What happens when AI policy meets implementation — and when what companies say about safety, governance, and responsibility meets what they actually do. Analysis from an award-winning journalist and product strategist who has worked across media, government, and technology.
The Labels Wrote AI Chart Rules. The Charts Don’t Pay Anyone.
Michael Smith took more than $8 million in royalties using AI songs and bots. Music’s new AI chart rules decide what counts as a hit, not what gets paid.
AI Chatbots Are Becoming Mandated Reporters. Without the Manual.
Two governments want AI chatbots to report users. Garbarino and China’s new rule expose a mandated-reporting role built without accountability standards.
Iran’s War Message Is Reaching Black Americans Through TikTok’s Algorithm
Iran is using AI-generated content and decades of historical engagement to reach Black Americans on TikTok during the 2026 war. A public diplomacy analysis.
Courts Decided: Platform Harm Is a Design Problem
Meta and YouTube verdicts, plus a Dutch ruling on xAI, show courts treating platform harm and AI risk as product design and liability issues.