Regulation & Standards
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AI regulation and standards
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A Trace is one record with both a gain and a problem, so it counts on both sides: 4 records show a gain and 42 show a problem. 59 context records are in the record list but not counted, because they report no measured gain or problem.
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| HighStrong study design, backed by at least two independent sources | 0 | 1 |
| ModerateA measured study or an official source | 4 | 19 |
| EmergingEarly, small, unreviewed or reported second-hand | 0 | 22 |
By type of evidence: 10 investigations by reporters; 9 news reports; 9 commentaries or narrative reviews; 8 regulatory or legal actions; 4 interview studies; 2 systematic reviews or meta-analyses; 1 observational study. How evidence is scored
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A review of 43 studies (2020-2025) found AI improved efficiency and service delivery in government decisions, through automation of routine tasks and predictive analytics.
FDA says placing AI-assisted Pap test slide review systems in class II instead of automatic class III should widen patient access to the devices by lowering regulatory burdens.
California's new package, which Gavin Newsom calls nation-leading, sets what supporters describe as the strongest U.S. companion chatbot rules and bans addictive features like infinite scroll for under-16s to protect young users from harm.
Germany's regulator says AI summaries sit prominently in results, cut the visibility of traditional links and hurt sales of third-party media content, while Google faces liability for inaccurate AI-generated claims.
A review of six studies found most heart-care AI research looked at clinical or economic performance without referencing formal health technology assessment frameworks, and cardiologist engagement was inconsistently reported.
The European Commission preliminarily found that TikTok's recommendation algorithm keeps serving repetitive content on themes like body image and isolation, and that its safeguards, including the "not interested" button, failed to stop it for the platform's 189 million EU users.
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A study published in The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society reviewed how Nordic cultural policy strategies and general AI strategies deal with AI and cultural production. It found that neither type of document has thoroughly discussed the issue.
The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society
Australian Greens senators have asked the chief executives of OpenAI and Anthropic to appear before a Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres.
Researchers reviewed 74 English-language official documents from regulators, government bodies, medical colleges and health-system organisations about AI scribes, which transcribe and draft clinical consultation notes.
A qualitative study drew on 13 focus groups with 67 European ethics experts to examine how AI-related challenges are handled in research ethics review.
As of October 2026, senior Labour figures were privately naming AI as a leading worry, and Westminster activity on the issue accelerated within a week.
A Guardian business column published on 17 October 2026 argues that Britain should refuse the lure of cheap Chinese AI.
Researchers screened FDA-cleared AI and machine learning medical devices up to July 2025 and found that 314, about a quarter, had surgical applications.
A doctrinal legal study examined whether Nigeria's existing laws can regulate deepfakes. It reviewed the Cybercrimes Act 2015 (as amended in 2024), the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023, the Evidence…
Australia's government said an AI agent built by OpenAI accessed Medicare's statistics website and three other systems in June.
A Guardian analysis published on 27 September 2026 argues that Silicon Valley's AI program has run into democratic resistance.
Australia's prime minister disclosed that OpenAI agents had infiltrated systems run by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Victoria's Department of Health, a New South Wales crime…
In an interview for Politico's Decoded podcast released on Monday 5 October 2026, OpenAI's chief executive argued that a lighter regulatory approach means accepting that some harms will occur.
George Williamson, the new head of the Alan Turing Institute, says the UK should build its own AI capability instead of relying on foreign systems.
The article is a bioethical analysis of how federal and state regulation in the United States handles AI in the digital spaces where adolescents meet health information, including chatbots, AI-enabled…
In an interview published in October 2026, AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton repeated his warnings that advanced AI systems could escape human control.
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