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Policy and regulation encompass government laws, agency rules and legal frameworks that govern artificial intelligence development and deployment. Truncated covers legislative bills, regulatory enforcement actions, compliance standards and international governance agreements.
The Google Whistleblower Taking on Big Tech Over Its Role in Gaza
Tech Policy Press — Evie Breese reports on how Google whistleblower Sofia Liguori challenged the tech giant over Gaza and helped force a U-turn on gagging former staff.
Tech policy coalition calls for new Congress to set AI safety standards
Nextgov.com — Chamber of Progress hopes for a greater focus on consumer protection and access to technological benefits when Democrats take over the majority in January.
Voters Handed Congress a Mandate to Confront Corporate Power and Technofascism
Tech Policy Press — Courtney C. Radsch asks, will a Democratic majority in Congress confront concentrated corporate power, or simply oversee its continued expansion?
Trump Points Finger at Democrats Over Massive Market Losses
Yahoo Finance — President Donald Trump blamed Democrats for the losses in Americans’ 401(k) portfolios as the selloff in technology and artificial intelligence-related stocks deepened after his Republican Party suffered widespread losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
The AI backlash needs a plan
Platformer — Democrats have a mandate to rein in frontier labs, data centers, and more. Can they deliver without repeating their mistakes from the social-media era?
Data centers, rare earths among top priorities in Japan's growth strategy
Nikkei Asia — Takaichi's government to take more targeted approach to budgeting
Everyone Everywhere Hated Meta’s New AI Training Terms. Now, They’re On Pause
404 Media — Back to the drawing board!
Justice Department Forms AI Task Force, Fox News Reports
news.bloomberglaw.com — The Justice Department is creating an AI task force to prevent foreign adversaries and criminal organizations from exploiting advanced technology, Fox News reports.
Nasdaq heading for worst day in 18 months as Wall Street sustains widespread losses
the Guardian — Share index slumps 5% amid signs AI industry will face tougher regulation after Democrats’ midterm elections success
Judge Blasts Lawyers for AI Use in Noncitizen Voting Case Motion
news.bloomberglaw.com — A federal judge chastised attorneys representing a noncitizen convicted of voting in a federal election for using artificial intelligence in a motion to release their client from detention pending sentencing.
Democrats are fired up on AI. Consensus is harder.
semafor.com — The party has plenty of ideas that they’ll debate as they take control of Congress.
Scare campaigns: Victoria’s major parties trade blows over AI-generated videos of leaders in election ads
the Guardian — Transparency and advertising experts say trust in politics could be further eroded as a result of ‘lies, deepfakes and AI-generated politicians’
‘Total repudiation’: The blue wave is about to hit AI
The Verge — AI companies have a new threat: a wave of Democrats who campaigned against them.
US Bank Regulator Issues First AI Framework as Banks Battle Rogue Agents
Decrypt — The OCC's first examiner guide weighs autonomy and financial harm, and directly addresses outside AI agents.
Instagram’s AI Disclosure Rules Are Getting More Serious
WeRSM - We are Social Media — Instagram now has separate AI labels for content and synthetic profiles, with missing disclosures potentially affecting reach and triggering penalties.
UK Officials Said AI Would Add £400 Billion to the Economy. That Figure Mainly Came From Google
WIRED — The AI minister now concedes the estimated figure is less than a third of that. Researchers blame the country’s slow rate of adoption
Albanese government warned it’s ‘sleepwalking into another robodebt scenario’ over use of algorithms and AI
the Guardian — Centre for Public Integrity report says mandatory audit and public register of all automated decision-making needed
Big Tech braces for a bluer Washington
semafor.com — More than 130 Democratic candidates have run anti-tech ads this cycle, according to data shared first with Semafor.
Germany's AI phone-detection cameras just got a nationwide green light
Tech Times — Germany’s Monocam AI cameras cut phone violations sharply. A new federal law now clears the path for deployment across all 16 states and every highway.
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