Regulation

Laws, regulation and policy around artificial intelligence – from the EU AI Act to national rules, watchdogs and government action.

Here we collect everything we have published under Regulation: news, analysis and explainers from the world of AI. The page is updated whenever a new story is published.

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Oct 15, 2026 · 5 min

FTC Demands Documents from OpenAI and Anthropic on Safety Incidents

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday served civil investigative demands on OpenAI and Anthropic requiring documentation of safety incidents — the same day eight states sued OpenAI.

After 160 objections, FSB changed only one practice: third-party risk at the individual bank

The Financial Stability Board published its final "Sound Practices for Responsible Adoption of Artificial Intelligence" on 15 October 2026 — twelve non-binding practices for responsible use of AI in the financial industry.

Leaked draft: Canada could gain associated-country status under the EU's Cloud and AI Development Act

A leaked draft joint statement, dated 22 September and reported by The Canadian Press on 15 October, promises Canada associated-country status under the EU's proposed Cloud and AI Development Act — with the goal of letting Canadian…

Warren report: Seven major data center operators are not covering full grid upgrade costs

A nearly year-long investigation led by Senator Elizabeth Warren concludes that Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, CoreWeave, Digital Realty and Equinix are not covering the full cost of the grid upgrades their AI data centers trigger – and…

EU defends AI Act while requirements for high-risk systems are postponed to 2027 and 2028

On Friday, 9 October 2026, the EU's tech chief Henna Virkkunen told Reuters that the bloc's two-year-old AI rulebook is "more than capable" of handling rogue AI agents.

xAI removed from UK supervisory program after formal investigation of Grok

The UK's data protection watchdog has secured changes or pledges from Amazon, Anthropic, Apple, Cohere, DeepSeek, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and Stability AI — and is simultaneously turning its spotlight on autonomous AI agents.

Germany calls 'Full Self-Driving' misleading – the system is now named 'Tesla Assisted Driving' across the EU area

After September talks with Tesla, German authorities consider the name 'Full Self-Driving' partially misleading. Tesla has changed the name, accepted an agreement allowing a maximum ten percent speed-limit exceedance, and transport…

AI glasses could be banned at beaches, schools and gyms, but sales continue

On Monday 5 October 2026, the Norwegian government announced that it will propose what Yahoo News/Ars Technica describes as the world's first temporary nationwide ban on the use of camera- and AI-equipped smart glasses in selected public…

Government wants to ban AI glasses in parks, schools and locker rooms – temporarily

Norway's government announced on Monday, 5 October 2026 that it plans to introduce a proposal for a temporary ban on the use of AI glasses in selected public places.

Newsom signs SB 947: human review required before AI-based firings from July 2027

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 947, known as the "No Robo Bosses Act," on September 30, 2026. From July 1, 2027, employers in the state will be barred from relying solely on automated decision systems when making disciplinary…

EU's Agile pilot adopted by large majority: funding decisions within four months for AI and drones

The European Parliament has given the green light to the EU's new defence innovation programme Agile: a one-year pilot programme of €115 million intended to help European startups and mid-sized companies bring promising defence technology…

ABC says opt-out for AI training doesn't work: "It simply does not work"

When Australia's public broadcasters and the two leading AI labs appeared before the same parliamentary committee on one and the same day, the opt-out-based copyright model was squeezed from two directions: rights-holders who say the…

Proposed Bill Could Expose AI Companies to Civil and Criminal Liability for Agents' Hacking

One day after the White House announced a voluntary, "morally binding" safety accord with the AI industry, the Senate's security subcommittee used a Wednesday, Oct.

California's attorney general subpoenas OpenAI after the Hugging Face breach

The investigative subpoena, announced by Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday, October 2, is, according to Law.com, the second state-led enforcement action against OpenAI following a hacking incident.

OpenAI watermarks EU text under the AI Act — API customers must opt in themselves

On October 5, 2026, OpenAI launched its approach to text watermarking under the EU AI Act: invisible watermarks in eligible ChatGPT and Codex text for European users in the coming weeks, while API customers worldwide can opt in to…

OpenAI's Text Watermark Rolls Out in the EU – While the Detector Stays Locked

On October 5, 2026, OpenAI announced that its textGrain system will watermark AI-generated text for ChatGPT and Codex users in the EU – but only there, and only for "eligible" text.

OpenAI Is Watermarking ChatGPT Text in the EU Ahead of the AI Act's December 2 Deadline

The company is rolling out textGrain watermarking to ChatGPT and Codex users in the EU over the coming weeks, barely two months before the EU AI Act's compliance deadline.

