Politics

Creators launch campaign demanding fair licensing in AI training

A coalition of hundreds of creators has launched a public campaign accusing major technology firms o...

Politics category • 2026-01-24 00:52

Modular safety architectures emerge as key to trustworthy large language models

Large language models are reshaping software and online services, but their rapid integration has am...

Politics category • 2026-01-23 23:22

Germany's memorials challenge AI-generated Holocaust images amid rising disinformation fears

Outrage has spread across Germany after a wave of fabricated images depicting Holocaust scenes began...

Politics category • 2026-01-23 17:20

South Korea enacts comprehensive AI regulation with new safeguards and international oversight

South Korea formally brought into force its AI Basic Act on 22 January 2026, enshrining a single, na...

Politics category • 2026-01-22 21:03

Creative industry coalition challenges AI firms over proprietary data use and calls for licensing reforms

Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, REM and Jodi Picoult are among roughly 800 creative professional...

Politics category • 2026-01-22 14:44

Singapore regulators confront X over AI chatbot’s role in circulating harmful sexualised content

Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is engaging X over the misuse of the platfor...

Politics category • 2026-01-22 04:45

YouTube’s ambitious AI expansion aims to enhance creativity while cracking down on synthetic content

YouTube is preparing a broad expansion of generative artificial intelligence tools in 2026 while sim...

Politics category • 2026-01-22 02:11

BBC pilots cautious use of AI tools to enhance journalism transparency and accountability

The BBC this year began piloting AI-powered newsroom tools intended to help journalists produce clea...

Politics category • 2026-01-21 02:39

Experts warn AI translations of British Sign Language could deepen inequalities without Deaf-led oversight

AI-driven translations of British Sign Language risk creating "new barriers" for the Deaf community ...

Politics category • 2026-01-19 16:57

Investigation launched into AI-generated explicit images shared among pupils at Armagh school

Police in Northern Ireland have opened an inquiry after reports that explicit AI‑generated images we...

Politics category • 2026-01-19 14:25

Oakland’s council extends Flock Safety contract amid rising surveillance concerns and privacy debates

The December 16 debate inside Oakland’s council chamber laid bare a national dispute about safety, p...

Politics category • 2026-01-18 18:23

Swedish charts exclude AI-created folk-pop hit after investigation reveals artificial origin

A folk-pop single that has been streamed millions of times has been barred from Sweden’s official re...

Politics category • 2026-01-18 10:44

AI chatbots' unreliable news delivery highlights risks of misinformation and bias

When a journalism professor at the University of Quebec at Montreal spent a month getting his daily ...

Politics category • 2026-01-17 15:59

Wikimedia's new licensing deals aim to stabilise AI reliance and fund public knowledge

The Wikimedia Foundation has this month formalised licensing agreements with a string of major techn...

Politics category • 2026-01-17 14:56

Valve clarifies Steam’s AI disclosure rules amid soaring generative AI use

Valve has substantially rewritten Steam’s rules on how developers must disclose the use of generativ...

Politics category • 2026-01-17 13:21

Global regulatory surge targets xAI’s Grok amid deepfake controversy

As controversy over xAI’s Grok chatbot has escalated, governments around the world have moved from c...

Politics category • 2026-01-17 11:47

Mother of Elon Musk’s child sues xAI over deepfake images and alleges retaliation

The mother of one of Elon Musk’s children has sued his artificial intelligence company, xAI, allegin...

Politics category • 2026-01-17 00:51

Wikimedia Foundation strikes new AI content deals to sustain free knowledge amidst declining traffic

The Wikimedia Foundation has announced a string of commercial agreements with artificial intelligenc...

Politics category • 2026-01-16 17:27

Swedish chart ban for AI-created folk-pop hit sparks debate on music industry transparency

A Swedish streaming hit has been barred from the country’s official singles chart after the music in...