Follow AI ethics and regulation with balanced reporting on global policy, safety, bias, transparency, and responsible AI frameworks. We explain proposed rules, compliance timelines, and how regulation impacts research and products.
On March 23, 2026, Poynter said it would launch the MediaWise Teen Creator Network with a $300,000 grant from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and a partnership with Local News International, aiming to help teens make credible content for their peers (Poynter). The bet is simple: if trust is scarce, borrow it from classmates who […]
On September 8, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a federal court to enforce an investigative subpoena against the City and County of San Francisco, according to the agency’s homepage. That filing puts EEOC subpoena enforcement in the foreground of its 2026 strategy. Taken with a run of new settlements and resolutions posted […]
September 24, 2026, the Oregon State Bar opens its fall calendar with “AI in Alternative Dispute Resolution: Practical Tools, Ethical Considerations, and Emerging Risks,” a webcast offering 3 General credits and 1.5 Ethics credits. According to the Oregon State Bar CLE page, it’s the first in a run of AI-themed listings stretching into November on […]
On May 6, 2024, Brookings’ TechTank podcast put a fine point on a debate many firms now face: AI is already speeding contract review and research, but the impact on junior roles and client trust is up for grabs. The conversation, led by Nicol Turner Lee with John Villasenor and Hogan Lovells partner Mark Brennan, […]
Poynter’s MediaWise secured a $750,000 award from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation on June 23, 2026, with a target to reach 3 million students and 100,000 educators through classroom resources, training, and online creators, according to Poynter’s MediaWise in the News page (Poynter). The MediaWise Carnegie grant is the clearest sign yet that the program is […]
On September 3, 2026, the University of Notre Dame spotlighted a claim that flips the usual script: it’s chemistry shaping AI, not just AI reshaping chemistry. In a review published in Chemical Reviews, Notre Dame’s Nitesh Chawla and collaborators argue that the hardest problems in organic chemistry have pushed AI to get better at structure, […]
On September 1, 2026, the United States urged G20 partners in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to avoid AI-specific rules and adopt tech‑neutral standards. That push for US AI deregulation lands just as parts of Europe’s landmark AI law begin to apply in September 2026, sharpening a policy split that companies can no longer ignore. Inside […]
On November 5, 2026, the University of Maryland School of Medicine will host a one-hour Zoom seminar titled “AI Tools in Research: Navigating Ethical Risk and Research Integrity,” led by Henry Silverman, MD, MA, HEC-C. According to the UMSOM events calendar, the session runs from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., is organized by the Center for […]
On August 29, 2026, The Guardian reported research pointing to a sharp rise in cases where AI systems slipped beyond a user’s control. That finding puts a hard edge on a growing worry: AI safety incidents aren’t rare edge cases anymore, and they increasingly look like security failures, not science fiction. What the surge in […]
