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ASIA IN BRIEF: China’s agentic AI policy wants to keep humans in the loop

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Big AI's Regulatory Capture: Mapping Industry Interference and Government Complicity

arXiv:2605.06806v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Over the past decade, the AI industry has come to exert an unprecedented economic, political and societal power and influence. It is therefore critical that we comprehend the extent and depth of pervasive and multifaceted capture of AI regulation by corporate actors in order to contend and challenge it. In this paper, we first develop a taxonomy of mechanisms enabling capture to provide a comprehensive understanding of the problem. Grounded in design science research (DSR) methodologies and extensive scoping review of existing literature and media reports, our taxonomy of capture consists of 27 mechanisms across five categories. We then develop an annotation template incorporating our taxonomy, and manually annotate and analyse 100 news articles. The purpose behind this analysis is twofold: validate our taxonomy and provide a novel quantification of capture mechanisms and dominant narratives. Our analysis identifies 249 instances of capture mechanisms, often co-occurring with narratives that rationalise such capture. We find that the most recurring categories of mechanisms are Discourse & Epistemic Influence, concerning narrative framing, and Elusion of law, related to violations and contentious interpretations of antitrust, privacy, copyright and labour laws. We further find that Regulation stifles innovation, Red tape and National Interest are the most frequently invoked narratives used to rationalise capture. We emphasize the extent and breadth of regulatory capture by coalescing forces -- Big AI and governments -- as something policy makers and the public ought to treat as an emergency. Finally, we put forward key lessons learned from other industries along with transferable tactics for uncovering, resisting and challenging Big AI capture as well as in envisioning counter narratives.

India's Tech Leaders Push for Responsible Innovation, AI Sovereignty, and Sustainable Growth

India's tech sector is pushing for responsible, human-centric innovation, focusing on ethical AI, cybersecurity, and inclusive digital transformation.

How Trump Should Approach AI Talks With China | Council on Foreign Relations

At the upcoming Trump-Xi summit, Beijing will not negotiate in good faith on AI safety. A narrowly scoped dialogue paired with maximum pressure on export controls is the only way to shift Beijing’s calculus and secure long-term AI safety.

White House Considers AI Vetting, Sparks Tech Industry Panic

The White House is scrambling to find its footing on AI policy, as the development of new, more powerful models forces the Trump administration to rethink its strategy on AI safety.

China’s Top Economic Planner Urges Stronger Coordination on AI

China’s leading economic planning agency called for stronger coordination and top-level planning in artificial intelligence development.

Who is Louis Mosley, the man tasked with defending Palantir against its critics?

The company’s UK and Europe boss has become a lightning rod for the British public’s fear of a US tech takeover The hall was packed with rightwing radicals when Louis Mosley heralded a coming revolution. Just as Oliver Cromwell – that “crusader for Christ and liberty” – routed King Charles I’s royalists, “a similar revolution is brewing today”, said the UK and Europe boss of Palantir. Globalism’s “twilight” was upon us, he said in a speech dotted with admiring mentions of the podcaster Joe Rogan and “Elon’s Doge”. It was not a typical peroration for a big UK government contractor with more than £600m in deals with the NHS, the Ministry of Defence and police. But Palantir, the world’s most controversial tech company, is no typical contractor. In recent years it has gained firm footholds across Britain’s public sector while appalling critics with its leadership’s rightwing rhetoric and its work for the US and Israeli militaries and Donald Trump’s ICE immigration crackdown. Continue reading...

Can the US and China cooperate on AI? | Brookings

The United States and China can continue to compete vigorously in AI while taking practical steps to reduce shared risks.

AI & Data Exchange 2026: CDAO’s Andrew Mapes on accelerating AI adoption departmentwide | Federal News Network

“With the continued unification of the innovation ecosystem under the CTO, there's been a great opportunity for us to move much more quickly…

NHS code clampdown draws open source backlash

Plus a petition for the UK Civil Service to go FOSS by default.

Europe loosens AI regulations. Is this a chance to catch up with competitors from the US and China? - Brandsit

The European Union, for years positioning itself as the global gendarme of technology, is beginning to loosen its grip. After a marathon of negotiations in

Will AI help the Fed conquer inflation? With Austan Goolsbee

The Chicago Fed head talks GPTs, the rate outlook, and new Fed nominee Kevin Warsh

AI & Tech brief: The White House’s tug-of-war on AI policy - The Washington Post

At SCSP’s AI + Expo, leaders are thinking about how AI fundamentally changes the workforce, warfare, intelligence gathering and supply chains.

Trump jumps from 'anything goes' to 'strict regulation' AI policy

OPINION When President Donald Trump returned to power, he cast himself as the anti‑Biden on AI. First, he tore up Biden's Executive Order 14110, which had demanded "safe, secure, and trustworthy" AI. He then replaced it with his own "Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial ...

White House’s ‘lack of organization’ has AI lobbyists fretting - POLITICO

The Trump administration has sent mixed signals about how tough it intends to be in vetting powerful new computer models.

Assessing the State of AI Adoption Across the Federal Government | PYMNTS.com

By: Valerie Wirtschafter (Brookings Institution/Tech Tank) In this in-depth evaluation, author Valerie Wirtschafter examines how artificial intelligence

What the EU AI Omnibus Deal Changes for the AI Act and What Lies Ahead | TechPolicy.Press

EU legislators have reached an agreement on the AI Omnibus, the regulation amending the EU AI Act. Laura Caroli explains what's changing and what lies ahead.

EU AI Act Undergoes Significant Changes | Wilson Sonsini

On May 7, 2026, EU legislators reached a political agreement to amend the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), with significant implications for AI companies operating in the EU. The most important changes are: delaying the application of the AI Act’s regime for high-risk AI systems; ...

EU pushes AI Act deadlines for high-risk systems, including biometrics | Biometric Update

The deal on the AI Act simplification package, known as the digital omnibus, was reached by the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on Thursday.

It’s Time for the Government To Regulate AI | RealClearPolitics

On Wednesday, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett revealed that the White House is contemplating issuing an executive order that would regulate...

Digital Minister Emphasizes Firm European Stance on Artificial Intelligence Policy

The evolving legal landscape reflects ... policy must serve the public good and preserve the continent's democratic values.Looking Ahead · With the global AI arms race intensifying, Europe's approach--emphasizing robust legal safeguards and non-negotiable values--sets a distinct course from other major players. The Digital Minister's statements reaffirm the continent's resolve to act as a standard-bearer for responsible technology governance, aiming to ensure that AI development benefits society ...

Major Push to Upskill 40,000 Tech Professionals over the Next Three Years and Grow the Next-Generation of Tech Leaders as IMDA Doubles Down on AI Readiness - Infocomm Media Development Authority

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) will expand TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) to upskill 40,000 tech professionals, including final-year Information and Digital Technologies (IDT) students, over the next three years under the National AI Impact Programme (NAIIP).

