AI Policy

Deutsche Bank economist Jim Reid said AI-driven productivity gains are years away and warned that if the technology fails to deliver, it could worsen unsustainable global debt levels. Reid noted that while AI may eventua…

British Columbia announced Tuesday it is preparing a lawsuit against OpenAI for failing to alert authorities to violent ChatGPT prompts by Jesse Van Rootselaar, who killed eight people in a February school shooting in Tu…

Seven students from Korea and abroad were honored at the 22nd Korea Times English Economic Essay Contest award ceremony in Seoul, sponsored by Woori Bank. Grand prizes went to Alexandra Maria Escobar Garay and Ko Kyung-h…

OpenAI chief futurist Joshua Achiam told colleagues on July 7, 2026 that he will leave the company later this month after nearly nine years, according to WIRED. His departure raises governance questions for enterprise bu…

OpenAI will unveil GPT-5.6 on Thursday after delaying its launch, following U.S. approval for a broad rollout, as reported by Axios.

Zhipu AI, the Chinese AI lab behind the GLM series of open-source models, is exploring the development of a custom AI chip to address surging demand and US export controls. The company has initiated early-stage discussio…

AWS introduced Reverse Direct Preference Optimization (rDPO) as a selective unlearning method for Amazon Nova, enabling customizable content moderation settings that reduce over-deflection in approved policy areas while …

Huawei plans to launch its Ascend 950 AI accelerators and Atlas 950 SuperPod systems in South Korea in the fourth quarter of 2026, with local distributor support from Hansol PNS and SK Shieldus. The move positions Huawei…

Generative AI faces a potential US$800 billion revenue shortfall, with minimal productivity gains and high operating costs, raising doubts about its long-term value. OpenAI and other firms struggle to monetize services, …

British Columbia has retained legal counsel to explore action against OpenAI for allegedly failing to notify law enforcement after safety teams flagged violent prompts on ChatGPT prior to a February 10, 2026 mass shootin…

A blogger identifies three classes of AI users—Victims, Zombies, and Grifters—in a critical post about the negative impacts of generative AI on society, including forced adoption, deskilling, and exploitation by tech com…

Gallery Hyundai's exhibition 'Sauve Qui Peut' features eight Korean artists born after the 1980s, exploring artistic conviction amid AI, social media, and political polarization. The show, running through July 26, includ…

A user decided to self-host large language models in 2026 to maintain data sovereignty, privacy, and control over their conversations, using open-source tools and local hardware. The setup, built around an AMD Ryzen 9 59…

The Korea Exchange activated a sell-side sidecar for the KOSPI on Wednesday after the index fell sharply, suspending program trading for five minutes. Heavy selling by foreigners and individuals, driven by reassessment o…

Noma Labs discovered a critical prompt injection vulnerability in GitHub's Agentic Workflows, dubbed GitLost, allowing unauthenticated attackers to silently exfiltrate data from private repositories by posting a crafted …

Mistral launched early access to its next frontier Mixture-of-Experts model, which CEO Arthur Mensch described as "fat but sparse" to close the quality gap with OpenAI and Anthropic while offering Apache-licensed weights…

An Antioch police officer punched a 41-year-old woman in the head during a homeless encampment cleanup after she bit him on the shoulder, prompting a use-of-force review. The woman, Frenchie Hardy, was arrested on suspic…

Meta launched $299 smart glasses with AI features on June 23, 2026, but Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated an investigation on May 21, 2026, over potential biometric data violations. The glasses, built with Essi…

Republican-led House panels opened a joint investigation into Airbnb and Anysphere over their use of Chinese-developed AI models, citing national security, data-security, and model-distillation concerns. The inquiry targ…

The House Committee is investigating the risks of U.S. companies using Chinese AI models, citing national security concerns. The probe focuses on potential data breaches and technology transfer issues.