Society and Policy

Meta said Wednesday that it will begin charging developers to run third-party AI chatbots on WhatsApp in markets where regulators are requiring the company to…

A deal where the U.S. government could eventually own up to 50% of TikTok U.S. would’ve sounded impossible not that long ago. But that’s exactly what Perplexity…

Google just gave Gemini a new “study mode” that’s going to get a lot of attention from students — and a lot of side-eye from the test prep industry. The company…

When kids ask big questions — How does rain work? What’s inside a car engine? What would Mars look like? — most AI tools still respond the same way: with a wall…

Europe just took a big step toward getting serious about AI security. In December, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) published an…

WhatsApp is quietly doing something that a lot of big tech platforms are going to be forced to do more and more often: it’s running different AI rules in…

Indonesia and Malaysia’s decision to block Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over sexually explicit image generation isn’t just another content moderation dispute. It…

California’s push to rein in AI chatbots—especially those marketed to children—marks a turning point for an industry that has largely operated ahead of…

India’s order directing Elon Musk’s X to make immediate changes to its AI chatbot Grok marks a meaningful shift in how governments are dealing with generative…

The modern job market has transformed from a structured ecosystem of merit and qualifications into a labyrinthine challenge where artificial intelligence serves…

AI regulation is quickly turning into more than a technical policy debate—it’s becoming a global power contest. China’s push to regulate humanlike artificial…

Italy’s decision to step in on Meta’s WhatsApp AI policy isn’t just a narrow regulatory skirmish — it’s a clear signal that governments are becoming far less…