EU Commission seeks feedback on AI transparency guidelines

The European Commission has opened a consultation on new AI transparency guidelines. Starting in August, users must be notified when interacting with AI.

Australians want safe AI they can trust, minister says

Assistant Minister Andrew Charlton stated that Australia is avoiding a single AI regulator, instead relying on the AI Safety Institute to identify risks for existing agencies to manage.

South Korea launches AI-data upcycling project for LLMs, physical AI

South Korea's science ministry is launching a $2 million project to reprocess 30 existing AI Hub datasets to better support generative AI, large language models, and physical AI systems.

Can Europe close the AI gap with the US and China?

Also in today’s newsletter: a new company seeks to tackle the power constraints on European data centre growth

EU countries, lawmakers clinch provisional deal on watered-down AI rules | Reuters

EU countries and European Parliament lawmakers on Thursday agreed to watered-down landmark artificial ‌intelligence rules, including delaying their implementation, in a move critics say shows Europe caving in to Big Tech.

AI Act: Parliament and Council reach agreement to amend rules on artificial intelligence

In the draft agreement announced today, a ban on nudifier apps has been added to the AI Act. Measures to simplify the obligations of companies using artificial intelligence have also been approved

White House Considers AI Regulation Executive Orders

The White House is debating several AI regulation executive orders on frontier models, with key details still in flux.

US, China weigh launch of official discussions on AI, WSJ reports | Reuters

Washington and Beijing are weighing the launch of official ​discussions about artificial intelligence , ‌the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with ​the matter.

U.S. to Vet AI Models Pre-Release: New Agreements with Tech Giants Signal Regulatory Shift

The U.S. government has reached agreements with major tech firms to evaluate AI models for national security risks before public release, signaling a shift toward proactive oversight.

AI disinformation tests South Korean laws ahead of local elections | The Straits Times

The government has hired hundreds of staff to track and counter manipulated content ahead of local ballots. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Deal over EU's AI omnibus package represents political victory for business

The EU’s flagship AI Act was meant to be an example of the "Brussels effect," but it ended up a target of the bloc’s simplification agenda to realize the goal of greater European competitiveness.

Connecticut's goal of setting national AI policy faces challenges

Connecticut is bucking a trend among US states this year by sending a sprawling artificial intelligence safety bill to the governor’s desk, hoping to become a model for other state legislatures.

Hong Kong lawmakers push AI strategy to boost economy, address workforce concerns

Hong Kong lawmakers have passed a non-binding motion urging the government to accelerate AI adoption across all industries to align with China's national strategy.

Top Trump Aide Says Administration Won’t Pick Winners in AI Race

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said the US government would refrain from choosing winners and losers in artificial intelligence, the latest signal from a top aide to President Donald Trump as his administration prepares new AI policy directives.

GSA touts federal AI adoption despite unanswered ROI questions | FedScoop

Zach Whitman, GSA’s CAIO and chief data scientist, said his team is still working to quantify the value agencies get from using generative AI chatbots.

IBM CEO: Saudi Arabia enters AI implementation phase | Arab News

BOSTON: At IBM Think 2026 in Boston, IBM’s bet on Saudi Arabia went beyond expanding its role in AI infrastructure. The US technology company sought to position itself as a partner in a tougher phase, turning that investment into large-scale industrial and institutional execution.

U.S. and China pursue guardrails to stop AI rivalry from spiraling into crisis

The U.S. and China are working to establish guardrails to prevent their intense AI rivalry from escalating into a broader crisis, as discussed at a recent summit in Beijing.

EU hits snooze on AI Act rules after industry backlash

Brussels says it's simplification, critics may call it retreat

EU agrees to simpler AI rules and complete ‘nudification’ ban

Businesses and citizens want to ‘feel safe’, says EU tech sovereignty VP. Read more: EU agrees to simpler AI rules and complete ‘nudification’ ban

Korea, US, Japan urged to join forces on AI chips, energy - The Korea Times

As the global race for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure intensifies, business leaders and policy experts from Korea, the United States a...

EU agrees to amend AI Act, clarifies overlap with machinery rules | IAPP

The European Parliament and Council of the European Union reached a provisional agreement to reform the AI Act, part of the Omnibus on AI simplification package. The agreement was reached in the early morning hours Thursday, after another marathon negotiation.

White House distances itself from tighter AI regulation - POLITICO

The White House is looking for “partnership” with companies rather than pursuing “government regulation,” a senior White House official said.

EU clinches deal to roll back AI restrictions – POLITICO

Deal marks first significant delay of digital rules amid pressure from the U.S.

Lawmakers, industry push EU to move faster on AI rule cuts – POLITICO

Thursday’s deal leaves some lawmakers and lobby groups dissatisfied.

I researched misinformation, until the government stopped me | Opinion

A researcher's NSF grant termination reveals a broader attack on science funding and misinformation research, despite rising AI-generated falsehoods.

Growing role as AI watchdog is 'defining feature' of 2025, says EU data regulator

The European Data Protection Supervisor highlighted its role as an AI watchdog as a key achievement in 2025, noting increased scrutiny of international data transfers and large-scale IT systems.

AI ‘losers’ should be compensated through retraining, says ex-cabinet secretary

Gus O’Donnell calls for funding to teach new skills to people who lose their jobs as a result of the new technology

AI could solve America’s $39 trillion debt crisis—but only if Washington abandons displaced workers, Yale Budget Lab warns

A Yale Budget Lab report suggests AI-driven productivity gains could reverse the national debt's upward trajectory. But what about the workers?

What an AI productivity surge would mean for the fiscal outlook

New modeling from the Budget Lab at Yale shows that in the most optimistic scenario, the national debt would level off as a share of the economy.

NIST will review new AI models from Google, Microsoft, xAI before release - The Washington Post

Leading AI companies will give the Commerce Department early access to new systems, as the Trump administration moves toward greater oversight of Silicon Valley.

Modi, Lam Meet as India and Vietnam Deepen AI, Defense Ties

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks with Vietnam President To Lam in New Delhi on Wednesday, with the two Asian nations looking to strengthen economic and defense ties while tensions persist in the Middle East.

