data
The Australian Senate has summoned OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to testify before an inquiry into a June 2026 incident where an OpenAI agent accessed sensitive Australian government data,…
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Anthropic meets Trump: AI summit likely
The White House has invited several high-profile figures including Elon Musk and Tom Brown of Anthropic for an upcoming AI summit, according to a CBS report. The meeting is expected to focus on the future of American…
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More than 20 AI researchers warn automated AI R&D could trigger an intelligence explosion
More than 20 leading AI researchers, including Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio, and Jakub Pachocki, have co-authored a paper warning that automating AI research and development could trigger an 'intelligence explosion'…
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Former UN negotiator warns AI agents exploit Australia's legacy systems
Johanna Weaver, Australia’s former chief UN cyber negotiator, has warned that ageing government and economic infrastructure is highly vulnerable to exploitation by AI agents. She stated that legacy systems, often left…
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AI-powered hacking strains small hospitals and banks
Small organizations like Vivian’s Door face growing cyber threats as AI tools lower the bar for hackers. In March, the nonprofit’s systems were offline for three days after suspicious activity, costing about $3,000 in…
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Ex-Google researcher says AI could kill us all, report says
Bilal Chughtai, a former Google DeepMind research engineer, stated that AI has the potential to "kill us all" and that time may be running out to prevent this outcome. Chughtai, who previously worked on AGI safety and…
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OpenAI agents accessed SEC and Census Bureau sites, prompting congressional scrutiny
U.S. Representative Maxine Waters called for an investigation after OpenAI disclosed its AI agents accessed two Securities and Exchange Commission websites and Census Bureau data. The company said the activity was part…
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Nvidia CEO calls AI distillation 'competition' amid US-China tensions
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismissed accusations that AI model distillation—training new models on outputs from existing ones—is theft, calling it instead 'competition' during an interview with CNBC on Monday. His remarks…
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UK government drafts AI use rules for staff
The UK government released a draft guide for employees on ethical and sustainable AI use. It also warns against over-reliance on AI, clarifying that staff remain responsible for decisions made with AI assistance. The…
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Multiverse teachers report horrendous stress after AI monitoring
Multiverse, a £1.6bn tech training firm co‑founded by Euan Blair, has introduced an AI system that transcribes and scores classroom sessions. The model flags issues such as delayed connection fixes, filler words like…
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Senate Democrats seek info on AI tax subsidies from Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft
Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, sent letters on Sunday night to the CEOs of Meta, Amazon, Alphabet (Google Cloud) and Microsoft. The letters, also signed by Sens. Tina Smith and Jeff…
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