AI Pulse · Policy (daily)

Policy · Sat 3 Oct 2026

Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Former OpenAI employee says AI should be regulated like nuclear power plants
The company's former safety lead said frontier AI model releases should have "layers of redundancy and careful, time-consuming planning." (Engadget)
NITDA deploys AI to turn Nigerian youths’ ideas into policy proposals
Policy news about Nigeria. (Nairametrics)

Policy · Fri 2 Oct 2026

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

It’s not AI anymore, it’s ‘super intelligence’ (according to the White House)
This week, the White House got nearly every major tech CEO in one room — Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk, and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei among them… (TechCrunch AI)
China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?
CSET’s Sam Bresnick shared his expert insight in an article published by BBC. (CSET)
What America and China Fear Most About AI
CSET’s Helen Toner joined Foreign Affairs for a discussion with Kyle Chan on U.S.-China competition and cooperation in artificial intelligence. (CSET)

Policy · Thu 1 Oct 2026

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Postulate 26.4504: Strengthening mountain areas as locations for artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure
The Federal Council is tasked with presenting a report on how the opportunities offered by digitalisation and artificial intelligence can be used to strengthen the attractiveness of mountain regions and peripheral regions. Machine-translated from German; the official text is linked. (Swiss Parliament)
Japanese court rules human voices are protected in landmark AI case
Humans vs AI: It's time to d-d-d-d-duel. (Engadget)
AI-driven law firm Arceus Legal raises $17M to move beyond contract work
Artificial intelligence-driven law firm Arceus Legal today disclosed that it has raised $17 million in funding to expand beyond the commercial contract work it started with. (SiliconANGLE AI)
Judge dismisses Chegg and Penske antitrust lawsuits targeting Google AI search
The court acknowledges AI search comes with consequences, but it's not an antitrust issue. (Ars Technica AI)
Musk’s AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela’s president
President Trump reportedly asked for Grok's opinion before invading Venezuela and capturing Nicolás Maduro. (TechCrunch AI)
Inside our months-long investigation into Kevin O’Leary’s Utah data center debacle
Today I’m talking with Josh Dzieza, a longtime features writer here at The Verge, about Kevin O’Leary’s plans to build a massive data center in Utah. (The Verge AI)
US government's new AI chatbot pulls back from debunking Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled what he called a "damn good" AI chatbot, but it quickly drew attention for contradicting some of his contentious political claims. (Tech Xplore)
UK fears grow over AI giant Palantir's health service deal
The U.K. government is facing mounting pressure to end a £330 million contract between the National Health Service and AI giant Palantir, as doctors, lawmakers and campaigners warn of ethical risks. (Tech Xplore)
California's new law bans companies from relying on AI to fire workers
California enacts new laws aimed at companies using AI to initiate job cuts or monitor employees. (Engadget)

