New York opened a registration portal on 10 November 2026 for large frontier AI developers under the RAISE Act. Companies must register by 1 January 2027, and the duties apply from that date.
Australia's Prime Minister announced a planned AI safety regulator with penalty powers for frontier AI companies. The penalty amounts have not been set, and the rules are aimed at AI developers rather than the businesses that use their tools.
An Advocate General at the EU's top court says Google's Gemini may infringe press publishers' rights when chatbot answers reuse articles. AI training was treated differently.
The parents of a 31-year-old epilepsy patient have sued OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT helped their daughter taper off her seizure medication and hide it from doctors. The claims have not been tested in court.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker created an unpaid AI Cabinet to assess AI risks to residents and critical infrastructure. It is advisory and will produce policy proposals through 2027.
Anthropic said on 18 October 2026 that it will commit 5% of its shares to a new public benefit fund, pending stockholder approval. The fund may support work on how AI affects workers.
China has proposed adding 23 AI technologies, including model weights and agents, to its export control list. Hosted API access appears to fall outside the draft, which is open for comment until 15 November 2026.
Three of Australia's Big Four banks gave evidence to a joint parliamentary inquiry into artificial intelligence on Friday 9 October 2026. The inquiry is ongoing and has made no decision.
A bipartisan coalition of 26 U.S. state attorneys general has called on Congress to immediately pass comprehensive AI legislation with mandatory federal oversight, safety testing standards, and incident response protocols—signaling mounting pressure on lawmakers to act on AI compliance.
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