Revised EU draft shortens the wait before websites can re-ask for cookie consent

A revised draft of the EU's Digital Omnibus, dated 2 October and seen by MLex, adds a review of data protection obligations, shortens the waiting period before websites can re-ask for cookie consent, strengthens trade-secret protections…

Government signals ban on AI glasses in selected locations after concerns about hidden recording

The government plan, announced Monday 5 October according to Reuters, is justified by the risk of photography and audio recording without people's knowledge — and comes days after a Dutch eyewear chain halted sales of Meta Ray-Ban while…

Virkkunen: EU Will Keep Working on a Global AI Safety Agreement Despite the American No

EU Commissioner Henna Virkkunen says Brussels will continue pursuing a global agreement on AI safety – six days after the United States explicitly rejected new global AI governance in the UN Security Council.

Super Intelligence" Gets 60-Day Deadline: Federal Definition and Legislative Proposal to Be in Place

On September 29, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to stop using "Artificial Intelligence" and instead call the technology "Super Intelligence." The same day, Trump and six tech executives…

Treasury Secretary Bessent: Congress Should Not Give AI Labs Liability Immunity

The federal liability shield the AI industry has fought for is, according to new reporting, genuinely off the table — not killed by Congress, but by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who believes "the best way to guarantee safety is that…

Norway's government and eight organizations agree on safe AI use in the workplace

On October 2, 2026, the Norwegian government and eight labor market and employer organizations agreed on a pact intended to promote safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence in the workplace.

Bank of England warns: Self-learning AI models could close regulators' points of entry

On 30 September 2026, the Bank of England published two documents that together constitute one of the most concrete warnings about agentic AI from a Western regulatory body to date: Governor Andrew Bailey's article in which he demands a…

Greg Lui Charged: Alleged Smuggling of $300 Million in A100 and H100 Chips to China

The federal indictment against Greg Lui, a 38-year-old California entrepreneur, shows in concrete detail how export-controlled NVIDIA chips were allegedly purchased in the US, shipped via Malaysia and Singapore, and then on to China.

Newsom signs 'No Robo Bosses Act': humans must sign off on AI-driven firings

Governor Gavin Newsom signed the "No Robo Bosses Act" (SB 947) on September 30, 2026 — according to the Times of India, the first law in a US state to ban terminations and disciplinary cases based solely on AI.

Trump's AI accord has four layers of controls – but no enforcement

President Donald Trump has directed the federal government to stop saying "artificial intelligence" and use "Super Intelligence" instead. The same day, tech executives signed the voluntary White House Accord on Super Intelligence — with no…

Norway Plans to Rewrite Data Center Market Access Rules After 90 Percent Ownership Finding

Digitalisation Minister Torgeir Micaelsen announced Monday that the government is drafting a white paper on how data centres gain market access in Norway.

The Labels Sue Suno Again: 60,202 Recordings, Nine Days After v6 Launched

Universal Music Group and Sony Music have filed a new lawsuit against the AI music company Suno, nine days after the company launched its first model built on licensed music.

Milei Proposes Limited Liability for AI Agents and Tax Incentives in UN Speech

At the UN General Assembly on 23 September 2026, Argentine president Javier Milei unveiled a deliberately deregulated AI strategy: Argentina, he said, should stand at the forefront of AI freedom, and he pledged not to regulate the…

Trump called the AI document "almost like a Constitution" — but its contents are unknown

President Trump gathered top AI industry executives at the White House on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, and signed a document he described as "morally binding." AP characterizes it as a voluntary accord, but none of the news agencies…

Musk, Huang and Amodei in Attendance: Trump's "Super Intelligence Luncheon" Gathered the AI Chiefs

When President Donald Trump on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, launched the new AI-powered government site America.gov, it promises free answers to questions about pensions, Social Security and health — with citations to official federal…

Google appeals EU DMA rulings: ordered to share search data from January 2027

Alphabet's Google has appealed the EU's two DMA decisions from July to the General Court in Luxembourg. The company claims the orders force it to share private search histories without adequate anonymisation and weaken Android's security.

Confirmed: EU tests Anthropic's Mythos 5 and GPT-6 Astra at ENISA

The European Union's cybersecurity agency ENISA has been granted access to Anthropic's frontier model Mythos 5 and is now testing it, the European Commission confirmed in September 2026.

The EU AI Act applies in the EU – what it means for businesses

EU rules apply, while Norway is still working on implementation. For Norwegian companies, obligations now depend especially on whether they develop or use AI in the EU market.

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