Policy & Regulation

The Delhi High Court ruled that OpenAI’s use of ANI news content to train AI models falls within a research-related fair use exception under Indian copyright law. The decision adds an important reference point to the global debate over AI training data and news copyrights.

China has launched a special initiative to improve IPv6 support for large AI model applications, led by the Cyberspace Administration of China with several local regulators and leading model companies. The move reflects growing attention to network infrastructure as generative AI traffic expands.

Google’s attempt to use the DMCA to stop SerpApi from scraping search results has suffered an early court defeat. The case highlights how AI-era scraping disputes are pushing copyright law into unfamiliar territory.

ChatGPT is reportedly declining prompts that ask it to write in the exact style of well-known authors. Instead, it offers to capture broader qualities or a similar mood while keeping the output distinct.

Moonshot AI’s Kimi has revived U.S. concerns over Chinese AI progress, open-weight models, and regulatory responses. The debate is as much about market power and policy framing as it is about model capability.

As Washington considers how to respond to Chinese AI advances and alleged model distillation, major AI and infrastructure companies are urging restraint. Their message: do not turn targeted IP concerns into sweeping limits on open-weight models.

A proposed EPA rollback would let states decide how much public participation is required for some minor air pollution permits. That matters as AI data centers increasingly rely on gas plants and diesel generators to secure power.

Nearly 200 Silicon Valley startups have reportedly urged the White House not to cut off U.S. developers’ access to Chinese open-source AI models. The dispute highlights a growing clash between AI security policy and the startup ecosystem’s reliance on open models.

A proposed AI Kill Switch Act would give the US Department of Homeland Security authority to order slowdowns, capability restrictions, or full shutdowns of certain AI systems. The bill targets large AI developers and systems deemed capable of catastrophic harm.

The US government is testing AI-assisted prior authorization in Medicare, arguing it could reduce waste and inappropriate spending. Critics warn that the same tools could make denials faster, less transparent, and harder for patients to challenge.

San Francisco’s city attorney has demanded that Apple and Google remove 13 AI “nudification” apps from their app stores, arguing that the platforms may be supporting services that create illegal nonconsensual intimate imagery.

Patreon is strengthening protections for creator content by working with Cloudflare to block AI training crawlers that attempt to scrape material without permission.

The European Commission has finalized binding DMA measures requiring Google to share search data with rivals and give third-party AI assistants deeper access on Android.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul says her administration is using AI to review every state rule, regulation, and policy for outdated provisions. The move comes just as the state pauses new hyperscale data centers, underscoring a more nuanced approach to AI governance.

Apple Intelligence is set to come to China after regulatory approval tied to local AI partnerships. Alibaba’s Qwen models and Baidu’s work with Apple will help shape the China-specific rollout.

The European Union has ordered Google to give rival AI assistants and search engines broader access to Android capabilities and certain Google Search data under the Digital Markets Act. The move could reshape competition around mobile AI assistants and search in Europe.

OpenAI frames U.S. AI governance as a process in which state-level action can help shape a national framework for safe and democratic AI.