Policy · Wed 30 Sep 2026

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How the bad science of AI doomerism is good for big business
AI Now's Senior Research Scientist, Boyan Milanov, points out how AI doomerism isn't based on any scientific work and that calls for regulation from within the industry are, in reality, attempts by AI companies to set their own standards. (AI Now Institute)
How the Adjudicator's Office uses Artificial Intelligence
As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more common in everyday life, we want to be transparent about its use in our work. (GOV.UK)
FTC launches sweeping probe into OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI labs over consumer protection concerns
The FTC is formally investigating OpenAI, Anthropic, and other leading AI labs over potential consumer protection violations. (The Decoder)
Pestra Tech Day 2026 Highlights Fire Safety, AI and Intelligent Security
Fourth edition brings regulators, consultants, integrators and global technology companies together in Lagos as Pestra broadens its technology portfolio and turns attention to fire safety, AI-enabled security and quantum-era risk. (Nairametrics)
FSCA builds AI guardrails as digital regulation expands
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority accelerates AI governance, as it responds to growing digital financial misconduct. (ITWeb)
The US government's new AI chatbot gives Minecraft's end poem a bureaucratic twist
The new America.gov chatbot will write you a remixed version of Minecraft's end poem, then deny ever doing it. (Engadget)
Pilot AI App for Smart Grocery Shopping Launched in Five Regions
The price information consultative body was launched, and the pilot app will be further improved before its nationwide rollout in the second half of next year. (Ministry of Science and ICT (Korea))
MSIT and Central Asia Lay the Foundation for Future AI and S&T Cooperation
Korea and five Central Asian countries jointly adopted the “Korea-Central Asia Future AI and Science and Technology Partnership Initiative”. (Ministry of Science and ICT (Korea))
Trump touts AI boss pledge to self-regulate
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the tech executives gathered at the White House to discuss regulating AI had signed a "morally binding" commitment to build adequate safeguards for the fast-moving technology. (Tech Xplore)
Budget 2027 An Opportunity To Boost Government-Industry AI Collaboration
By Siti Noor Afera Abu KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Budget 2027 offers an opportunity to strengthen government-industry collaboration and boost Malaysia’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, said Amazon.com company… (Bernama)

Policy · Tue 29 Sep 2026

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

LLMjacking can run up your business’ AI bill fast – how to stop it
Google analysts warn that stolen AI credentials are being sold underground, and businesses are footing the bill. (ZDNET AI)
Florida wants a court to stop ChatGPT from pretending to be human and talking to kids
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is asking a court to ban OpenAI from giving ChatGPT human-like traits and marketing it to minors. (The Decoder)
Can a chatbot fix the government maze? The White House is about to find out
America.gov is intended to simplify the process of navigating government bureaucracy, but language models are imperfect and remain prone to hallucinations, which could cause new issues. (TechCrunch AI)
Using AI in adult social care
An introduction to artificial intelligence (AI) in adult social care and best practice for adult social care providers. (GOV.UK)
Omnissa debuts AI agents for IT, a managed cloud PC service and Elara for AI governance
Digital workspace company Omnissa LLC today unveiled new artificial intelligence agents for information technology teams and virtual desktop users, a managed cloud PC service and an AI governance product named Omnissa Elara. (SiliconANGLE AI)
OpenAI apologizes to Australia after its AI agents breached government sites
The company also detailed how some of those breaches had happened, and outlined additional measures it is taking to assess the impact of the events. (TechCrunch AI)
The Honourable Mr Justice Claude – generative AI in the courtroom
AI has already altered dispute resolution worldwide. The question is where assistance ends and adjudication begins. (ITWeb)

Policy · Mon 28 Sep 2026

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

AI Almost Started a U.S.–China War — and No One Seems to Care
Despite concerns and warnings about the harms of their technology, AI companies are still pushing for and promoting their products as instrumental in national infrastructure. (AI Now Institute)
White House Releases Taxpayer-Funded Midterm Ads
In the wake of NVIDIA's announcement of a new agent safety platform, AI Now's Aya Ibrahim joins "Balance of Power" to warn against "one-size-fits-all" security steps. (AI Now Institute)
AI Research Resource
The AI Research Resource (AIRR) is a suite of advanced supercomputers that provides AI-specialised compute capacity to researchers, academia, and industry. (GOV.UK)
Pro-Worker AI Adoption Prize: how to nominate
How to nominate a UK organisation for the Pro-Worker AI Adoption Prize, recognising organisations using artificial intelligence (AI) that benefits workers. (GOV.UK)
Statement: We must pressure AI companies to immediately limit the use of recursive self improvement
FLI's Director of Policy Mark Brakel responds to "A Call for Control of Frontier AI Models", joint statement by heads of states. (Future of Life Institute)
Government leaders call for treaty negotiations on autonomous weapons for the first time
At a New York forum cosponsored by six governments, the ICRC, The Elders and FLI, ministers and UN officials called on states to begin negotiating a legally binding instrument on autonomous weapons at the CCW Review Conference in November. (Future of Life Institute)
Nvidia wants to keep AI agents on a short leash with a watchdog built into its chips
Nvidia is combining its OpenShell agent software with Sentry, a new hardware watchdog, to create the Open Agent Safety Platform. (The Decoder)
Lai marks Teachers' Day, highlights AI teacher training plan
Taipei, Sept. 28 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) marked Teachers' Day Monday by highlighting a government program to invest NT$11.755 billion (US$371.79 million) by 2029 to strengthen educators' digital and artificial intelligence (AI)… (Focus Taiwan)
The US government plans to use AI to help redact documents
AI use for FOIA requests might result in even more information being withheld. (Engadget)
A Wuhan court just made AI production costs a legal factor in copyright infringement cases
A court in Wuhan, China has factored token usage and AI tool licensing fees into a copyright damages calculation for the first time. (The Decoder)

