Regulation & Ethics
LGPD, AI frameworks, and what actually applies in practice.
ANPD and UNDP hire consultants to study AI agents and data protection in Brazil
Brazil's National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), in partnership with the UNDP, published five calls on July 7, 2026 to hire consultants for strategic technical studies, one of them focused on AI agents in the context of personal data protection.
Illinois Enacts the Toughest AI Safety Law in the US So Far
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed SB 315 (Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act) into law on July 6, 2026, described as the strictest AI safety legislation in the United States to date.
UN creates global AI commission with tech CEOs and heads of state
The UN and the International Telecommunication Union launched, on July 1, the AI for Good Global Commission, co-chaired by Salesforce's Marc Benioff and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, bringing together more than 40 founding members.
What the Fable 5/Mythos 5 episode reveals about the future of AI export control
The June standoff between Anthropic and the US government shows frontier models are now treated as strategic assets — with all the unpredictability that brings for those building products on top of them.
US government lifts export controls on Fable 5 and Mythos 5
On June 30, the US Department of Commerce lifted the export controls placed on Fable 5 and Mythos 5, closing out the episode that began on June 12.
OpenAI restricts GPT-5.6 access at the request of the US government
The GPT-5.6 preview was released to only about 20 companies with prior US government approval — a new pattern for model assessment ahead of public launch.
Brazil's Chamber of Deputies again postpones vote on AI legal framework
Even with the committee report expected on June 9, Chamber Speaker Hugo Motta again postponed review of Bill 2338, conditioning progress on prior alignment with the Senate.
European Union appoints scientific panel to strengthen AI Act enforcement
The European Commission formed a Scientific Panel with 60 experts and an Advisory Forum to support enforcement of general-purpose AI models under the AI Act.
US government orders suspension of Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5
Three days after launch, the US government ordered Anthropic to suspend foreign nationals' access to the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, citing national security.