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Any State Can Make AI Safety Cooperation Legal

State governments have the authority to allow AI companies to coordinate on safety measures without running afoul of federal antitrust laws.
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With Muse, Meta Could Have the Power to Decide What Matters in Your Life

The introduction of Muse, Meta's new 24/7 AI assistant, carries significant implications for users' autonomy and data privacy.
Icons for Copilot, Gemini, Meta AI, Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, DeepSeek, Perplexity and Doubao are displayed in a folder titled "Artificial Intelligence" on an iPhone resting on a computer keyboard.

September 12th’s Red Alert: How International Lawyers Should Answer AI Leaders’ Wakeup Call

Tech company leaders' warnings about the dangers of AI demand urgent international legal efforts to regulate artificial intelligence.

Tying Tech to the Mast: What Independent Oversight at the AI Frontier Must Get Right

If tech leaders are serious about oversight to curtail AI risk, they will need to endow evaluators with independence, information, money, and clout to enforce decisions.
An LED-like lighted board that looks like an electronic stock market ticker board shows the menu at AGI Bar in Beijing's Zhongguancun district.

Amid the Open-Source AI Debate, America Needs a New Theory of Technological Power

As the U.S. and China compete on AI, concepts such as export controls can no longer determine who leads in that or across a range of other emerging technology.
A woman wearing a tan head covering with black and white stripes, her face hidden from the camera's view, watches a video of a pop singer on a smartphone, as she stands in front of a window.

U.S. Tech Companies Owe a Duty of Care to Afghan Girls Too – of a Different Kind

U.S. tech companies should take action to protect the Afghan women and girls who rely on their platforms for online education.

“In Focus” Syllabus Supplements: Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology, and National Security (2025–2026)

This syllabus supplement offers curated articles intended to be combined with traditional casebooks in a law or higher ed classroom.
Travelers walk past an advertisement for Doubao, ByteDance's AI assistant platform, displayed alongside Volcano Engine, the company's cloud and AI service brand, inside Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport on May 16, 2026, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.

China’s First AI Companion Rules Draw a New Line Between Tools and Relationships

China's new rules limiting the use of A.I. companion systems reveal a gap in how the United States regulates A.I. chatbots.
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A Rule-of-Law Model for Governing AI Risks: The Global Significance of Canada’s New AI Strategy

Other middle powers should emulate Canada’s focus on the rule of law as a central principle of A.I. governance.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 03, 2026, in Washington, DC.

AI ‘Regulation’ in the Chokepoint State

President Trump’s new executive order on AI regulation rests on broad executive discretion and seeks to bypass judicial accountability.
A U.S. army soldier carries a drone

Artificial Urgency: Reflecting on AI Hype at the 2026 REAIM Summit

The 2026 REAIM Summit demonstrated the ongoing misalignment between global initiatives, industry narratives around AI capabilities, and the realities of military AI use.
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The War on Anthropic: Pretextual Designation and Unlawful Punishment

The Trump administration’s salvo against Anthropic is invalidated by statutory limits, First Amendment freedoms, and the Constitution’s absolute bar against bills of attainder
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