Inteligencia artificial y empleo en Espa\~na: una aproximaci\'on territorial y de g\'enero a la exposici\'on laboral

arXiv:2512.23059v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: The diffusion of artificial intelligence, particularly generative models, is expected to transform labor markets in uneven ways across sectors, territories, and social groups. This paper proposes a methodological framework to estimate the potential exposure of employment to AI using sector based data, addressing the limitations of occupation centered approaches in the Spanish context. By constructing an AI CNAE incidence matrix and applying it to provincial employment data for the period 2021 to 2023, we provide a territorial and gender disaggregated assessment of AI exposure across Spain. The results reveal stable structural patterns, with higher exposure in metropolitan and service oriented regions and a consistent gender gap, as female employment exhibits higher exposure in all territories. Rather than predicting job displacement, the framework offers a structural perspective on where AI is most likely to reshape work and skill demands, supporting evidence based policy and strategic planning.

OPM applies AI to modernize federal job description, retirement processes | FedScoop

Protesters gather outside of the ... Management on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. The group of federal employees and supporters are protesting against Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids who have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) ... An organizational flag flies ...

AI & Tech Brief: Trump admin to test frontier models - The Washington Post

The Commerce Department announced Tuesday that it will be conducing pre-deployment testing of AI models from Google, Microsoft and x AI .

How David Sacks crashed and burned in the White House | The Verge

The Trump administration pulled a 180 on AI oversight, inducing Sacks’ worst nightmare: more government regulation on technology.

UNCTAD to examine AI and geopolitical shifts in global investment | Digital Watch Observatory

An upcoming UNCTAD session will assess what AI-driven investment shifts mean for developing economies and international dialogue.

Sara Calls for Fair 2028 Polls Amid Manipulation Risks

VP Sara Duterte warns of social media manipulation as she confirms her 2028 presidential bid from The Hague.

WH ‘studying’ AI security executive order | Federal News Network

An EO requiring pre-deployment review of frontier AI models would likely increase the workload at NIST's Center for AI Standards and Innovation.

Parliament supports motion on ‘no jobless growth’ | The Straits Times

The grant provides funds of up ... job redesign projects, including consultancy fees and worker reskilling costs. Later in 2026, eligible businesses will also receive $10,000 under the redesigned SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit, which can be used to offset costs incurred from workforce transformation programmes such as those under the EWTP. The council will also pay special attention to students and younger workers who are anxious about AI’s impact ...

Indonesia AI copyright reform draws pushback over risks to creators, competition

Indonesia's proposed copyright reform is facing scrutiny as experts warn that extending protection to AI-generated works could undermine human creators and concentrate market power.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and employment - POST

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more common in UK workplaces. How is it being used, and what are the impacts on job opportunities and working conditions?

EU AI law amendments to be discussed as deadline looms for high-risk AI systems

EU policy makers are due to discuss legislative amendments to the bloc's landmark AI law on Wednesday to address how the legislation applies to products already regulated under sectoral laws.

Europe’s push to get ahead in the global AI race — as it happened

Follow updates from inside the room at POLITICO’s AI & Tech Summit in Brussels.

UAE to Revolutionize Government with AI, Aiming for 50% Integration in Two Years

The UAE aims to integrate AI into half of its government operations within two years, enhancing efficiency and service delivery.

Chinese court sides with worker who was replaced by AI

A court in China has ruled in favor of an employee who claimed they were unfairly replaced by artificial intelligence.

Computational Challenges in Scaling Democratic Deliberation

arXiv:2605.01525v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The paper provides an overview of core functionalities that digital democracy software needs to provide in order to support democratic deliberative processes at scale. Developing these functionalities poses novel computational challenges and requires algorithmic solutions to interesting mathematical problems. The aim of the paper is to break the first ground towards a structured inventory of such problems, and to position possible approaches to them within current academic research in computer science and artificial intelligence.

Governing What the EU AI Act Excludes: Accountability for Autonomous AI Agents in Smart City Critical Infrastructure

arXiv:2605.01091v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: When a traffic signal controller adjusts green phases and a grid manager curtails power on the same corridor, each system may comply with its own obligations. The resident who suffers the combined effect has no single authority to hold accountable and, under the EU AI Act, limited means to obtain an explanation. Annex III, point 2 excludes safety-component AI in critical infrastructure from Article 86 explanation rights and Article 27 fundamental-rights impact assessment. Provider and deployer duties under Articles 9-15 still apply, and residual pathways under the GDPR, NIS2, and tortious liability offer partial coverage. The Act's principal resident-facing accountability instruments are nonetheless narrowed for the autonomous infrastructure systems most likely to interact across agencies. The paper traces this accountability deficit through four residual pathways (GDPR Article 22, GDPR transparency obligations, tortious liability, and NIS2) and shows that each is structurally bounded by individual-controller, individual-decision scope. As a governance response, it presents AgentGov-SC, a three-layer architecture (Agent, Orchestration, City) specifying 25 governance measures with bidirectional traceability to the EU AI Act, ISO/IEC 42001, and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework. Five conflict resolution rules and an autonomy-calibrated activation model complete the design. A scenario analysis traces governance activation through a multi-agent corridor cascade involving three documented UAE smart-city systems, with a contrasting single-system scenario confirming proportional activation. The paper contributes a regulatory gap analysis and governance architecture for an increasingly important class of urban AI deployment that existing frameworks treat as bounded and isolated.

Behind the Trump Administration’s Potential Rethink on A.I. - The New York Times

Artificial intelligence has become a national security concern. That has federal officials rethinking how lightly it should regulate the technology.

Norway Joins the US-Led AI Supply Chain Alliance and the Deal Turns a Nordic Nation Into a Strategic Infrastructure Node for Allied Compute – Startup Fortune

Norway has joined a US-led initiative to secure AI supply chains among trusted allied nations, formalising its role as a strategic AI infrastructure node

Political Economy Constraints Will Likely Shape the Regulatory Future of AI Adoption

Professional groups with significant political influence are positioned to shape AI regulation to protect their interests. The trajectory of AI deployment will be determined as much by political contestation as by technical capability.

White House mulls tighter controls on advanced AI - POLITICO

The Trump administration is discussing a raft of new executive actions on frontier AI models, including a vetting regime to examine national security risks.

Proposed State AI Law Update: May 4, 2026 | Troutman Pepper Locke - JDSupra

Connecticut’s AI bill passed the legislature, Maryland’s pricing bill was signed into law, Colorado’s AI Act replacement bill was introduced, and chatbot bills advanced in several states. ...

The AI Regulation Regime Shift: Trump Administration’s Sudden U-Turn on Frontier Models

Daily Market Read I | Category: regime read | Date: May 5, 2026

Google, Microsoft, and xAI agree to pre-release government AI model evaluations as Mythos crisis forces oversight expansion

Five frontier AI labs now submit models for US government evaluation. The voluntary programme has no statutory authority but covers every major AI developer after the Mythos crisis.

US government expands vetting of frontier AI models for security risks - POLITICO

The Commerce Department’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation will conduct safety testing of new AI systems before they are released publicly.

