Estonia will not issue personal identification codes to AI agents, but will allow them to act on a person's behalf in government portals, with the person remaining responsible for the agent's actions.…
Nebius spokesperson Tom Blackwell told ERR that the company is a new enterprise with no connections to Russia, addressing concerns over its historical ties to Yandex and implications for Estonia's sec…
Estonia is adopting new European Union transparency rules on artificial intelligence and deepfakes, which took effect this month and require AI systems to clearly indicate when users are interacting w…
The Opinion Festival 2026 in Paide, Estonia, continued its second day with discussions on topics including entrepreneurship in the age of AI and international responsibility regarding Ukraine. The ann…
The Supreme Court of Estonia upheld fines against ten complainants who submitted AI-generated court documents containing fabricated scientific citations, fining one complainant €150 and nine others €5…
Estonia plans to buy up to €20 million in AI computing services as part of a €10 billion joint procurement by the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) involving 18 EU mem…
Estonia's Government Office has launched a €5 million procurement for Eesti.ai training programs to boost AI skills among 100,000 working-age residents by 2027. The initiative, part of the 'Most AI-Li…
Discussions with 950 Estonian high school students across 18 schools from March to May revealed that students expect clearer agreements on AI use in learning, as uncertainty creates unfairness in asse…
Estonia will receive a restructured British deployment from 2027, adding 300 troops to bring the contingent to around 1,200 and replacing heavy armor with lighter, more mobile units equipped with dron…
Estonian bank LHV has launched an AI integration via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing users to connect their LHV accounts to AI tools like Claude.ai through a custom connector. The setup inv…
Finland has cleared Bliq.ai to operate its Bliq Driverless vehicles on public roads, effective immediately, making it the second EU country to approve the startup after Estonia in May. The rollout sta…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a law to ban minors from social media across the EU, citing child protection against 'predatory algorithms,' but critics argue the move tar…
Estonia's government lost €24 million ($27.4 million) in gambling tax revenue after a drafting error in the Gambling Tax Act accidentally excluded online casinos. The mistake was flagged by AI tools, …
NATO is building an AI-guided 'Kill Web' along its eastern flank to detect and block Russian attacks before they penetrate deeper into Alliance territory. The Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative (EFDI…
Estonia should establish a legal framework for AI agents, or "kratts," to act on behalf of individuals and businesses with clear accountability, security, and data protection, argues Liisa Pakosta. Th…
Estonia's plan to issue personal identity codes to AI agents is misguided, argues Peeter P. Mõtsküla, because the real needs are authorization and attribution, not identity. He proposes a 'collar' mod…
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna criticized Netflix for acquiring additional seasons of the Russian animated series 'Masha and the Bear,' calling it a tool of Kremlin soft power that normalize…
An Estonian court fined 10 plaintiffs for submitting false academic references generated by artificial intelligence in a legal challenge to a logging permit. The Tallinn Administrative Court imposed f…
A Tallinn court fined plaintiffs €150 and €50 each for submitting false academic references generated by AI in a legal filing challenging a logging permit. The court found the cited researchers and st…
Estonia plans to become the first country to issue digital identities for AI agents, Prime Minister Kristen Michal announced. The AI ID codes will grant limited and controllable powers to agents actin…