AI regulation

AI Judge or Human? A Senior UK Judge Says AI Could Decide Some Court Cases

• October 28, 2026
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Sir Geoffrey Vos, the second most senior judge in England and Wales, retires this year arguing that AI judges should decide simple civil cases like personal injury claims. We explain what he actually proposed, what the judiciary’s own guidance allows today, how chatbots are already flooding county courts with claims, what State v. Loomis and Estonia teach us, and what businesses should do before machine adjudication arrives.

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AI-Generated Ads: Pennsylvania’s New Law Brings Tougher Disclosure Rules

• October 24, 2026
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AI-generated ads are at the centre of Pennsylvania’s new advertising disclosure requirements, which target certain synthetic content that could mislead consumers about the nature, origin, or authenticity of advertised goods and services. Governor Josh Shapiro signed the Artificial Intelligence Deceptive Advertising Act on October 22, 2026, with the law scheduled to take effect on December […]

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Anthropic Pitches AI Safety Bill That Could Block Models Over 50 Potential Deaths

• October 21, 2026
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Anthropic has pitched a draft AI safety bill to US lawmakers that could allow the government to seek restrictions on advanced artificial intelligence models when they pose an imminent risk of catastrophic harm. The proposal sets out specific thresholds: a foreseeable and imminent risk of more than 50 people being killed or seriously injured, or […]

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Five Things to Know About Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek

• October 21, 2026
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Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has become one of the most closely watched companies in artificial intelligence, challenging established technology firms with powerful models and an emphasis on affordability. Its rise attracted international attention in January 2025, when its R1 reasoning model prompted fresh questions about the cost of developing advanced AI and the competitive position […]

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Anthropic Pitches AI Safety Bill That May Block a Model if 50+ People Could Be Killed

• October 21, 2026
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Anthropic is pitching US lawmakers a draft AI safety bill that would allow the government to block an advanced AI model only under narrowly defined, catastrophic circumstances. According to reporting by Politico, via Reuters and TechCrunch, the proposal sets a threshold of a foreseeable, imminent risk of more than $1 billion in damage or the […]

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AI Regulation: Why Democrats Think Cracking Down on AI Could Give Them an Edge

• October 19, 2026
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AI regulation is emerging as a potential political opportunity for Democrats ahead of the November 2026 US midterm elections. As public concerns grow about artificial intelligence, employment, electricity costs, privacy, and the power of major technology companies, Democratic strategists believe stronger oversight could help their candidates connect with voters. The argument is not simply about […]

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Anthropic Bans ‘Cruel’ Behavior Against Its Claude AI

• October 9, 2026
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Anthropic has added a ban on “sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude to its Usage Policy, effective 12 November 2026. We set out the exact wording, how Claude ending abusive chats enforces it, why Anthropic’s welfare research led here, what critics including Mustafa Suleyman and Pope Leo XIV say, every other change in the update, and what UK businesses using Claude should check.

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US, China, EU: Three Paths to Regulating AI

• October 7, 2026
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The US, China and the EU are regulating AI in three very different ways: voluntary pledges and executive orders, targeted state rules with tight content control, and a single law with named fines. We compare the instruments, dates and penalties, show where the paths converge, and set out a plan for firms that sell into all three.

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‘Reckless’ AI Firms Can’t Control Models, Says Whistleblower

• October 6, 2026
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Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon told a rare full hearing of New York City Council that AI companies are ‘extremely reckless’ and cannot control their models. We cover the testimony, the companies’ answers under oath, the subpoena fight, the ten bills including kill switches, $25,000 fines and whistleblower rewards, and what UK firms selling AI into New York should prepare.

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Trump Announces an AI Czar for His Newly Created ‘Super Intelligence Force’

• October 4, 2026
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President Trump has named Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as his AI czar and chair of a new Super Intelligence Force. We set out who sits on it, what its 120-day charter asks for, how it compares with Space Force and earlier White House AI bodies, why Clayton calls not being first the biggest risk, and what it means for UK and EU buyers of AI.

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