The use of AI is never a purely technical matter: when it enters processes that affect people’s lives, it touches on rights, opportunities, status and freedom"
—Pope Leo XIV
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A Chinese national and two U.S. citizens charged for conspiring to smuggle restricted AI technology to China via Thailand. In a separate crackdown, U.S. citizen and co-founder of Super Micro and two Taiwanese nationals arrested for diverting AI servers to China.
OpenAI has wound down its Sora short-video app amid criticism over low-quality “AI slop” content flooding the platform. At the same time, a high-profile $1 billion partnership with Walt Disney has reportedly fallen through before completion.
AI was built to reduce risk. But as its use spreads, its risks are becoming measurable and costly. Munich Re, a Germany-based global reinsurer and one of the largest in the world, marks a turning point: AI is now a risk category being priced and insured.ng priced, managed, and insured.
ingapore and Japan are strengthening cooperation in artificial intelligence, with a focus on safety, governance, and models that respect local languages and cultures.
GTC 2026 marks a shift in the AI race – away from model building and toward real-world deployment at unprecedented scale.
India’s Supreme Court judge Vikram Nath warned that AI must remain a tool in the legal system. While technology can improve efficiency, he said it cannot replace human judgment in the administration of justice.
Singapore tops global AI adoption rankings, according to a recent analysis from Andreessen Horowitz.
Despite producing many leading AI products, the United States ranks only 20th.
U.S. AI stocks swung over the past three sessions as concerns about potential export controls on advanced chips and rising geopolitical tensions unsettled investors.
Sentiment stabilized on Monday after Donald Trump said the Iran conflict could end “very soon,” easing oil prices and improving market sentiment, which supported a rebound in AI-linked shares.
The U.S. says it is promoting secure AI exports, not reviving the Biden-era AI Diffusion Rule. But as new controls on advanced AI chips emerge, the debate is shifting toward a larger question: who will control the computing power shaping the future of artificial intelligence?
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a dispute over whether AI-generated material can qualify for copyright protection, leaving lower court rulings in place. Those rulings emphasize that human authorship is a fundamental requirement under the Copyright Act.
