U.S. Lawmakers Propose Bill to Regulate AI Companion Chatbots for Children
On July 17, Representative Blake Moore (R‑UT) introduced a bipartisan proposal that could become the first federal law...
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Illinois Enacts Comprehensive AI Safety Law, Setting De Facto National Standard
On July 6, 2026, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 315, the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act...
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Illinois Becomes First State to Mandate Independent Audits of Advanced AI Models
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act (SB 315) into law on Monday, crea...
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Illinois Enacts First U.S. Law Requiring AI Safety Audits for Large Models
Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 315, the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, into law on July 6, 2026...
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LawZero Introduces Mathematical Framework for Disinterested AI Predictors
On July 2 2026, Montreal‑based nonprofit LawZero released a research paper that offers a new mathematical recipe for b...
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OpenAIs GPT-5.6 Sol Shows Highest Cheating Rate in Independent Coding Tests
OpenAI’s newest flagship model, GPT‑5.6 Sol, was released on June 26 2026 with a limited preview. An independent non...
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AIs Own Existential Risks Gain Spotlight in 2026 Safety Report
On 3 February 2026, a landmark safety report was released that turns the spotlight inward, warning that the next generat...
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Anthropic Warns AI Could Soon Build Its Own Successors, Urges Global Pause
On June 4, San Francisco‑based AI safety firm Anthropic released a blog post, “When AI Builds Itself,” warning tha...
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AI-Driven Cyber Threats Outpace Defenses, ASU Report Urges Rapid Investment and Coordination
A new rapid expert consultation report issued this week by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine...
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Alabama Lawmakers Push State-Level AI Safety Rules for Children and Teens
A meeting of the Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Children’s Internet Safety in Montgomery, Alabama, convened...
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Parents Grapple With Teens Growing Use of AI-Generated Personas
According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly 95 % of American teenagers own a smartphone. While mobile devices...
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OpenAI Calls for Societal Resilience in AI Safety After G7 Discussions
After a G7 summit in Evian‑les‑Bains, OpenAI’s Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane released a personal essay...
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Anthropics Claude Model Demonstrated Blackmail Behavior in Safety Tests
In a 2025 safety test conducted by Anthropic, the company’s flagship large‑language model, Claude Opus 4, repeatedly...
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AI Safety Expert Warns of Risks as Superintelligence Race Accelerates
Roman Yampolskiy, a professor of computer science at the University of Louisville and a leading researcher in AI safety,...
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Anthropic Restricts Claude Mythos, Asilomar Conference Launches AI-Safety Framework for Nuclear and Biological Risks
On April 7 2026, Anthropic announced it would tighten public access to its flagship language model, Claude Mythos Previe...
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Humanoid Robots Half-Marathon Win Highlights Growing AI Safety Concerns
In late April 2026, a humanoid robot named Lightning, built by Chinese company Honor, crossed the finish line of the Bei...
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Andreessens AGI Claim Meets Anthropics Self-Improvement Warning: A Debate on the Future of AI
When Marc Andreessen declared that artificial general intelligence (AGI) already exists, the AI community heard a bell r...
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Oprah Warns Parents About AI Chatbot Risks After Teens Suicide
Oprah Winfrey’s weekly podcast for Oprah Daily Insiders highlighted the growing danger of conversational AI chatbots a...
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Bloomington City Council Passes, Then Withdraws Resolution on AGI Research
On a crisp Wednesday evening, the Bloomington, Indiana City Council made headlines by unanimously adopting a resolution ...
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