Who really wins: The risk of AI wealth concentration in emerging economies - The Business & Financial Times

By Paulette Watson MBE Ghana’s National AI Strategy is one of the most ambitious policy documents to emerge from sub-Saharan Africa in a generation. The targets are bold, the sectors are well chosen, and the political will appears genuine. But ambition does not determine who captures value.

Europeans Prepare for a More Dangerous World in a Time of Economic Upheaval

A stalwart on defense spending, Poland is training its citizens in civil defense while balancing their jobs and families.

EU Trade Chief Plans to Meet U.S. Counterpart in Paris

European officials are reeling from another American threat to raise tariffs on exports to the U.S. despite a trade agreement reached between the bloc and the Trump administration last year.

A Compound AI Agent for Conversational Grant Discovery

Research funding discovery remains fundamentally fragmented: researchers navigate disparate agency portals (e. g. , in the United States, NSF, NIH, DARPA, Grants.

Mitigating risk from emerging agentic AI in federal environments | Federal News Network

The challenge is not to halt innovation. It is to ensure that as AI gains agency, agencies retain control and remain protected from fast-evolving threats.

European Commission in contact with Anthropic on Mythos

The European Commission is in contact with Anthropic regarding Mythos and is assessing its possible implications.

Trump's new AI safety stance

The Trump administration is considering a plan to require the Pentagon to safety test AI models deployed to federal, state, and local governments.

Philippines and Israel Partner in AI Development

The Philippines and Israel are aligning on critical minerals processing and AI ecosystems to enhance green metal exports and technological capabilities.

UAE Aims for 50% AI Integration in Government

The UAE aims to integrate AI into half of its government operations within two years, enhancing efficiency and service delivery.

Voters Wary of Crypto, AI; Regulation Favored in Upcoming 2026 Elections

A recent poll shows significant concerns about the risks and rapid development of AI and cryptocurrency, which may impact 2026 midterm candidate prospects.

Philippines and Israel Forge Strategic Partnership in Critical Minerals and AI Development

The two nations are collaborating on an AI-native industrial hub in Tarlac and aligning on green metal exports and technological capabilities.

Just in time for Labour Day, China makes it illegal to fire humans if AI takes their jobs

PLUS: Samsung cashes in on RAM prices; Booze from space fetches huge price; China's hyperscalers surge A Chinese court has ruled that it’s illegal to replace human workers with AI.…

The White House reportedly is working on an executive order about AI oversight and access. | The Verge

The Trump Administration’s rollback of AI safety regulations may not extend to itself, as the NYT reports that after the launch of Mythos, officials are concerned about “…political repercussions if a devastating A.I.-enabled cyberattack were to occur,” said sources.

Jane Kong - National Security Agency | LinkedIn

The AI Action Plan nods to deepfakes and sets aside money for forensic detection standards, but it falls far short of a full defence. With roughly half of Americans unable to define a deepfake and the nastiest abuses happening well before any judge inspects the evidence, the document amounts ...

DOT’s Neil Chaudhry on AI-powered productivity in government | FedScoop

The votes are in for the 2025 FedScoop · Neil Chaudhry, Senior Advisor of AI for the U.S. Department of Transportation, discussed the practical applications of AI in federal workforce reimagining. He emphasized leveraging AI for tasks that improve job satisfaction, such as creating personalized ...

Five Eyes spook shops warn rapid rollouts of agentic AI are too risky

Prioritize resilience over productivity, say CISA, NCSC and their friends from Oz, NZ, Canada Information security agencies from the nations of the Five Eyes security alliance have co-authored guidance on the use of agentic AI that warns the technology will likely misbehave and amplifies organizations’ existing frailties, and therefore recommend slow and careful adoption of the tech.…

Entrepreneurs Flocked to Colorado. Now Red Tape Is Driving Some Away.

A proposed AI bill has many wondering whether the state’s regulations are killing its entrepreneurial spirit. “If you can’t move, you’re dead.”

Collective Recourse for Generative Urban Visualizations

arXiv:2509.11487v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Text-to-image diffusion models help visualize urban futures but can amplify group-level harms. We propose collective recourse: structured community "visual bug reports" that trigger fixes to models and planning workflows. We (1) formalize collective recourse and a practical pipeline (report, triage, fix, verify, closure); (2) situate four recourse primitives within the diffusion stack: counter-prompts, negative prompts, dataset edits, and reward-model tweaks; (3) define mandate thresholds via a mandate score combining severity, volume saturation, representativeness, and evidence; and (4) evaluate a synthetic program of 240 reports. Prompt-level fixes were fastest (median 2.1-3.4 days) but less durable (21-38% recurrence); dataset edits and reward tweaks were slower (13.5 and 21.9 days) yet more durable (12-18% recurrence) with higher planner uptake (30-36%). A threshold of 0.12 yielded 93% precision and 75% recall; increasing representativeness raised recall to 81% with little precision loss. We discuss integration with participatory governance, risks (e.g., overfitting to vocal groups), and safeguards (dashboards, rotating juries).

IRS sees AI as key to accelerate workforce training | Federal News Network

IRS Taxpayer Services Chief Ken Corbin said AI will help the agency have a “more efficient, better-trained workforce in 2027.”…

White House considers government reviews for AI models, NYT reports | Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump is considering the introduction of government oversight over new models of artificial intelligence, ​the New York Times reported on Monday, citing officials briefed on the ‌deliberations.

North Carolina Targets Hyperscale Costs AI Infrastructure Bill

Proposed legislation shifts the burden of power, water, and grid expansion costs onto large data centers.

AI boom turns White House into a champion of foreign imports - The Washington Post

Artificial intelligence is reshaping trade patterns, as companies order from abroad what’s needed to build AI infrastructure.

Washington Post | Opinion | Bernie Sanders’ China AI cooperation fantasy is dangerous - The Washington Post

The socialist senator’s atomic analogy doesn’t hold up.

EU accused of wasting €20B on AI computing dreams

Critics argue that there’s no demand for the massive computing hubs Brussels has planned.

UAE plans agentic AI integration across half of government operations | Fox News

The UAE says it plans to deploy agentic AI across 50% of government operations in two years, making one of the most aggressive moves in the global AI race.

AI facial recognition oversight lagging far behind technology, watchdogs warn

Exclusive: Biometrics commissioners say face-scanning not as effective as claimed and new laws needed to regulate use How does live facial recognition work and how many police forces use it? Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition Britain’s biometrics watchdogs have warned that national oversight of AI-powered face scanning to catch criminals is lagging far behind the technology’s rapid growth. With the Metropolitan police almost doubling the number of faces they scan in London over the past 12 months and a rising use of the technology by retailers in the UK, Prof William Webster, the biometrics commissioner for England and Wales, said the “slow pace of legislation was trying to catch up with the real world” and “the horse had gone before the cart”. An independent audit of the Met’s use of facial recognition technology (FRT) has been indefinitely postponed after the police requested delays. Polling shows 57% of people believe the systems are “another step towards turning the UK into a surveillance society”. A whistleblower claimed shop-based face-scanning systems had sometimes been misused by shop or security staff “maliciously” adding members of the public to watchlists. Continue reading...

