Broadcast media leaders in Africa recognise AI’s operational benefits but warn that without formal governance and regulation, rapid informal adoption risks undermining journalistic integrity and public trust, prompting calls for strategic frameworks and policy development. Broadcast Media Africa’s industry webinar on 19th March 2026 made plain that AI is already…

As ByteDance prepares to expand its AI video‑generation capabilities within the CapCut app, it pledges new safeguards to prevent copyright infringements and unauthorised content, responding to mounting industry and legal pressures. ByteDance has moved to bolster intellectual property protections and other safety measures as it prepares to deploy an expanded…

The White House launches a new AI legislative framework emphasising child safety, but faces complex legal and technical hurdles in balancing innovation with protections for younger users. The White House’s new National AI Legislative Framework has placed the safety of children at the forefront of its proposals, signalling that the…

A barrister’s use of artificial intelligence to generate fake legal authorities has prompted a self-report to regulators and raised urgent concerns over AI verification in legal practice, highlighting the challenge of balancing access to justice with ensuring court integrity. A barrister who acted as a lay advocate and later represented…

Anthropic has refused a Pentagon demand to relax limits on its Claude AI model, leading to legal action and raising questions over military use, ethics, and government authority in AI deployment. Anthropic has resisted a Pentagon demand to remove key limits on its Claude artificial-intelligence model, setting up a legal…

Medical staff across South Korea are advocating for swift integration of AI to alleviate administrative burdens and enhance clinical education, despite facing technical, regulatory, and cultural challenges that slow widespread implementation. Medical staff across South Korea are pressing for rapid adoption of artificial intelligence to relieve crushing administrative burdens and…

As West African nations adopt biometric and AI-driven border controls inspired by European policies, experts warn that insufficient safeguards threaten migrants’ privacy, non-discrimination, and regional free movement, raising urgent questions about governance and human rights. Across West Africa a long-standing tradition of cross-border movement is colliding with a new generation…

A fatal collision at LaGuardia Airport highlights systemic flaws in runway operations and sparks renewed calls for AI-driven safety enhancements to prevent future accidents and address surface management shortcomings. A landing Air Canada Express regional jet struck a Port Authority fire truck while touching down at LaGuardia Airport, killing the…

In a rare alliance, Washington and Hollywood have collaborated to shape a federal AI framework that prioritises performers’ rights, addressing long-standing industry concerns about the misuse of voices and likenesses in artificial intelligence systems. A surprising alignment has emerged between Washington and Hollywood over the governance of generative artificial intelligence,…

As AI-driven voice synthesis becomes increasingly realistic and widespread, experts warn of potential misuse, urging stronger safeguards and ethical practices to protect personal identities and industry integrity. Artificial intelligence has recast how voices are created and delivered, turning what was once experimental research into a suite of practical tools that…

Enterprise AI faces significant barriers due to fractured software ecosystems, with experts calling for improved integration and shared business context to unlock its full potential. Enterprise artificial intelligence is moving out of experimental pilots and into everyday operations, but its progress is being held back by the fractured software environments…

Australian creators and media sectors rally in Canberra to advocate for licensing requirements for commercial AI training, amid ongoing debates over copyright protections and innovation balance. Australia’s creative and media sectors assembled in Canberra this month to press for a licensing model that would require commercial AI developers to obtain…