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Policy

Australia's Government Is Writing the Rules for AI Data Centres. Can It Actually Work?

A senior minister is talking about copyright scraping, public distrust and national standards for data centres. What the policy push means for ordinary Australians.

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Policy

A 60-day deadline on AI rules lands today. Here is what it means for patients and everyone else.

The White House set itself an August 1 deadline to finish a framework for reviewing powerful AI models before public release. The clock has run out, and the rules will shape which AI tools reach doctors, businesses and ordinary users first.

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Policy

New Rules Are Closing In on AI Influencers, and the Creators Behind Them Are Worried

A mother in Brisbane built a virtual model to support her family. New EU labelling laws and platform crackdowns are now putting her business model, and thousands like it, under real pressure.

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Policy

When AI Makes Its Own Plans: Why the Rules We Set May Not Be Enough

A simple comparison between a hungry dog and an alarm clock cuts to the heart of a serious question: what happens when machines start rewriting the instructions we give them?

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AI Security

White House Calls AI Companies to Review Secret Cybersecurity Testing Rules

The Trump administration has quietly completed a framework for testing the most powerful AI models for hacking risks, and Anthropic, OpenAI and Google are all expected at Tuesday's meeting.

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Policy

EU Gains Power to Fine, Block and Inspect AI Models, and OpenAI, Anthropic Are in the Crosshairs

New enforcement rules that took effect this week let European regulators demand access to AI systems before they go on sale in Europe, and hit companies with fines of up to 15 million euros for non-compliance.

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AI Business

Hollywood Is Already Using AI. The Question Is Who Admits It.

From a showrunner ordering her writers to use ChatGPT to Netflix paying $587 million for Ben Affleck's AI startup, the entertainment industry's relationship with artificial intelligence is more complicated than the public debate suggests.

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Policy

UK Government Asks: Should Bosses Have to Warn Workers Before Installing Tracking Software?

A new consultation wants employers to consult staff before rolling out AI productivity scoring, keystroke logging and biometric surveillance. Workers in one in three UK organisations are already monitored.

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Policy

The EU Now Requires Companies to Label AI Chatbots and Deepfakes

New rules that took effect on 2 August 2026 force any company operating in Europe to tell users when they are talking to an AI, or viewing AI-generated content. Fines of up to €15 million are on the table for those that ignore them.

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Policy

Every AI Ad, Chatbot and Playlist in Europe Now Needs a Label

The EU's AI Act transparency rules kick in on 2 August. From Spotify recommendations to complaint hotlines, businesses must tell people when AI is involved or face fines of up to €15 million.

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Policy

The EU Now Requires Labels on AI-Generated Images, Audio and Text

A new European Union rule that took effect this week means realistic-looking content made by artificial intelligence must be clearly marked as such, affecting everything from political attack videos to AI-written news articles.

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Policy

A federal judge says the Trump administration has no real evidence to ban Anthropic from government work

The Pentagon wanted to label the AI company a national security risk over a contract dispute. A judge is not buying it.

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Policy

Germany's Chancellor Is Reading the Pope's AI Encyclical on Holiday

Friedrich Merz packed a papal document on artificial intelligence for his summer break. Here is what that document says, and why a struggling world leader might find comfort in it.

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Explained

Two-thirds of people think ChatGPT is conscious. A philosopher says we've been fooling ourselves for decades.

A new survey finds most people attribute some form of feeling to AI chatbots. One scholar argues the confusion started long before the first chatbot appeared.

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Policy

Two Thousand AI Bills and Still No Long-Term Plan: The Case for a National Regulator

States, Congress and the White House have flooded the zone with AI proposals. A former Nasdaq CEO argues every one fixes today's problem while leaving tomorrow's wide open.

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