Alisar Mustafa
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OpenAI updated its ChatGPT guidelines to introduce additional safeguards for users under 18, including stricter model behavior rules and new AI literacy resources, as policymakers consider standards for AI use by minors.
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OpenAI adds new teen safety rules to ChatGPT as lawmakers weigh AI standards for minors | TechCrunch
OpenAI updated its guidelines for how its AI models should behave with users under 18, and published new AI literacy resources for teens and parents. Still, questions remain about how well policies…
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December 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
OpenAI updated its ChatGPT guidelines to introduce additional safeguards for users under 18, including stricter model behavior rules and new AI literacy resources, as policymakers consider standards for AI use by minors.
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Ireland’s Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence released its first interim report, covering alignment with the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, public sector AI use, oversight structures, and proposals for a National AI Office.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Ireland’s Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence released its first interim report, covering alignment with the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, public sector AI use, oversight structures, and proposals for a National AI Office.
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New York enacted an AI regulation law that will be amended in 2026 to align more closely with California’s framework following negotiations with technology companies. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n... #AIPolicy
Hochul Reaches Deal on A.I. Regulation in New York
The bill, which lawmakers passed in June, will be modified to more closely match a similar law in California, at Big Tech’s urging.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New York enacted an AI regulation law that will be amended in 2026 to align more closely with California’s framework following negotiations with technology companies. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n... #AIPolicy
December roundup of AI/Tech Policy Fellowships:
▶GovAI Summer Fellowship, Applied Track (2026) : www.governance.ai/post/summer-...
▶GovAI Summer Fellowship, Research Track (2026) : www.governance.ai/post/summer-...
▶MATS Summer 2026 Fellow : matsprogram.org/apply
▶GovAI Summer Fellowship, Applied Track (2026) : www.governance.ai/post/summer-...
▶GovAI Summer Fellowship, Research Track (2026) : www.governance.ai/post/summer-...
▶MATS Summer 2026 Fellow : matsprogram.org/apply
Summer Fellowship 2026, Applied Track | GovAI Blog
Seasonal Fellowships are three-month opportunities designed to launch or accelerate impactful careers in AI governance and policy. The fellowship has both a Research Track and an Applied Track.
www.governance.ai
December 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
December roundup of AI/Tech Policy Fellowships:
▶GovAI Summer Fellowship, Applied Track (2026) : www.governance.ai/post/summer-...
▶GovAI Summer Fellowship, Research Track (2026) : www.governance.ai/post/summer-...
▶MATS Summer 2026 Fellow : matsprogram.org/apply
▶GovAI Summer Fellowship, Applied Track (2026) : www.governance.ai/post/summer-...
▶GovAI Summer Fellowship, Research Track (2026) : www.governance.ai/post/summer-...
▶MATS Summer 2026 Fellow : matsprogram.org/apply
India proposed a royalty-based framework that would require AI companies to pay for training models on copyrighted content, with public consultation now open. techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/i... #AIPolicy
India proposes charging OpenAI, Google for training AI on copyrighted content | TechCrunch
India has given OpenAI, Google, and other AI firms 30 days to respond to its proposed royalty system for training on copyrighted content.
techcrunch.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
India proposed a royalty-based framework that would require AI companies to pay for training models on copyrighted content, with public consultation now open. techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/i... #AIPolicy
The Trump administration lifted restrictions on Nvidia’s H200 AI chip exports to China, reversing prior controls while maintaining limits on newer chips amid ongoing U.S.–China technology tensions. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chin... #AIPolicy
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December 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Trump administration lifted restrictions on Nvidia’s H200 AI chip exports to China, reversing prior controls while maintaining limits on newer chips amid ongoing U.S.–China technology tensions. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chin... #AIPolicy
eBay added a new policy to its website code outlining restrictions on how AI agents and automated tools may interact with its platform and checkout systems. www.modernretail.co/technology/e... #AIPolicy
EBay adds new AI agent policy to its website
EBay has added new guidelines to its e-commerce platform governing how AI agents and large language models can interact with its site.
