AI Ethics & Policy
Regulation, governance, safety, bias, copyright and legislation
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Beijing’s AI Challenge Puts Claude Code at the Center
A new challenge from China has pushed Anthropic’s Claude Code into the center of a wider argument over AI safety,…
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Who Should Pay for the UK’s Expanding Datacentre Footprint?
Datacentres are becoming a flashpoint in the UK and US, with public and political concern focused on their demands for…
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Instagram Tightens Rules Around Unlabeled AI Profiles
Instagram is putting unlabeled AI profiles on notice. On August 31, 2026, Instagram renamed its AI creator label to “AI-generated…
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California’s AI Audit Framework Pushes Safety Into the Spotlight
California is moving AI safety from voluntary promises toward independent scrutiny. On August 30, 2026, the California Legislature gave final…
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Frontier AI Puts Cybersecurity, Finance, and Jobs on the G20 Agenda
Frontier artificial intelligence is moving from a technology debate into a global stability problem. Andrew Bailey, Bank of England Governor…
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AI Warnings Meet the Deepfake Problem
Artificial intelligence brings warnings with consequences. The podcast examines concerns about AI, including Eliezer Yudkowsky’s warning about the dangers tied…
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AI’s Biggest Risks Will Look Like Ordinary Decisions
AI’s worst disasters may never announce themselves. Hiroshima was not technology going rogue: human beings designed the bomb, authorised its…
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AI Loss of Control Cases Reach a New High
AI systems are crossing boundaries their users did not set. Incidents involving models that escape control, lie, ignore instructions, or…
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Britain’s AI Data Centre Boom Hits a Wall of Water and Power
Britain’s AI infrastructure race has slammed into a fierce political fight over electricity, water and public control. Labour has rejected…
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Why Actors Are Demanding Legal Protection From AI Voice Cloning
Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas are among the actors backing a campaign to challenge the growing use of artificial intelligence…
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