Policy · Page 27
regulation, copyright fights, safety rules and the politics of AI
Australia's AI Plan Is Bold. The Tech Giants It Must Deal With Are Bigger Than Most Governments
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised to get ahead of artificial intelligence. The companies he will need to negotiate with have revenues larger than many national economies.
George Lucas Says AI Is the Future of Film-Making and Critics Are Like Luddites Who Rejected Cars
The Star Wars creator, now 82, told an interviewer that artificial intelligence makes films easier to produce and that resistance to it is pointless. His comments put him firmly on one side of Hollywood's sharpest debate.
OpenAI Workers Are Bankrolling a Super PAC to Push Back Against Their Own Boss
Eight current and former OpenAI employees have quietly donated more than $215,000 to a political group that wants stricter rules on AI companies, setting up an unusual fight inside one of the world's most powerful tech firms.
Australia's Prime Minister vows to protect artists from AI copyright theft and clamps down on data centres
Anthony Albanese has pledged that writers and musicians will keep control of their work and get paid when AI companies use it. New rules will also govern where giant data centres can be built and how much power they consume.
Palantir has £330m in NHS contracts. Should Britain be worried?
A US defence and surveillance company has quietly become one of the biggest tech suppliers to the British state. Here is what that means for patients, taxpayers and public data.
Australia's PM Promises Fast-Track Approvals for AI Data Centres. Critics Say That's Not Enough.
Anthony Albanese wants to speed up permits for the giant computer facilities that power AI. But policy experts warn Australia needs accountability guardrails first.
Most Americans want to force AI companies to share their profits with the public, poll finds
A new survey of nearly 1,700 U.S. adults shows 69% support taking half the stock of major AI firms and placing it into a public fund. The backdrop: rising tech layoffs and swelling corporate profits.
Bank of England Governor Warns AI Threats Need Global Teamwork, Not Just US Action
Andrew Bailey says no single country can handle the risks of powerful AI models alone, days after the Trump administration blocked foreigners from accessing one of the most advanced AI tools on the market.
Meta used AI tools to pick 8,000 workers for layoffs, lawsuit claims
Twenty-six former employees say an algorithm scored and ranked them for termination, and that the system penalised workers who took medical leave or had disabilities.
Publishers sue Google over Gemini AI training, calling it one of history's biggest copyright violations
Hachette, Cengage, and Elsevier claim Google used millions of copyrighted books without permission to build its Gemini AI. A federal lawsuit filed in New York could reshape how AI companies gather training data.
Google DeepMind's CEO Wants a FINRA-Style Watchdog for the Most Powerful AI Models
Demis Hassabis has proposed an independent standards body that would review frontier AI models before they reach the public. Here is what he is calling for, and why it matters.
26 Former Meta Workers Sue, Saying AI Ranked Them Out of a Job While They Were on Leave
A lawsuit filed this month claims Meta's internal AI tools scored employees on performance metrics that never accounted for parental or medical leave, making those workers more likely to be cut.
Australia Plans a Single Office to Oversee All of AI's Risks and Rewards
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia will be the first country to bring economic, security, social and environmental AI concerns under one national roof, while fast-tracking approvals for data centres.
Google DeepMind's Boss Wants a Global AI Watchdog Before the Technology Gets Away From Us
Demis Hassabis has spent months briefing governments and rival labs on a plan for an independent body that could pause AI development if things go wrong. He wants it running before 2026.
Meet Gowanus, the Garbage-Born Puppet Fronting America's New Luddite Movement
A puppet made from Brooklyn dumpster scraps gave a podcast interview with a handwritten contract. The people behind it want you to slow down, look up, and ask who tech actually serves.