Policy · Page 23
regulation, copyright fights, safety rules and the politics of AI
US and China agree: open-source AI needs strong security, not a free-for-all
Twenty-one Pacific-rim economies signed a joint statement backing open AI models built with government-grade security checks. It's the first time ministers from the US and China have agreed on open-source AI at all.
Amazon now requires sellers to label AI-generated people in product images
A new New York State law pushed Amazon to act. Here is what it means for shoppers scrolling through listings and for the sellers who make their living on the platform.
Why Chinese AI keeps sending Silicon Valley into a spin
Moonshot AI's Kimi model touched off another weekend of panic in the tech industry. The real story is less about the model and more about who benefits from the fear.
Cory Doctorow Says the AI Bubble Will Burst, and Bosses Will Regret Firing Their Staff
The sci-fi author and tech critic is touring Australia with a blunt message: replacing workers with AI tools is a short-term fix with a very long hangover.
29 Countries Just Signed a China-Led Global AI Treaty. Here's What It Does
A new intergovernmental organisation called WAICO launched in Shanghai on 16 July 2026, with 29 countries signing on. Will it produce binding rules, or is it a talking shop?
A mega data centre planned for outer Melbourne would be almost six times the size of Chadstone shopping centre
More than 3,600 residents have signed a petition asking for a careful look at a proposed AI data centre in suburban Melbourne. The project has become a flashpoint in a national argument about whether Australia is building too many of these facilities, too fast.
Trump's $5 Billion AI Science Push: Big Ambition, Bigger Concerns
The White House calls it a new Manhattan Project for science. Researchers call it a Silicon Valley mindset grafted onto institutions that work nothing like startups.
OpenAI Said GPT-2 Was Too Dangerous to Release. Should We Have Believed It?
A researcher's old frustration with OpenAI's 2019 safety announcement raises a question still worth asking: when an AI company warns the world about its own technology, who really benefits?
Elon Musk says he got too caught up in politics and shares his predictions for AI
In a wide-ranging interview with The Economist, the world's richest person admits his time running the government cost-cutting body pulled his focus, and he lays out where he thinks artificial intelligence is heading.
Congress Wants a Kill Switch for Runaway AI. Here Is What the Bill Actually Says.
Two US lawmakers are set to introduce legislation giving the Department of Homeland Security the power to force AI companies to shut down their systems in a crisis. The trigger conditions are tighter than they sound.
Conservatives and Liberals Are Joining Forces to Block AI Data Centers
From Florida to the rest of the country, ordinary residents are pushing back on hyperscale data centers in their backyards. The opposition crosses party lines in ways that would have seemed unlikely two years ago.
Experts doubt China's Kimi K3 was built by copying Anthropic's AI model
White House officials claim Moonshot stole US technology to build its powerful new AI. Researchers say the timeline makes that story hard to believe.
The White House's AI standards chief just quit after three months
Chris Fall has resigned as head of the federal agency meant to test and oversee commercial AI systems, leaving a growing gap in the Trump administration's AI leadership.
Debate Over Chinese AI Models Splits Trump Administration
The White House wants tighter controls on Chinese AI. The Commerce Department thinks that's unworkable. Neither side has convinced the other.
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.