Policy
Regulation, litigation and the rules forming around AI.
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Judge dismisses publishers’ AI Overviews antitrust suits
A US federal judge dismissed antitrust suits by Penske Media and Chegg over Google’s AI Overviews, without prejudice.
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China publishes position paper on military AI
China’s foreign ministry set out its position on regulating military uses of AI, saying relevant weapon systems should stay under human control.
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UK High Court rules for Stability AI against Getty
The court found that the Stable Diffusion model does not store Getty’s images, so it is not an infringing copy; Getty won…
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Court approves $1.5bn Anthropic settlement with authors
A US federal judge gave final approval to a $1.5 billion settlement covering more than 400,000 books, about $3,000 per book.
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New York City pauses student-facing generative AI up to grade 8
New York City announced a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI from pre-kindergarten to grade 8 for 2026-27, affecting nearly 600,000 students.
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Disney and Universal sue Midjourney
Disney and Universal sued the image generator Midjourney in federal court in Los Angeles, saying it lets users create images of their…
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Ofqual tells exam boards to act on AI misuse in coursework
England’s chief exams regulator asked exam boards to clarify what counts as AI misuse and to strengthen detection and authenticity checks.
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England announces AI tutoring tools for disadvantaged pupils
The UK government said AI tutoring tools could reach up to 450,000 disadvantaged pupils, with tools made available to schools by the…
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China issues national guidelines on AI in schools
China’s Ministry of Education issued guidelines on AI education and on generative AI use in schools, barring primary pupils from using open-ended…
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Solicitors regulator issues warning notice on AI misuse
The Solicitors Regulation Authority warned about invented citations and client confidentiality, after receiving 42 reports of potential AI misuse in a year.