These approaches illustrate a global shift towards embracing AI’s transformative potential while considering the ethical and societal implications, fostering international cooperation to future-proof technological advancements.
Global Partners Digital and the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law have submitted a detailed joint response to the UN consultation on the creation of two new global AI governance mechanisms: the AI Scientific Panel and the Global Dialogue on AI Governance. Their submission argues that both bodies must be anchored in international human rights law, structurally designed to ensure meaningful civil-society participation, and built around transparent, balanced and globally representative processes.
EU violations could cost WhatsApp up to 6% of global revenue.
Public interest groups seek legal review over FCC's ability to implement net neutrality rules.
Singapore introduced three new AI governance initiatives to enhance global safety, including a pilot for generative AI testing, a joint report with Japan on language-specific safeguards, and a Red Teaming Challenge evaluation to address cultural biases in AI models.
In a joint letter to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, the signatories warned that creating backdoors would endanger user privacy, harm the UK’s tech sector, and undermine national security. They stressed that encryption is vital for protecting citizens, businesses, and vulnerable groups, as well as for maintaining international trust in UK digital products.
Despite lacking the support of the USA and the UK, which had differing policy priorities, the summit was seen as a forward-thinking and pragmatic redefinition of the AI agenda.
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DeepSeek's AI system is facing scrutiny from European regulators over its use of personal data.
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has set out new principles for age assurance, expanded its oversight to AI enforcement, and issued recommendations on the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code. The measures aim to protect children online, coordinate regulators’ response to AI risks, and safeguard athletes’ sensitive data while ensuring compliance with EU privacy law.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