Policy · Sun 27 Sep 2026

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Bill Gates says it's 'completely irresponsible' for AI to not have safeguards
The Microsoft co-founder said that the more present danger is bad actors with access to AI tools. (Engadget)
OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents probed US government sites in unexpected ways
OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount. (Tech Xplore)
Tens of thousands of security probes show OpenAI's Hugging Face incident was just the beginning
OpenAI and Anthropic are investigating tens of thousands of incidents in which their AI agents independently hacked websites, used stolen login credentials, or tried to evade monitoring systems. (The Decoder)

Policy · Sat 26 Sep 2026

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

OpenAI says its models engaged with US government websites in new model misbehavior disclosure
OpenAI disclosed Friday that its artificial intelligence agents had interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways, discovered as part of an ongoing review into the company's models' unanticipated behavior. (Tech Xplore)

Policy · Fri 25 Sep 2026

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Xi-Trump dinner puts US tech titans in spotlight – what does it mean for China ties?
If the American guests seated at the head table with President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at Thursday’s White House state dinner were any indication… (South China Morning Post)
Xi at White House, trade-war truce extension, Golden Week travel
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump discussed artificial intelligence (AI) and Taiwan at the White House on Thursday as part of a state visit dominated by pageantry. (South China Morning Post)
Court rules Trump can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features
"Overly constrained AI models" could cause military operations to fail, judges say. (Ars Technica AI)
Pentagon was right to slap Anthropic with a security supply chain risk label, federal court says
A federal appeals court has upheld the Pentagon's decision to bar Anthropic from military contracts. Defense Secretary Hegseth argues the company's safety restrictions could jeopardize military operations. (The Decoder)
White House tells OpenAI and Anthropic to let U.S. review new models before sharing them with British testers
The White House wants OpenAI and Anthropic to hold back new AI models from the U.K.'s AI Safety Institute until U.S. agencies get to review them first. (The Decoder)

Policy · Thu 24 Sep 2026

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Congressional Hearing Adds Fuel to Flock Fire
On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism held a hearing on Flock’s Nationwide AI Surveillance Network. (EPIC)
Statement: World leaders at the UN call to rein in superintelligence race
Calls for pacing, coordination, and capacity-building are welcome, but the urgency of our shared situation requires practical solutions. (Future of Life Institute)
OpenAI's agents went after government and university sites months before Hugging Face
According to Transluce researchers and the Australian government, OpenAI's AI agents repeatedly broke into government and university websites without authorization, including Australia's Medicare portal on June 18. (The Decoder)
GDS Responsible AI Advisory Panel
Information about GDS’ Responsible AI Advisory Panel including its role and membership. (GOV.UK)
AI action plan for justice: one year on
An update on the first year of progress against the AI Action Plan for Justice and priorities for the year ahead. (GOV.UK)
Australia to investigate if OpenAI hack of government health website broke the law
The incident is the first known breach to affect a government agency, and Australia's prime minister has vowed to hold OpenAI accountable. (TechCrunch AI)