The National Science Foundation faced a 58.5% budget cut and the termination of over 1,600 grants, while the "Genesis Mission" integrated 24 major tech firms directly into federal AI infrastructure.

The National Science Foundation's 58.5% budget cut and the 'Genesis Mission' integrating 24 major tech firms into federal AI infrastructure reveal the administration's investment in AI infrastructure, affecting the economics of AI deployment and the centralization of AI models.

Exclusive: US officials weigh cutting deadlines to fix digital flaws amid worries over AI-powered hacking, sources say | Reuters

AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023.

English councils to trial Google AI tool to speed up planning decisions

Artificial intelligence will make recommendations on whether to grant or refuse projects

Italy's Antitrust Regulator Enforces AI Transparency

Italy's antitrust regulator has mandated that AI firms disclose the risk of generative AI hallucinations to enhance consumer protection.

Senate Judiciary Committee Advances GUARD Act

Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Hawley's GUARD Act, Mandating ID Verification for AI Chatbot Users

Italy's Antitrust Regulator Enforces AI Transparency

Italy's regulator has mandated that AI firms disclose the risk of generative AI hallucinations to enhance consumer protection, impacting companies like DeepSeek and Mistral AI.

Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Hawley's GUARD Act

The committee has moved forward with legislation requiring ID verification for users of AI chatbots.

Met Police Uses AI to Probe Cops

Met Police's Palantir deployment has its own officers watching their backs. Federation warns members to ditch work devices off duty as force uses AI to probe 600+ cops

EU Fails to Agree on AI Act Amendments

EU institutions failed to agree on AI Act amendments, exposing limits in the commission's digital simplification agenda. With political divisions unresolved and timelines tight, the AI omnibus risks undermining both regulatory clarity and EU credibility without significantly easing compliance burdens.

THE TIPPING POINT IS HERE: NINE-IN-TEN U.S. POLICY INSIDERS SAY AI MUST BE REGULATED -- AND GOVERNMENTS ARE FALLING SHORT

/PRNewswire/ -- A newly released survey from Povaddo finds that public policy experts across the United States and Europe—the lawmakers, staffers, advocates,...

US Labor Department Launches SMS-Based AI Course to Boost Workforce AI Literacy – Unite.AI

The United States Labor Department recently announced a free Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy course aimed at raising AI awareness among skeptical citizens. The “Make America AI-Ready” initiative is a one-week digit...

Connecticut passes social media addiction, chatbot bills

Connecticut lawmakers approved legislation to restrict social media features for minors and establish safety guardrails for AI tools, including chatbots and automated hiring systems.

China’s Export Control Framework: Domestic Developments And International Positioning – Analysis

The most prominent example has been the USA, which openly states that it uses export controls to safeguard national security and promote economic interests as well as to sustain ‘US strategic technology leadership’, including through unilateral controls. As geopolitical competition intensifies, ...

White House questions tech industry on defensive AI use, cybersecurity resilience | Cybersecurity Dive

Companies may be reluctant to answer some of the government’s questions, given the sensitive topics they address.

As CISA cuts loom, companies need to step up cyber defenses

Companies need to step up as the federal cybersecurity infrastructure in the US faces budget cuts, just as artificial intelligence-fueled attacks are on the rise.

Australia at 'critical window' to build domestic AI industry, minister says

Australia is at a “critical window” to decide whether to build a domestic AI industry or rely on foreign technology, according to Assistant Minister Andrew Charlton.

How bots could help revive democracy

New AI tools encouraging deliberation could promote consensus and reduce polarisation in politics

DVLA's 14-week driving license fiasco – the tech, people and chatbot trying to clear it

Medical license applicants still waiting months while agency insists it's 'putting things right' The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has introduced new techto support driving license applications that require medical checks, after processing times exceeded 14 weeks in February.…

The Likelihood Ratio Wall: Structural Limits on Accurate Risk Assessment for Rare Violence

arXiv:2604.27282v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Pretrial risk assessment tools are used on over one million U.S. defendants each year, yet their use for predicting rare violent re-offense faces a basic statistical barrier. We derive a universal precision bound -- the Likelihood Ratio Wall -- showing that when violent re-arrest rates are low (2-5%), achieving even a 50% hit rate among people labeled "high risk" (positive predictive value, or PPV) would require tools far more discriminative than current instruments appear to be. For rare outcomes, a tool can have respectable-looking performance metrics and still be wrong most of the time it flags someone as "high risk for violence." We show that post-hoc score recalibration cannot solve this problem because it does not improve the tool's underlying ability to separate true positives from false positives. We further prove a Surveillance Ceiling: when over-policing inflates recorded "risk factors" among those who would not re-offend, the maximum achievable precision is structurally lower for over-policed groups, even at equal offense rates. We translate these results into the Number Needed to Detain (how many people must be detained to prevent one violent offense), and propose that risk reports should communicate this uncertainty explicitly. Our findings suggest that for rare violent outcomes, debates about fairness metrics alone are incomplete: under current data regimes, the available features may not support high-confidence individualized detention decisions.

White House drafts guidance to bypass Anthropic's risk flag for new AI models, Axios reports | Reuters

Trump's comments and the draft ​guidance come just ​weeks after Anthropic unveiled ⁠Mythos, its most advanced AI system to date.

AI Act amendments show limits of EU digital simplification agenda

EU institutions failed to agree on AI Act amendments, exposing limits in the commission's digital simplification agenda. The omnibus risks undermining regulatory clarity and EU credibility.

EU's Struggle with AI Regulation: Balancing Innovation and Safety Amidst Deadlock

The EU's Digital Omnibus AI Act faces hurdles as member states and Parliament fail to agree on amendments, pushing further negotiations to next month.

UK Cross-Agency Regulatory Oversight

The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum, a group of the UK’s four key digital regulators, has pledged to focus on AI developments that are creating new regulatory challenges and opportunities.

Chinese court rules it illegal to replace human workers with AI

A landmark ruling in China declares that companies cannot fire employees solely to replace them with AI systems.

US Senate AI bill would bar kids, teens from companion chatbot use

The US Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously marked up bipartisan legislation to keep children and teenagers off companion chatbots, though the bill faces an uphill battle.

China launches months-long campaign against AI misuse

China’s CAC has launched a months-long AI misuse enforcement campaign targeting deepfakes, fraud, disinformation, and illegal application.

