Tech Policy

October 17, 2026
FTC shifts from voluntary AI safety pledges to formal enforcement with OpenAI and Anthropic subpoenas
The US regulator’s demand for 50+ pages of documents and executive testimony marks a global pivot from self-regulation to government-mandated accountability in…
October 6, 2026
UN Warns of Imminent Dangers as AI Regulation Lags Behind
NEW YORK, October 6 — The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressed concerns about the lack of regulation of…
October 5, 2026
Trump Names Ratcliffe to Lead New AI Taskforce Rebranded as Super Intelligence Force
WASHINGTON, October 5 — In a move that has drawn criticism from Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, President Donald Trump has named the…
September 26, 2026
Ocasio-Cortez, Nine House Democrats Co-Sponsor Bill Banning AI Superintelligence
WASHINGTON, September 26 — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and nine other House Democrats have signed on as co-sponsors of legislation that would prohibit…
September 15, 2026
UN Rights Chief Warns Voluntary AI Self-Regulation Is Nowhere Near Sufficient
GENEVA, September 15 — The United Nations’ top human rights official issued a blunt warning Monday that the companies building the world’s…
September 14, 2026
Sanders Bill Would Ban Superintelligent AI With 20-Year Penalties
WASHINGTON, September 14 — Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced legislation that would ban the development of superintelligent artificial intelligence, attaching criminal penalties…
September 14, 2026
White House Yet to Release Finalized AI Testing Framework
WASHINGTON, September 14 — The White House still has not released the voluntary framework for testing frontier artificial intelligence models that it…
September 13, 2026
Senator Bernie Sanders Proposes Prison Time For Ai Developers
WASHINGTON, September 13 — Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed legislation that would send developers to prison for up to 20 years if…
September 11, 2026
Newsom Signs First-in-Nation AI Audit Laws, Urges US Action
SACRAMENTO, September 11 — California has moved first, and the rest of the country is now watching. Governor Gavin Newsom signed two…
August 23, 2026
Regulatory Discussions Emerge
Washington, August 23 — Regulatory discussions around semiconductor supply chains are intensifying as the AI-driven RAM shortage continues to strain global tech…
August 2, 2026
EU AI Act: Phased Rollout and Future Provisions Through 2026
BRUSSELS, August 2 — Against the backdrop of Europe’s enduring commitment to shaping the digital future, the European Union’s landmark Artificial Intelligence…
August 2, 2026
EU AI Act to Cost Businesses by 2025: Economic Impact
BRUSSELS, Aug. 2 — The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act now has a price tag, and the European Commission has put the…
July 21, 2026
Federal AI gaps fuel voter distrust as laws surge globally
BRUSSELS, July 21 — The European Union adopted a binding legal framework for artificial intelligence in 2024 with the AI Act. The…
July 20, 2026
Thorstein Veblen’s century-old theory resurfaces in AI debate
WASHINGTON, July 20 — The debate over whether artificial intelligence is an unstoppable force that society must simply accept has deep roots…
July 18, 2026
China urges global harmony in AI governance amid tech rivalry
BEIJING, July 18 — Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a “symphony of global cooperation” to guide the development of artificial…
July 18, 2026
China charts AI dominance with 2030 global leadership blueprint
BEIJING, July 18 — The story of Xi Jinping’s push to shape the global artificial intelligence order is, at its heart, a…
July 14, 2026
Congress races to shape AI regulation amid competing proposals
SAN FRANCISCO, July 14 — The figure that matters in the AI wealth debate is Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI since 2019,…
July 14, 2026
Majority of Americans Support Taxing AI Wealth Amid Job Fears
WASHINGTON, July 14 — A new Pew Research Center survey has found that a majority of Americans support the idea of seizing…
July 14, 2026
No U.S. State Has Enacted Robot Tax Despite $15 Billion Annual Estimate
LONDON, July 14 — The idea of taxing companies for replacing workers with robots has lingered on the policy fringes for nearly…
July 6, 2026
What Next: Potential Policy Responses to Mitigate AI Bubble Risks
WASHINGTON, July 6 — A Treasury internal report has laid out a menu of potential policy responses to address risks from artificial…
July 6, 2026
US Regulators, Agencies Monitor AI Investment Surge, Players Say
WASHINGTON — The Financial Stability Oversight Council, the panel of top U.S. financial regulators created by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, is…
July 5, 2026
The Future of AI: Regulation, Ethics, and Societal Impact
WASHINGTON, July 5 — The global chessboard for artificial intelligence regulation remains fragmented three years after the European Union’s landmark AI Act…
July 5, 2026
UN Summit Warns Time Running Out for Safe AI Governance
The world is running out of time to build a cage for a beast that keeps getting faster. That is the blunt…
July 2, 2026
OpenAI proposes 5% US government equity stake in early talks
WASHINGTON, July 2 — OpenAI has reportedly discussed giving the US government a 5% equity stake in early talks with the Trump…