Policy · Wed 23 Sep 2026

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Selection Result Announced for the Cybersecurity-specialized AI Foundation Model Development Project
Realizing a “Universal Basic AI Society” to enhance public safety and universal quality of life. (Ministry of Science and ICT (Korea))
Nosike Nwigene: From flunking medicine to shaping Africa’s AI policy
Nosike Nwigene set out to become a doctor but was eventually kicked out of medical school. A career in communications followed, taking him from startup public relations to policy advocacy and the Nigeria Startup Bill. (TechCabal)
‘We’re already fighting yesterday’s battle’: Greece’s prime minister gets candid about AI
Most leaders on a trade mission stick to the pitch, but when I interviewed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week, he also admitted that no government is ready for what AI is about to do. (TechCrunch AI)
Foreign Secretary Address to the UNSC on Artificial Intelligence
Foreign Secretary address on artificial intelligence and international security – United Nations Security Council (GOV.UK)
Use of artificial intelligence in casework evidence
Guidance on use of artificial intelligence (AI) as part of any appeal, application or examination being dealt with by the Planning Inspectorate. (GOV.UK)
The EU AI Act Newsletter #111: Pacing the Frontier
Von der Leyen puts frontier AI risk at the centre of her State of the Union address, while the AI Office confirms OpenAI did not file a report on the RubyGems incident. (EU AI Act Newsletter)

Policy · Tue 22 Sep 2026

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Why AI companies can’t be trusted to self-regulate
In an op-ed, AI Now's Chief AI Scientist Heidy Khlaaf writes: From aviation to banking, high-risk industries are subject to independent oversight and meaningful penalties. (AI Now Institute)
Calls for global regulation of AI are growing. What exactly could it look like?
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appears to be listening to artificial intelligence (AI) firms' warnings to the world about the dangers of the technology they are developing. (Tech Xplore)
How UK AISI and EvalEval Are Making Benchmark Results Reproducible
The EvalEval Coalition is thrilled to share that the UK AI Security Institute (AISI) is using EvalEval's infrastructure to openly share evaluation results, supporting more reproducible and verifiable evaluation science. (Hugging Face Blog)
Beyond ADMET: AI for medicines safety - survey
The MHRA and the Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) invite organisations to share their views on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicines development. (GOV.UK)
Prime Minister drives global work on artificial intelligence at UNGA as UK and US make history with firing from undersea drone
The UK has fired a US torpedo from a Plymouth-made undersea drone in a major boost for Euro-Atlantic and maritime security, as both countries join forces on rapidly developing technology to keep people safe. (GOV.UK)
Lawsuit demands OpenAI pay for new school after ChatGPT used in shooting
British Columbia sues OpenAI, demands Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT logs. (Ars Technica AI)

Policy · Mon 21 Sep 2026

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Is this how the world ends? Extinction scenarios are taking over the AI debate.
Policymakers have a track record of being deferential when dealing with the tech sector, says AI Now's Aya Ibrahim. (AI Now Institute)
US and China agree on AI dialogue with security mechanism ahead of Trump-Xi summit
The US and China have agreed to an official AI dialogue. US Treasury Secretary Bessent also proposed a notification mechanism for AI incidents at the national security level. (The Decoder)
4 ways to address the failures we found along the US border’s “virtual wall”
MIT Technology Review today published our investigation into how many people have died near the “virtual wall” of surveillance towers that the US government has installed along the US-Mexico border. (MIT Technology Review AI)
Measuring Artificial Intelligence in the UK Economy using a thematic account
Measuring Artificial Intelligence in the UK Economy using a thematic account setting out what a thematic account is, the approach ONS is taking to compile an AI thematic account and how it helps in the measurement of the impact of… (GOV.UK)

Policy · Sun 20 Sep 2026

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Pacing AI won’t solve the governance gap
In May 1972, Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev signed the agreements known as SALT I after years of negotiations over weapons capable of destroying both countries. (SiliconANGLE AI)