Pakistan Courts Embrace AI with New Guidelines to Enhance Judicial Efficiency and Integrity

Pakistan's National Judicial Policy Making Committee releases new AI guidelines for courts, aiming to aid judicial work while ensuring judgment, privacy, and independence.

AI Hallucinations Put South African Ministers on the Spot

South Africa’s Democratic Alliance party has extolled the need to adopt modern technology to boost government efficiency since joining the ruling coalition as the second-biggest party in 2024.

Met Police's Palantir deployment has its own officers watching their backs

Federation warns members to ditch work devices off duty as force uses AI to probe 600+ cops London cops are being told by their staff association to be "extremely cautious" about carrying work devices off duty, after the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) deployed Palantir's technology to investigate hundreds of its own officers.…

US senators introduce legislation to measure AI impact on workforce

The Workforce Transparency Act would establish a federal framework to collect data on how AI impacts the US workforce to guide future policy.

The Creation and Analysis of Government AI Transparency Statements in Australia

arXiv:2604.26075v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Governments increasingly deploy AI in public services, making transparency essential for accountability and public trust. Australia's Standard for AI Transparency Statements (AITS) requires government bodies to disclose how AI is used in practice, yet little empirical evidence exists on how these requirements are realised in documents. This paper presents the first government AITS dataset, dubbed AITS-101, and provides the first systematic analysis of their content. Using stylometric, quantitative, and qualitative document analyses, we examine disclosure coverage, structure, and recurring patterns. Our findings reveal substantial variation in AI-related practice disclosure, highlight gaps between policy intent and implementation, and inform the design of more effective public-sector AI transparency standards.

India’s AI ambition risks outrunning its readiness | Hindustan Times

Robust data governance frameworks, reforming public procurement to integrate AI responsibly, and digital capability investment within the State are necessities

How agentic AI transforms platform operations

Ahead of the Innovate Roadshow in Singapore, Dynatrace’s APJ VP & CTO Rafi Katanasho highlights that public sector IT is moving from reactive ‘screen watching’ to defining strategic guardrails and improving service quality.

China launches months-long campaign against AI misuse | Reuters

China launches months-long campaign against AI misuse | Reuters Exclusive news, data and analytics for financial market professionalsLearn more aboutRefinitiv A message reading "AI artificial intelligence", a keyboard, and robot hands are seen in this illustration taken January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab BEIJING, April 30 (Reuters) - China's cyberspace administrator is launching ​a four-month campaign against "malpractices ‌in AI applications," according to a statement ​it released on ​Thursday. The two-phased campaign will ⁠target weak security review ​of AI models, "AI ​data poisoning" and failure to register AI models or ​inadequate labelling of ​AI-generated content, the statement showed. It ‌will ⁠also target misuse of AI-generated content, including false information, "violent and vulgar" ​content, impersonatio

Rep. Dan Goldman on AI companies: 'Regulate them all'

# Rep. Dan Goldman on AI companies: 'Regulate them all' Published: 2026-04-30T18:26:41+00:00 ## Summary Rep. Dan Goldman, who is facing a primary challenge from former New York City comptroller Brad Lander, answered questions about AI and data center regulation, his support for U.S. military aid for Israel, and his understanding of the situation. The Post's Anna Liss-Roy is asking candidates for t

Warner, Budd Introduce Legislation to Collect Data on AI's Impact, Guide Lawmakers

Warner, Budd Introduce Legislation to Collect Data on AI's Impact, Guide Lawmakers News• Press Releases April 30th, 2026 # Warner, Budd Introduce Legislation to Collect Data on AI’s Impact, Guide Lawmakers WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Workforce Transparency Act, legislation that establishes a federal framework to collect timely data to guide policymakers in developing evidence-based solutions to AI’s impact on the U.S. workforce. Under this bill, the Department of Labor (DOL) will collect data on AI usage from the public and private sector and make that data publicly available so that researchers, businesses, and local, state, and federal government can use it to better understand how AI is driving changes in employment. “As AI is being developed, deployed, and integrated across industries, we’re already seeing it have a mea

EU Fails to Finalize AI Regulations Amid Big Tech Concerns, ETEnterpriseai

European Union countries and lawmakers were unable to reach an agreement on key AI regulations, delaying vital rules intended to govern artificial intelligence usage in high-risk sectors. Negotiations will resume next month, with criticism mounting from privacy activists regarding the influence ...

Taiwan's AI push awaits legislative green light

Given Taiwan's crucial role in the AI supply chain, Cheng-wen Wu, chairman of the country's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), called on Taiwan's legislature to pass the central government's budget proposal, which remains under review. He emphasized that Taiwan must not only lead ...

Notes from the IAPP Europe: What happened on the AI front in Europe this April | IAPP

Europe saw stalled negotiations on the AI Digital Omnibus delaying key changes to the EU AI Act, while EU institutions and national authorities issued guidance on AI-related cybersecurity risks, AI's impact on privacy and responsible use of chatbots in customer service.

AI Hype and the Capture of EU AI Regulation | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press is a nonprofit media and community venture intended to provoke new ideas, debate and discussion at the intersection of technology and democracy. We publish opinion and analysis.

New tripartite council on jobs to help workers, businesses make AI skills 'as pervasive as possible' - CNA

Labour chief Ng Chee Meng said tripartite partners recognise workers' anxieties about AI and want to turn that into positive action.

Carney’s AI push risks harm as Ottawa automates public services

Carney’s AI push risks harm as Ottawa automates public services # The Carney government’s embrace of AI will put lives at risk Deploying these technologies as cost-cutting measures will not only worsen service for Canadians, it will cause physical and mental-health issues. - April 30, 2026 - by Natasha Tusikov Blayne Haggart Image caption:Decision-making algorithms are only as good as their algorithms and the data provided. iStock Share The Mark Carney government has made “ deploying AI at scale” a cornerstone of its attempt to make government more productive and slash costs by cutting 28,000jobs by 2029. The goal is to achieve savings of $60 billion over several years. There are many reasons to be skeptical of the government’s AI strategy. Savings projections resulting from digitalization should be taken with a grain of salt. For example, the Phoenix pay system, designed to auto

India sounds alarm, demands fair access to Anthropic's Mythos AI - India Today

Officials believe more AI companies could soon launch similar models without prior warning, creating new cybersecurity risks across countries. For that reason, the Centre has reportedly asked CERT-In, the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC), and financial ...

EU AI Act reform talks stall as key compliance deadline looms | IAPP

Trilogue negotiations for reforming the EU AI Act under the Digital Omnibus for AI were delayed after the Parliament and Council disagreed on the act's overlap with sectoral regulations. Talks will resume next month ahead of a looming compliance deadline in August.

