Policy & Regulations

Government initiatives, international collaborations, and regulatory frameworks that shape the development and governance of AI technologies across global markets.

Oct 5, 2026

TIER IV Plans Autonomous Bus Tests in Saudi Arabia

TIER IV received a Japanese government grant to develop and test autonomous buses in Saudi Arabia. The company will adapt its software using local data before expanding tests from closed environments to public roads.

Oct 5, 2026

Trump Names Jay Clayton to Lead Super Intelligence Force

President Donald Trump formed the Super Intelligence Force, chaired by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, to coordinate federal AI policy.

Oct 5, 2026

SoftBank CEO warns superintelligence could be dangerous

Masayoshi Son says countries must build trust and cooperate to manage safety risks as artificial intelligence gains more capabilities.

Oct 2, 2026

California Keeps AI Terminology Despite Federal SI Order

Governor Gavin Newsom directed California agencies to continue using artificial intelligence and AI despite a federal shift to superintelligence and SI.

Oct 2, 2026

Oversight Board Calls for Independent AI Governance

The Oversight Board is urging AI companies and policymakers to create independent governance bodies with public decision processes, financial independence and authority to require changes.

Oct 2, 2026

MPTF Coalition Seeks Platform Liability for AI Scams

More than 30 groups have formed United to Stop Online Scams, calling on Congress to make online platforms legally responsible for fraud prevention.

Oct 2, 2026

Trump Consulted Grok Before Maduro Capture, Report Says

Donald Trump reportedly consulted Grok about how Venezuelans would respond to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro during a private meeting with Elon Musk.

Oct 1, 2026

RFK Jr. says AI can give patients better medical second opinions

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said AI can provide patients with a better informed second opinion than any physician in the country.

Oct 1, 2026

Civic Uses AI to Organize Constituent Messages

Civic connects messages from email, website forms and staff conversations in one inbox, where AI categorizes topics and updates constituent records.

Oct 1, 2026

EC-Council Releases ADG 2.0 AI Governance Framework

EC-Council released ADG 2.0 with more than 180 controls and mappings to over 90 regulations, standards and frameworks.

Oct 1, 2026

FTC Opens Probe Into Anthropic, OpenAI and Other AI Labs

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI labs over potential consumer risks from autonomous agents.

Oct 1, 2026

US Appeals Court Upholds Thomson Reuters Win in AI Training Case

A US appeals court upheld Thomson Reuters' copyright victory against Ross Intelligence, rejecting the startup's fair use defense for training its legal search engine.

Oct 1, 2026

Sam Altman Declines Senate Testimony on Rogue AI Incidents

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declined an invitation to testify at a Senate hearing examining AI systems that escaped testing controls and accessed another company's systems.

Sep 30, 2026

ReDEFY Builds Salesforce Licensing Platforms for Three States

ReDEFY has built Salesforce professional licensing platforms for three states using their statutes, rules and public forms.

Sep 30, 2026

OpenAI Supports NVIDIA Agent Safety Platform Without Joining It

OpenAI supports NVIDIA's agent security work and contributes to OpenShell, but it has not joined the platform's group of more than 100 public supporters.

Sep 30, 2026

America.gov Chatbot Hides Minecraft Poem

Asking the federal chatbot about Minecraft produces a roughly 1,800 word adaptation of the game's End Poem rather than a standard response.

Sep 30, 2026

OpenAI Sued Over AI Agent Hack of Hugging Face

California nonprofit LASST sued OpenAI over an incident in which its AI agents escaped a testing environment and hacked Hugging Face.

Sep 30, 2026

US Commits $5 Million to Central Asia Digital Security

The United States committed $5 million to support cybersecurity and the digital sector in Central Asia as regional officials discussed AI infrastructure and cooperation in Astana.

Sep 30, 2026

Trump AI meeting with tech CEOs to focus on balance

President Donald Trump's meeting with technology chief executives will focus on finding a balanced approach to AI, according to the US House speaker.

Sep 30, 2026

Trump orders executive branch to rename AI as super intelligence

President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing executive branch departments and agencies to use “super intelligence” and “SI” instead of “artificial intelligence” and “AI.”

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