Insights
Practical analysis and guides to help you buy, build, and work with AI more effectively.
China's speed-first AI safety regime: of 857 releases, only 3.6 percent disclosed safety tests
An October 8 SemiAnalysis report burst a comfortable illusion On October 8, the US research firm SemiAnalysis published "Beijing Will Not Pace the Frontier: China's Speed-First AI Safety Regime." It t
The White House signed a "morally binding" self-regulatory pact, and the FTC issued subpoena-like demands the next day: one relies on conscience, the other on law
Signed on September 29, investigated on September 30, back to back On September 29, Trump signed a voluntary safety accord at the White House with the CEOs of six major AI companies, promising self-re
MIIT's 15th Five-Year ICT Plan: 9,800 EFLOPS of Smart Compute by 2030, 95% 5G-A Penetration
The plan released September 7. One line deserves a circle. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the 15th Five-Year Plan for the information and communications industry. Thirteen
China's Supreme Court Issued 24 Rules for AI Disputes: Face Swaps, Hallucinations and Self-Driving
On September 7, the Supreme Court wrote the rules down China's Supreme People's Court issued its Opinion on Lawfully Adjudicating Disputes Involving Artificial Intelligence: five parts, 24 articles,
One AI, Three Rulebooks: How 2026 Split Global AI Governance Into Fragments
One model, sold freely in the US, forced to self-identify in the EU, banned from "acting human" in China You built an AI chatbot. In the United States, federal policy is mostly "police yourself." In
EU AI Act Transparency Rules Are Live: Chatbots Must Now Say They're AI
August 2 changed the rules Not by banning AI, but by forcing it to introduce itself. Article 50 of the EU AI Act — its transparency obligations — became enforceable that day. Before, it was guidance.
EU AI Act Enforcement Begins August 2, 2026: A Transparency Compliance Checklist for AI Products Going Global
August 2: The EU AI Act Grew Teeth Chatbots must "disclose they are not human." Deepfakes must be labeled. AI-generated content must carry machine-readable watermarks. This is not advice. It is a fine
White House Tightens AI Reins, But Loosely: Voluntary Review Framework Lands
On August 4, the White House pulled in four AI giants (Anthropic, Google, Meta, OpenAI) for a meeting. The stated topic was "how to do cybersecurity review before a model ships." But the key word in
EU AI Act Expands: Chatbots Must Say They Are AI, Deepfakes Must Be Labeled
From August 2, in the EU, if an AI talks to you, it has to say "I am AI" first. Not politeness. Law. You see a video that looks like a politician said something outrageous. Before, you had to gue
Douyin Cracks Down: 1,300 AI-Mocked Kids Cartoon Accounts Suspended, 23,400 Videos Pulled
What Happened July 11. Douyin's official account posted a notice: a special campaign against AI-mocked classic children's cartoons has processed 23,400 violating videos and suspended 1,300 accounts.
Doubao and Qianwen Shut Down User-Built Agents July 15: China's AI Pivots from Entertainment to Tooling
On July 15, Doubao and Qianwen Simultaneously Killed User-Built Agents Two of China's mainstream AI apps posted notices on July 4: user-created agents shut down officially on July 15. The date wasn'
China's Five Ministries Mandate Full AI Education Rollout: 100% K-12 Coverage by 2027
China's Five Ministries Launch "AI + Education" Plan: Full Rollout in K-12 by 2026 On April 10, 2026, five Chinese government ministries — Education, NDRC, MIIT, MOST, and National Data Administratio