Maria Buza

Aishwarya Vaithyanathan

Image of map and computer language over binary codes on server racks in server room.

Global Digital Policy Roundup: July 2026

Bruna Santos

Jacobo Castellanos

A view of the Berlaymont European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium on July 20, 2026. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP)

EU AI Act Transparency Rules Are Now In Effect. Was It A Missed Opportunity?

Laura Karpas

Illustration of a Tamagotchi with the OpenAI logo depicted on its screen. Tech Policy Press/Shutterstock

Illustration of a Tamagotchi with the OpenAI logo depicted on its screen. Tech Policy Press/

When Users Say 'Goodbye' to AI

Justin Hendrix

A group of people walking around at the National Conference of State Legislatures. 

The 2026 National Conference of State Legislatures in Chicago. Photo by Justin Hendrix.

At NCSL, Geoffrey Hinton Warns State Lawmakers Not to Buy Big Tech's Anti-Regulation Pitch

Raquel Vazquez Llorente

Rafiya Javed

Vinodkumar Prabhakaran

Nine small images with schematic representations of differently shaped neural networks, a human hand making a different gesture is placed behind each network.

Can AI Agents Be Aligned with Human Rights?

Keith Porcaro

OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman is seen in an elevator after a meeting with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Capitol Hill on July 29, 2026. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)

Advanced AI Is Ultrahazardous. Let’s Treat It That Way

Eva Blum-Dumontet

Inside the frame of a mobile phone screen, a woman is depicted walking and looking over her shoulder. Behind her, there is an outdoor scene with the sky, tree, fences, and pavement. A hand is shown grabbing the phone and tapping the record button. On the left side of the phone, a small portion of the same sky, fences, and pavement is displayed in a different scale, representing the world outside the screen. On the right side of the phone, three figures of the same woman are shown against a plain blue background, progressively transforming from minimally glitched to heavily glitched.

Consent, Not Nudity, Should Define Image-Based Abuse Laws

Liz Orembo

Why the Global AI Safety Agenda Cannot See African Harms

Jane Munga

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame listens during the first-ever Global AI Summit for Africa where more than 1,000 policymakers, business leaders, and interest groups gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuhi Irakiza)

Another Commission for Global AI Governance. How Can It Deliver for Africa?

Jamila Venturini

Marina Meira

High-level Meeting to launch the Global Dialogue on AI Governance. UN photo/Laura Jarriel

High-level Meeting to launch the Global Dialogue on AI Governance. UN 

From the AI Accountability Gap to a Global Accountability Infrastructure

JJ Jasser

People visit the booth of Kimi, an LLM developed by the Chinese startup Moonshot, during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, Monday, July 20, 2026. (FeatureChina via AP Images)

‘Open-Washing’ Is Everywhere in AI. Four Criteria Cut Through It

James Görgen

Chinese President Xi Jinping, center takes a group photo with other attendees before the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)

The World Must Decide How to Govern AI While the Decision Is Still Ours

Taposh Dutta Roy

We Need Political Philosophy for Mental Health Chatbots

Eryk Salvaggio

A humanoid robot developed by Geneva-based technology company RB Labs runs through the exhibition aisles during a showcase at the AI for Good Global Summit, a United Nations flagship event aimed at shaping the future of artificial intelligence, in Geneva on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

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