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EU Prepares for Aug 2 with AI Act Transparency Guidelines; Over 100 Experts Share Frontier AI Findings

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. The Commission has published guidelines to help AI providers and deployers comply with the transparency obligations under the EU AI Act, which take effect on August 2, 2026.

The guidance sets out transparency requirements for AI providers and deployers, explains exemptions, and clarifies obligations for interactive AI systems, deepfakes and AI-generated public-interest content under the EU AI Act.

US and China Likely to Hold Talks on AI in September

China and US are likely to hold talks on artificial intelligence. Pic Credit: White House

The AI talks, one of the key outcomes of the Trump-Xi summit in May, are expected to take place ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to the US on 24 September, according to the sources.

‘Symphony, Not Solo’: China Offers the World a Glimpse of Its AI Might at WAIC 2026

Signage at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, held from 17 to 20 July. Photo: Official Agency, PRC

The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai closed with 20.36 billion yuan in intended procurement deals, a new intergovernmental AI body signed by 29 countries, and Xi Jinping’s first in-person address a coordinated pitch to the Global South weeks after Washington launched its own AI alliance.

China’s First AI Companion Rules Prompt Users to Bid Farewell to Beloved Chatbots

Illustration of a user interacting with an AI chatbot on a smartphone. China has introduced its first regulations for AI companion services, aimed at curbing emotional dependency, strengthening data protection and safeguarding minors.

The regulations, issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and other government agencies, aim to strengthen data protection and safeguard minors.

Your Post, AI’s Opinion: How AI Quietly Edits What Internet Writes and Reads

When AI sits between people online, it edits what billions write and read. Illustration: Clarote & AI4Media / Better Images of AI / User/Chimera / CC-BY 4.0

AI the invisible middleman: How artificial intelligence has quietly moved from being something you talk to (chatbots, where persuasion already exists) to something that sits between people, editing what billions write and read.

From 10 Downing Street to Alan Turing Institute: Sam Cannicott Takes Strategy Helm

Sam Cannicott has joined the Alan Turing Institute as Chief Strategy and Delivery Officer after serving as Director leading the UK Prime Minister's AI Compute Taskforce at No. 10 Downing Street. The accompanying image shows branding for the Alan Turing Institute's AI UK initiative.

On secondment from the UK government, Cannicott brings experience leading the Prime Minister’s AI Compute Taskforce and helping shape national AI initiatives as he joins the institute’s leadership team.

BrainCo Debuts Brain-to-Robot AI Platform at WAIC 2026

BrainCo's mind-controlled robotic arm grasps an object during a live demonstration at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2026 in Shanghai. (Credit: BrainCo / WAIC 2026 . Pic Credit: BrainCo

At WAIC 2026 in Shanghai, China’s BrainCo unveiled a brain-to-robot AI platform that lets a user direct a robotic arm through EEG signals alone decoding neural intent into machine commands in under 200 milliseconds.

Counterweight to US Pax Silica: China and 28 Countries to Establish World AI Cooperation Organization

29 countries including China have signed an agreement to set up World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO)

The order to establish a new World AI Cooperation Organization (WAICO) is seen as a counter move to US led Pax Silica alliance.

India-EU Join Forces on Frontier AI Models to Challenge U.S. Dominance

Henna Virkkunen speaks after the third India-EU Trade and Technology Council meeting in Brussels, where India and the EU expanded cooperation on frontier AI and computing capacity.

India and the European Union are moving to build their own frontier AI models and computing capacity as control over the world’s most advanced AI technologies tightens.

Countries Buying Sovereign AI Remain Dependent on US Big Tech: Stanford Report

A Stanford HAI report finds that countries buying "sovereign AI" solutions from Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, AWS and OpenAI remain structurally dependent on US-based providers. (Image: AI FrontPage)

A Stanford HAI report finds that sovereignty solutions sold by Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, AWS and OpenAI reconfigure rather than eliminate dependence on US Big Tech.