www.modernretail.co
December 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
eBay added a new policy to its website code outlining restrictions on how AI agents and automated tools may interact with its platform and checkout systems. www.modernretail.co/technology/e... #AIPolicy
South Korea announced plans to require labeling of AI-generated advertisements, with enforcement measures and penalties set to take effect in 2026. www.pbs.org/newshour/wor... #AIPolicy
South Korea to require advertisers to label AI-generated ads
South Korea will require advertisers to label their ads made with artificial intelligence technologies from next year as it seeks to curb a surge of deceptive promotions featuring fabricated experts…
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December 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
South Korea announced plans to require labeling of AI-generated advertisements, with enforcement measures and penalties set to take effect in 2026. www.pbs.org/newshour/wor... #AIPolicy
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced a new House Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy, set to convene through 2026 to develop AI policy expertise. jeffries.house.gov/2025/12/09/l... #AIPolicy
LEADER JEFFRIES ANNOUNCES NEW HOUSE DEMOCRATIC COMMISSION ON AI AND THE INNOVATION ECONOMY – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries
Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced the launch of a new House Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy that will convene throughout 2026. The commission will develop…
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December 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced a new House Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy, set to convene through 2026 to develop AI policy expertise. jeffries.house.gov/2025/12/09/l... #AIPolicy
OpenAI filed a ballot initiative in California proposing safety requirements for AI companion chatbots, alongside an existing children’s AI safety proposal. www.politico.com/news/2025/12... #AIPolicy
December 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
OpenAI filed a ballot initiative in California proposing safety requirements for AI companion chatbots, alongside an existing children’s AI safety proposal. www.politico.com/news/2025/12... #AIPolicy
The European Commission proposed changes to environmental rules that would allow Member States to exempt data centres and AI gigafactories from mandatory environmental impact assessments. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... #AIPolicy
EU proposes loosening rules on AI gigafactories in green rollback
Latest package in dismantling of environmental rules also suggests repealing hazardous chemicals database
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December 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The European Commission proposed changes to environmental rules that would allow Member States to exempt data centres and AI gigafactories from mandatory environmental impact assessments. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... #AIPolicy
Congressional negotiators released compromise text for the fiscal year 2026 defense authorization legislation that includes AI provisions covering research, deployment, governance, cybersecurity, and system restrictions.
Congress Moves Forward with AI Measures in Key Defense Legislation
Introduction On December 7, 2025, House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders unveiled legislative text (House Amendment to S. 1071) for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 must-pass defense…
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December 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Congressional negotiators released compromise text for the fiscal year 2026 defense authorization legislation that includes AI provisions covering research, deployment, governance, cybersecurity, and system restrictions.
Upcoming AI/Tech Policy Events
▶AI for Good Global Initiative Events | Online | December 18 :
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▶India - AI Impact Summit 2026 | New Delhi, India | February 16 - 20 : impact.indiaai.gov.in
▶RightsCon 2026 | Lusaka, Zambia | May 5–8, 2026 : www.rightscon.org
▶AI for Good Global Initiative Events | Online | December 18 :
aiforgood.itu.int/event/promot...
▶India - AI Impact Summit 2026 | New Delhi, India | February 16 - 20 : impact.indiaai.gov.in
▶RightsCon 2026 | Lusaka, Zambia | May 5–8, 2026 : www.rightscon.org
Promoting participatory and responsible approaches to AI adoption in healthcare
AI holds great potential to transform healthcare, and the Catalan Administration is committed to using it as a support tool for both clinical care and
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December 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Upcoming AI/Tech Policy Events
▶AI for Good Global Initiative Events | Online | December 18 :
aiforgood.itu.int/event/promot...
▶India - AI Impact Summit 2026 | New Delhi, India | February 16 - 20 : impact.indiaai.gov.in
▶RightsCon 2026 | Lusaka, Zambia | May 5–8, 2026 : www.rightscon.org
▶AI for Good Global Initiative Events | Online | December 18 :
aiforgood.itu.int/event/promot...
▶India - AI Impact Summit 2026 | New Delhi, India | February 16 - 20 : impact.indiaai.gov.in
▶RightsCon 2026 | Lusaka, Zambia | May 5–8, 2026 : www.rightscon.org
The Department of Health and Human Services released an AI Strategy outlining a Department-wide framework for governance, infrastructure, workforce development, research practices, and use of AI in health and human services. www.hhs.gov/sites/defaul... #AIPolicy
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December 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The Department of Health and Human Services released an AI Strategy outlining a Department-wide framework for governance, infrastructure, workforce development, research practices, and use of AI in health and human services. www.hhs.gov/sites/defaul... #AIPolicy
The European Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation into Google’s use of web publishers and YouTube content for AI purposes under European Union competition rules. ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #AIPolicy
Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in the use of online content for AI purposes
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using the content of web publishers, as well as content uploaded on th
ec.europa.eu
December 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The European Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation into Google’s use of web publishers and YouTube content for AI purposes under European Union competition rules. ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #AIPolicy
President Trump signed an executive order asserting federal authority over AI regulation, authorizing challenges to state AI laws and tying federal funding to compliance with a single national framework. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/t... #AIPolicy
Trump Signs Executive Order to Neuter State A.I. Laws
The order would create one federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
President Trump signed an executive order asserting federal authority over AI regulation, authorizing challenges to state AI laws and tying federal funding to compliance with a single national framework. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/t... #AIPolicy
December roundup of AI/Tech Policy Fellowships:
▶Anthropic AI Safety Fellow : job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
▶Anthropic AI Security Fellow : job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
▶The Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative Spring Research Fellowship : www.cbai.ai/fellowship/
▶Anthropic AI Safety Fellow : job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
▶Anthropic AI Security Fellow : job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
▶The Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative Spring Research Fellowship : www.cbai.ai/fellowship/
Anthropic AI Safety Fellow
London, UK; Ontario, CA; Remote-Friendly, United States; San Francisco, CA
job-boards.greenhouse.io
December 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
December roundup of AI/Tech Policy Fellowships:
▶Anthropic AI Safety Fellow : job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
▶Anthropic AI Security Fellow : job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
▶The Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative Spring Research Fellowship : www.cbai.ai/fellowship/
▶Anthropic AI Safety Fellow : job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
▶Anthropic AI Security Fellow : job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...
