Government & Policy

California’s 18 New AI Regulations: What’s Now Illegal

In September, California Governor Gavin Newsom considered 38 AI-related bills, including the highly contentious SB 1047, which the state’s legislature sent to his desk for final approval. He vetoed SB 1047 on Sunday, marking the end of the road for…

California’s 18 New AI Laws: What’s Illegal

In September, California Governor Gavin Newsom considered 38 AI-related bills, including the highly contentious SB 1047, which the state’s legislature sent to his desk for final approval. He vetoed SB 1047 on Sunday, marking the end of the road for…

California’s 18 New AI Laws: Understanding the Legal Limits

In September, California Governor Gavin Newsom considered 38 AI-related bills, including the highly contentious SB 1047, which the state’s legislature sent to his desk for final approval. He vetoed SB 1047 on Sunday, marking the end of the road for…

California Governor vetoes controversial AI bill

California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed SB 1047, a high-profile bill that would have regulated the development of AI. The bill was authored by State Senator Scott Wiener and would have made companies that develop AI models liable for implementing…

Amazon Avoids Antitrust Scrutiny in UK Following Anthropic Investment

The U.K.s’ antitrust authority has concluded that Amazon’s partnership and equity investment in AI startup Anthropic can’t be investigated under current merger rules due to the size and scope of the deal. The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) announcement…

Ensuring Fair AI Governance: Vested Interests Excluded

A final report by the UN’s high-level advisory body on artificial intelligence makes for, at times, a surreal read. Named “Governing AI for Humanity,” the document underlines the contradictory challenges of making any kind of governance stick on such a…

OpenAI’s o1 Revolutionizes AI Regulation

Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. It’s been just a few days since OpenAI revealed its latest flagship generative model, o1, to the world. Marketed as a…

Telecom fined $1M by FCC for enabling Biden deepfake scam

Early this year, AI-powered fake audio of President Biden reached voters in New Hampshire. The FCC struck back swiftly, identifying the perpetrator as the Texas-based Life Corporation, which has been behind similar scams over the years, and whacked them and…