AI Briefing
AI Governance Briefing
What happens when AI policy meets implementation, and when what companies say about safety, governance, and responsibility meets what they actually do. Analysis from a product strategist and journalist who has worked across media, government, and technology.
What it covers
- AI rules around the world
- Safety promises
- Copyright and creators
- Work and hiring
- Courts and the law
- Elections
Every briefing
Newest first
AI Companion Rules Depend on Age Checks. Australia Shows Where They Break.
China’s AI companion rules take effect July 15. The UK set 18+ for romantic chatbots. Australia shows the problem: 7 in 10 underage users beat the checks.
Europe Banned Workplace Emotion AI. The US Is Letting It Scale.
The EU has banned AI emotion recognition in workplaces. U.S. employers are using tools at MetLife, Burger King, and in Slack with no equivalent rule.
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.