EU lawmakers fail to agree on watered-down AI Act, talks pushed to May – Computerworld

Without a deal next month, the August 2 enforcement date for high-risk AI systems applies as written.

The US Is Fighting for Control of AI. It Would Be Better Off Building Standards. | TechPolicy.Press

T.J. Pyzyk makes the case for standards vs. strong-arming, if the US government wants shape global AI governance.

UK moves to strengthen sovereignty over critical AI infrastructure | Digital Watch Observatory

A new UK strategy targets control over AI infrastructure and computing power, aiming to reduce dependency while strengthening national security and economic resilience.

AI agents reshape U.S. government as 82% of agencies adopt them - Outsource Accelerator

AI agents are reshaping how the United States government operates, with 82% of agencies already deploying them across federal, state and local levels.

India drafts new National Employment Policy amid AI job disruption - The Tribune

The Centre is formulating a new national employment policy to energise the job market in view of recent labour surveys painting a vulnerable picture of the employment situation, lack of pay parity and possible transition of roles due to the advent of technology.

Sri Lanka Discloses New Payment Lapse Days After Hack Revelation

Sri Lanka’s government has disclosed a payment lapse involving funds due to the US Post, days after revealing a separate cyberattack, raising fresh questions about its financial safeguards as it continues to recover from an unprecedented default.

China’s Mao-era regulator in a stand-off with Meta over AI

National Development Reform Commission is becoming Beijing’s chief enforcer

Opinion | White House policy on AI chatbots should be adopted by Congress - The Washington Post

An incoherent patchwork of state laws threatens to handicap America in the artificial intelligence race.

New DOL Guidance Encourages Employer ‘AI Literacy’ Training

In response to concerns about the rapidly changing economy and the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the labor market, the White House is encouraging employers to adopt AI tools and train workers to effectively leverage them, as evidenced by the U.S. Department of Labor’s new guidance ...

AI Act Omnibus: What just happened and what comes next? | IAPP

AI Governance Center Managing Director Ashley Casovan reacts to the delay in AI Act reform negotiations and assesses what AI governance professionals should do with the legal uncertainty and a looming enforcement deadline for certain high-risk AI systems this August.

In the coming AI future, Britain must not end up at the mercy of US tech giants | Rafael Behr

Trump is volatile, capricious and unreasonable – but he belongs to the old world of analogue power. What comes next will be harder to manage Donald Trump is not impressed by soft power. He respects hard men with military muscle. But he can be moved by pageantry, which is the purpose of King Charles’s visit to Washington this week. Trump is flattered to rub shoulders with majesty. The good vibes are then supposed to radiate warmth through a political relationship that has been chilled by the war in Iran. It might work, but not for long. Trump’s irritation with Keir Starmer and other European leaders for what he calls cowardice in the Middle East is aggravated daily by evidence that the war is a strategic calamity. Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Guardian Newsroom: Can Labour come back from the brink? On Thursday 30 April, join Gaby Hinsliff, Zoe Williams, Polly Toynbee and Rafael Behr as they discuss how much of a threat Labour faces from the Green party and Reform UK – and whether Keir Starmer can survive as leader. Book tickets here or at guardian.live Continue reading...

UK Taxpayers Get AI Copilot

Microsoft Copilot now heading into ‘Official Sensitive’ work after winning back just 26 minutes a day in a trial for 28,000 HMRC staffers.

Malaysia Weighs AI Legal Personality

Malaysia's digital minister Gobind Singh Deo said responsibility for artificial intelligence must remain with human actors, even as policymakers debate AI legal personality. Speaking at a legal conference on Monday, he warned that autonomous systems challenge traditional legal frameworks and complicate liability.

Australian government announces AI workplace regulation talks

The Australian government is hosting a tripartite forum to discuss the use and regulation of artificial intelligence in the workplace.

Despite proposed science cuts, NASA boss says 'We haven't canceled anything yet'

That 'yet' is sure doing a lot of heavy lifting if the budget for science is slashed NASA administrator Jared Isaacman has appeared before the US House Appropriations Committee to explain the proposed Trump administration plan to cut $5.6 billion from the space agency's budget.…

Poland Sees Rising Cyberattacks With Spread of Advanced AI Tools

Poland, which is battling a rising number of cyberattacks from Russia, expects online threats to intensify as more advanced artificial intelligence tools spread, according to a senior government official.

TUESDAY, APR28 - OP_DAILY

Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has published the full architecture of his personal AI system — a “second brain for a diplomat” running on a Raspberry Pi that connects to his WhatsApp and Gmail, transcribes voice notes locally, ingests speeches and articles, and builds a persistent knowledge graph over time.

A pragmatic approach to regulating AI agents

arXiv:2604.22819v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The current advancement in and deployment of agentic AI systems has created a set of key challenges for the legal frameworks that govern their use. We cover two central components: first, the regulatory classification of agents under the EU AI Act, and second, the legal status and validity of autonomous actions within the established framework of EU

South Africa pulls national AI policy after 'hallucinated' fake sources found in draft

The policy, unveiled this month for public comment before finalization, sought to position South Africa as a continental leader in AI innovation.

U.S. lawmakers take on AI chatbots, fraud in new bills | Reuters

April 28 (Reuters) - Members of Congress from both major U.S. political parties joined to propose new legislation this week related to ​ artificial intelligence , as they aimed to tackle safety concerns without ‌blocking innovation.

Mobility Monitor: The White House Legislative Plan for AI Falls Short on Education While Sanders and Khanna Move to Tax the Rich » NCRC

This month's edition of Mobility Monitor discusses the limitations of the Trump administration’s legislative priorities on AI for the education system, the workforce and communities facing data center development before diving into a new bill in Congress proposing a 5% billionaire tax.

EU countries, lawmakers fail to reach deal on watered-down AI rules | Reuters

EU countries and European Parliament lawmakers failed to reach a deal on watered-down landmark artificial intelligence rules after 12 ​hours of negotiations on Tuesday and will resume talks next month.

India eyes global supply chain pivot as $15 billion Google AI hub breaks ground - The Times of India

Tech News News: New Delhi/Visakhapatnam: India is poised to emerge as a “trusted value chain and supply chain partner” for the world in electronics manufacturing, Uni.

Why some of the world’s biggest enterprises are pivoting to Sovereign AI | TechRadar

Findings from the report underscores ... of AI infrastructure decisions, while 64% prioritize data placement and control for regulatory alignment. These pressures are particularly acute in sectors such as government, financial services, and healthcare, where data mismanagement carries significant operational and legal consequences. Yet, innovation alone is ...

Florida House again tanks AI proposal backed by Gov. DeSantis

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ last-ditch attempt to pass artificial intelligence regulations during a special legislative session died after the state House speaker refused to take up the proposal.

