Regulation & Lawsuits
AI laws, regulation, enforcement actions, bans and lawsuits worldwide. 70 stories this week, 70 tracked in total.
James Gates Sues OpenAI Over Alleged AI-Assisted Poisoning Plot
Unions urge AI workplace protections in Senate inquiry
Google sued over teen's access to Gemini on Chromebook, suit alleges she used it to plan suicide
Man sues OpenAI alleging ChatGPT encouraged his wife to poison him
Tech policy coalition calls for new Congress to set AI safety standards
‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producer Settles Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Discovery Over AI Images
A teen used her school Chromebook and Google AI Mode to plan her suicide, lawsuit alleges
‘Total repudiation’: The blue wave is about to hit AI
On Tuesday night, Democrats made history as they took control of the House and the Senate, and a blue wave swept through traditionally red and swing states - with the nation's first Black woman governor elected in Georgia, the country's first Native American…
Axon Sued for Allegedly Collecting Data on Millions of California Drivers Through Its AI License Plate Readers
Google AI in School Triggered Teen’s Mental Health Crisis, Lawsuit Says
California Sends AI Safety Lawmaker to Congress
Bombay High Court grants interim relief to Ananya Panday against AI deepfakes
Honda dealership sued over ‘annoying’ AI sales robocall in lawsuit seeking class-action status
Delhi High Court protects actor Kriti Sanon against AI deepfakes, impersonators
Military AI: The fine line between military breakthrough and global catastrophe.
Digest: OpenAI Brings ChatGPT Ads to Programmatic Buyers; Brave Faces Publisher Lawsuit Over AI Scraping
Rupali Ganguly Personality Rights: Bombay High Court Orders Deepfake Takedown
Axon LPR Lawsuit [2026]: $5M+ at Stake, 1,000 Cameras
Local family fights Entergy in court; lawsuit over land running power to Meta AI data center
AI PACs spent millions trying to shape Congress — here’s how they fared
AI industry PACs spent millions influencing the 2026 midterms, with mixed results. Political groups are already looking toward the next election cycle.
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Lancaster Country Day for AI nude photo scandal
The Biggest Pro-AI Super PAC Network Didn’t Really Impact the Midterms
Leading the Future, backed by Silicon Valley’s biggest billionaires, had a war chest of $100 million and an aggressive stance against AI regulation. All of it didn’t add up to much on Tuesday night.
Billboard Owner Penske Media Officially Appeals AI-Focused Google Antitrust Lawsuit Dismissal
Brave sued by New York Times and three papers over AI search and paywalls
Texas was the new epicenter of the AI data center buildout. That might be kaput.
Texas is the fastest-growing data center market in the US and ground zero for Big Tech’s largest AI buildouts. But the blue wave that swept the Lone Star State may jeopardize that position. Democrat James Talarico won the US Senate seat against Ken Paxton.…
Axon sued over AI-powered license plate reader network
Alphabet (GOOGL) Commits $15 Billion To Malaysia As AI Lawsuit Lands
Brave Lawsuit: NYT Says Browser Sells News to AI Firms
Court dismisses claims against Lancaster Country Day School in deepfake lawsuit
Disinformation videos, likely from Russia, are exploiting real people to malign Senate candidates
Republicans Lead Lawsuit Barrage Targeting OpenAI
Suno Says Jason Isbell Lawsuit Over Artist ‘Identities’ Must Be Dismissed: ‘Nothing Unlawful About That’
What the Brave Lawsuit Says About AI
Politicians to probe deepfakes and AI abuse
Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against OpenAI Draws More than 50 (Very Illuminating) Amicus Briefs
AI roundup: Lyria lawsuit, Anthropic’s Q3, OpenAI pile-in
Can police use facial recognition on protesters? Supreme Court to examine
Lawyers hid secret instructions for AI in lawsuit. But it found them — and the lawyers were fined $16,000
More Than 400 Apps and Domains Hid Abusive Deepfake Tools, Investigation Finds
Delhi High Court Protects Kriti Sanon’s Personality Rights Against AI Deepfakes, Warns Against Omnibus Injunctions
OpenAI’s Wrongful Death Lawsuit Exposes Our Misplaced Trust in AI | Fortune AI Weekly
Paxton lawsuit seeks new AI model restrictions in Texas as UT assesses policy
Here’s who is falling in line for Trump’s “Super Intelligence” loyalty test
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. At the end of September, President Trump signed an executive order that contained just one directive, ordering government…