Article 50 of the EU AI Act becomes enforceable August 2, 2026. Chatbot disclosure, deepfake labeling, watermarking requirements. Here's what it means, and why FRED was already compliant.
The Commerce Department ordered Anthropic to shut down Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for every foreign national on the planet โ and Anthropic is fighting back in court. Updated with the Sacks standoff, Hegseth's hostility, Karpathy locked out, and Nadella's warning.
In United States v. Heppner, a New York federal court ruled that conversations with AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude are not protected by attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine. Here's what happened.
California just defied the White House on AI regulation. Washington and Utah signed new AI laws. Meanwhile, the feds want one national framework. Here's what's actually happening โ and why it matters if you use AI in your business.
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