▶The Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative Spring Research Fellowship : www.cbai.ai/fellowship/
Tennessee’s AI Advisory Council recommends expanding state AI policies beyond the ELVIS Act, including flexible guidelines, agency reporting roles, and a centralized state AI hub. Source: www.thecentersquare.com/tennessee/ar... #AIPolicy
Committee recommends expanding artificial intelligence policies
(The Center Square) – A Tennessee committee tasked with studying artificial intelligence is recommending an expansion of the state's artificial intelligence regulations beyond the first-of-its-kind…
www.thecentersquare.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Tennessee’s AI Advisory Council recommends expanding state AI policies beyond the ELVIS Act, including flexible guidelines, agency reporting roles, and a centralized state AI hub. Source: www.thecentersquare.com/tennessee/ar... #AIPolicy
Missouri lawmakers have introduced several AI bills covering deepfakes, labeling requirements, chatbot restrictions for minors, and limits on legal recognition of AI systems. Source: www.govtech.com/artificial-i... #AIPolicy
Missouri Lawmakers Move Toward Regulating AI
As those lawmakers began filing legislation for the upcoming legislative session, a handful of proposals imposing new rules on AI were introduced, including protections for children and rules for…
www.govtech.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Missouri lawmakers have introduced several AI bills covering deepfakes, labeling requirements, chatbot restrictions for minors, and limits on legal recognition of AI systems. Source: www.govtech.com/artificial-i... #AIPolicy
Washington’s AI Task Force has issued interim recommendations including NIST-aligned principles, dataset transparency rules, high-risk governance requirements, and new AI reporting standards. Source: www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-re... #AIPolicy
Washington’s AI Task Force delivers policy recommendations to promote innovation and protect individual rights | Washington State
The Washington State Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force released its interim report on Monday, which delivers eight key policy recommendations to the governor and the legislature aimed at…
www.atg.wa.gov
December 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Washington’s AI Task Force has issued interim recommendations including NIST-aligned principles, dataset transparency rules, high-risk governance requirements, and new AI reporting standards. Source: www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-re... #AIPolicy
Japan plans to ease certain data-consent rules for AI development while adding penalties for intentional misuse, including rules for minors and statistical-use exemptions. Source: www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #AIPolicy
Government to ease data consent rules for AI development | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
To accelerate artificial intelligence development, the government plans to relax consent requirements for access to personal information while introducing tougher penalties for intentional misuse.
www.asahi.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Japan plans to ease certain data-consent rules for AI development while adding penalties for intentional misuse, including rules for minors and statistical-use exemptions. Source: www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #AIPolicy
The European Commission has released its Quality Jobs Roadmap and launched a consultation on a 2026 Quality Jobs Act, including proposed rules on algorithmic management and workplace AI. Source: employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commiss... #AIPolicy
Commission sets out roadmap for future-proof quality jobs in a competitive EU
The European Commission has presented the Quality Jobs Roadmap, a strong commitment to improving job quality and creating high-quality and future-proof jobs in Europe.
employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu
December 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The European Commission has released its Quality Jobs Roadmap and launched a consultation on a 2026 Quality Jobs Act, including proposed rules on algorithmic management and workplace AI. Source: employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commiss... #AIPolicy
The administration is weighing new federal action on robotics, including a potential executive order and agency working groups, as officials link robotics to broader U.S. AI and manufacturing competitiveness. Source: www.politico.com/news/2025/12... #AIPolicy
After AI push, Trump administration is now looking to robots
It's the latest example of how the Trump administration is embracing industrial policy in a bid to compete against Beijing in critical sectors.
www.politico.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The administration is weighing new federal action on robotics, including a potential executive order and agency working groups, as officials link robotics to broader U.S. AI and manufacturing competitiveness. Source: www.politico.com/news/2025/12... #AIPolicy
The UK is examining whether AI chatbots fall outside the Online Safety Act and considering targeted regulation to address child-safety gaps. Source: www.ft.com/content/12cc... #AIPolicy
UK explores tougher laws on AI chatbots
Technology secretary Liz Kendall tells MPs she is ‘especially worried’ about potential risks to children
www.ft.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The UK is examining whether AI chatbots fall outside the Online Safety Act and considering targeted regulation to address child-safety gaps. Source: www.ft.com/content/12cc... #AIPolicy
New Mexico lawmakers plan to advance AI bills in 2026, focusing on transparency, chatbot disclosures, and targeted protections as states navigate limited federal oversight. Source: sourcenm.com/2025/12/01/n... #AIPolicy
New Mexico lawmakers plan push for AI regulation ahead of January legislative session • Source New Mexico
“At a minimum, people need to be reminded that they're interacting — especially young people — with a machine and not a human,” said Rep. Christine Chandler.
sourcenm.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
New Mexico lawmakers plan to advance AI bills in 2026, focusing on transparency, chatbot disclosures, and targeted protections as states navigate limited federal oversight. Source: sourcenm.com/2025/12/01/n... #AIPolicy