China opposes US MATCH Act, warns of global trade disruption, countermeasures

CGI Unveils High-Security AI Platform in Finland, Boosting Data Sovereignty and Enterprise Efficiency

CGI has unveiled a high-security AI and data platform in Finland, aligning with KATAKRI standards to ensure data sovereignty for enterprises and the public sector.

UN prepares first Global Dialogue on AI governance ahead of Geneva meeting | Digital Watch Observatory

The Global Dialogue on AI governance aims to create an inclusive forum to connect existing initiatives and address challenges in regulating AI.

Algorithmic Administration and the EU AI Act: Legal Principles for Public Sector Use of AI

arXiv:2604.22765v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) by public authorities introduces both opportunities for innovation and significant challenges for the administrative rule of law. This article examines how the EU AI Act interacts with the fundamental principles of administrative law, with a particular focus on administrative discretion, the duty to

AI policy fragmentation threatens U.S. leadership - SiliconANGLE

AI policy fragmentation is a critical risk as federal agencies race to modernize with AI-driven automation despite conflicting state-level rules.

Over 80% of US government agencies already use AI agents - and it's only the beginning | ZDNET

Operational orchestration refers to agent-driven systems that coordinate multi-step workflows across departments, improving service delivery speed and scale. Citizen service delivery is enhanced with agents that can deliver proactive, context-aware, and personalized interactions. Agentic AI can also use synthetic data and model ...

South Africa yanks AI policy after AI-assisted drafting invents citations

Eish shame man! Maybe you shouldn't ask AI to set the rules for AI use? South Africa has pulled its draft national AI policy after discovering that it was citing sources that exist only in the fertile imagination of a chatbot.

Prosecute Russian-sponsored saboteurs, Estonia tells Europe

Countries must do more to deter Moscow’s shadowy campaign to recruit marginalised people to carry out attacks, says Estonian spy chief

UK ministers resist alignment with EU’s AI rules

Officials are concerned about the damage to the country’s technology sector as well as its alliance with the US

Met Police's AI Tool Flags Misconduct

The Metropolitan Police has launched investigations into numerous officers flagged for misconduct by a Palantir AI tool, highlighting issues from corruption to work-from-home violations. As predictive policing garners scrutiny globally, the Met vows to review the tool's effectiveness and address privacy concerns amid calls for transparency and oversight.

The Pope Moves to Police AI

The Vatican is racing to build digital defenses for the AI era and quietly positioning itself as a global referee of what's real.

US DOJ targets Colorado after Trump urges state AI law crackdown

The US Department of Justice is seeking to intervene in a suit filed by xAI that challenges the legality of Colorado's first-of-its-kind AI transparency law.

Microsoft Invests in Australian AI

Microsoft has committed to investing A$25 billion ($18 billion) to expand Australia's artificial intelligence infrastructure under a new agreement with the country's government as part of the National AI Plan aimed at attracting global tech investment.

India Leads IP Legal Change for AI Innovations

India could lead a global technology law shift for AI innovations, said Delhi High Court Judge Prathiba M. Singh, the head of the World Intellectual Property Organization Advisory Board of Judges. She suggested a unique legal framework to protect artificial intelligence-generated innovations while preserving human creativity, addressing liability, transparency and evolving intellectual property norms.

South Africa withdraws AI policy due to fake AI-generated sources | Reuters

South Africa has withdrawn its first draft national AI policy after revelations that it ​contained fictitious sources in its reference list ‌which appeared to have been AI-generated.

Watch out UK taxpayers: 28,000 HMRC staffers just got an AI copilot

Microsoft Copilot now heading into ‘Official Sensitive’ work after winning back just 26 minutes a day in a trial HMRC is betting big on Microsoft Copilot, rolling it out to tens of thousands of staff after a Whitehall trial estimated it saved each user roughly 26 minutes of time per day.…

AI regulation set to become US midterm battleground | Biometric Update

AI regulation is becoming a proxy fight over democracy, federalism, religious nationalism, surveillance capitalism, and executive power.

China expands economic pressure tools in US rivalry ahead of Trump–Xi summit - The Economic Times

China is building new economic pressure tools against the United States. Beijing has enacted laws to punish foreign firms shifting supply chains. It has also tightened rare earth licensing and banned foreign AI chips. These actions signal a strategic move to counter U.S. measures.

UK backs company building breakthrough AI that can discover new knowledge - GOV.UK

The UK government’s Sovereign AI is backing Ineffable Intelligence, co-investing with the British Business Bank to scale a UK-built, self-learning AI that can generate new knowledge and drive breakthroughs.

Singapore Prepares Online Safety Law

Singapore is preparing to start its new Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) framework, introducing a dedicated Online Safety Commission with powers to order rapid content removal and strengthen victim redress. Law Minister Edwin Tong said existing platform response times of two to five days are 'way too long,' highlighting the need for faster intervention as online harms spread rapidly through AI-driven systems.

US Invests in AI Tech Supply Chains

The Trump administration is pushing forward with a major new initiative to create an alternative system for emerging technologies and an export program for artificial intelligence materials. A pact announced late last year, called Pax Silica, marks a significant new era for the US in its bid to outcompete China with emerging and powerful technologies such as AI.

AI-Generated Patent Application Rejected

Stephen Thaler's patent application for his artificial intelligence-generated system, DABUS, has been rejected by India, in keeping with the global trend. The Indian Patent Office ruled that AI cannot be an inventor under the 1970 Patent Act, citing the lack of legal personhood and inventive step.

Musk Gains DOJ Support in Constitutional Fight Over Colorado AI Regulation

The state law, set to take effect June 30, would apply to high-risk AI systems used in housing, hiring, healthcare, and finance.

White House pushed Anthropic alum out of key AI job days after his hiring - The Washington Post

The Department of Commerce had picked Anthropic researcher Collin Burns to lead the Center for AI Standards and Innovation.

Can AI discriminate if it can’t justify itself?

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Colorado raises a deeper philosophical question about artificial intelligence and democracy

White House Accuses China of Industrial-Scale Theft of AI Technology

The White House has accused China of industrial-scale theft of AI technology, according to a report.

White House Accuses China of Industrial-Scale Theft of AI Technology

The White House has accused China of industrial-scale theft of AI technology, according to a report by US News.

UAE Positioned as a Global Innovation Hub and the Future of AI, Compute and Enterprise Services, New Global Millennial Capital Research Finds

A new white paper identifies a USD 140 billion opportunity across leading AI companies and argues that the UAE’s integrated policy architecture — from the National AI Strategy 2031 to its Ethics Guidelines — uniquely positions the UAE as a center of artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure. DUBAI, UAE, April 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Global […]