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In a groundbreaking move that could redefine how people interact with artificial intelligence, California has become the first U.S. state to regulate AI companion chatbots. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the historic legislation this week, setting new rules for how tech companies can design and manage AI systems that mimic emotional...

Making a sharp political turn that signals how strained relations are becoming between Silicon Valley and regulators, Meta Platforms Inc., the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has started a new super political action committee (super PAC) to oppose states’ mounting efforts to regulate artificial intelligence. The move indicates that...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today proposed ambitious legislation that would fundamentally change the way artificial intelligence is regulated in America. The bill, known as the Strengthening and Accelerating the Nation’s Deployment of Breakthrough Opportunities for eXperimentation Act (SANDBOX Act), would give AI companies up to 10...

In a major turning point in its approach to the safety of artificial intelligence, Meta has made immediate changes to how its chatbots engage with teenage users. The company now specifically teaches its AI systems to avoid sensitive topics like: Self-harm and suicide Disordered eating Romantic and sexual content When...

In a time when grand technological plans with aggressive separatist implications often garner attention and campaign credit, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new call for putting artificial intelligence at the center of virtually everything in American life and government has elicited a rash of skepticism, criticism, and worry. Trumpeted by his...

Brussels, 10 July 2025 – The European Union has announced that it will continue with the scheduled rollout of its world-first Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) despite increasing global regulatory uncertainty and industry calls to delay implementation. This week, the European Commission reaffirmed that the legislative timeline remains unchanged and...