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17/05/2026
AI-Powered Courts: CJI Surya Kant Urges Judiciary to Operate 'Like Hospitals 24x7' (India)
Source: LawBeat Chief Justice of India Surya Kant urged deeper integration of technology and artificial intelligence so courts can operate with the urgency and responsiveness of hospitals, saying “Time has come when the judiciary should work like ..

12/05/2026
Supreme Court (India) unveils integrated case management system and 'Su-Sahayak' AI chatbot to streamline judiciary data flows
Source: Verdictum The Supreme Court of India launched a digital initiative to modernize judicial case management by integrating databases from the Supreme Court down to Taluka courts, enabling a multi-level flow of information between the Supreme Court, ..

09/05/2026
EU AI Act Delay Gives Firms Breathing Room as High-Risk Dates Shift
Source: JD Supra EU negotiators have reached a provisional political agreement on a package of amendments called the Digital Omnibus on AI, intended to simplify the AI Act and reduce overlapping regulation. Under that provisional agreement, the ..

08/05/2026
EU Agrees Delays and Targeted Cuts to AI Act, Adding Ban on AI ‘Nudification’ and CSAM
Source: Lewis Silkin On 7 May 2026 the Council presidency and European Parliament struck a provisional deal to slim down parts of the EU AI Act under Omnibus VII. The core change is a timetable delay: standalone high‑risk AI systems will be subject ..

08/05/2026
Bold new AI compliance rules require providers to classify systems before deployment (Vietnam)
Source: Vietnam.vn Decree No. 142/2026/ND-CP establishes principles requiring AI system classification based on risk levels set by the AI Law and the decree. Providers must classify their AI systems before putting them into service and bear legal ..

07/05/2026
Canada's DPAs Release Practical AI Scribe Roadmaps for Healthcare (Canada)
Source: IAPP Canada's provincial data protection authorities have each published or are publishing jurisdictional guidance on the use of AI "scribe" transcription and notetaking tools in clinical settings, and representatives from British Columbia, ..

06/05/2026
Paris police push for broader AI-powered video surveillance after Louvre episode (France)
Source: Le Parisien The prefecture of police is advocating for a durable legal framework authorizing the use of algorithmic video surveillance in Paris, arguing that artificial intelligence could have changed the outcomes of incidents such as a Louvre ..

04/05/2026
Chinese Court Finds Illegal to Fire Worker for AI Replacement
Source: Gizmodo A Chinese worker was terminated after refusing a demotion prompted by the employer’s introduction of automation in his job role. The Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court ruled that this termination was not permitted, ..

04/05/2026
China’s AI Push Meets Job-Protecting Courts: What It Means for Diffusion (China)
Source: Lawfare Beijing confronts a growing tension between ambitious AI diffusion targets and a durable commitment to employment stability, illustrated by a 2025 court ruling that held replacing a worker with AI is not valid grounds for dismissal and ..

04/05/2026
AI facial recognition oversight must catch up as Met doubles face scans (UK)
Source: The Guardian Britain’s biometrics commissioners warn national oversight of AI-powered live facial recognition is trailing the rapid spread of the technology, with Professor William Webster saying legislation is moving too slowly while the ..

02/05/2026
Pentagon inks AI pacts with seven tech giants to embed tools across military networks (USA)
Source: The Guardian The Pentagon reached agreements with seven artificial intelligence companies — SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services — to integrate their technology into classified military ..

01/05/2026
Ohio Supreme Court Bars Retroactive Parental Rights Claims for Unmarried Same‑Sex Partners (USA)
Source: WOUB / Statehouse News Bureau The Ohio Supreme Court held that Ohio’s artificial‑insemination law does not extend parental rights to unmarried same‑sex partners who separated before same‑sex marriage was legalized, and ..

30/04/2026
Judge Sanctions Fresno Attorney $1,001 for Failing to Supervise AI-Generated Citation (USA)
Source: Bloomberg Law A federal magistrate judge found that Lenden Webb, a Fresno, California attorney, failed in his professional responsibility to sufficiently supervise another lawyer at his firm who submitted court filings containing AI-fabricated ..

29/04/2026
Court Bars Pro Se Witness from Using ChatGPT During Deposition (USA)
Source: JD Supra In Jones v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., 2026 WL 1091186 (E.D. Mich. Apr. 22, 2026), the court barred a pro se deponent from using ChatGPT or any other AI platform to assist in answering deposition questions. The court held that communications ..

28/04/2026
Washington's Driver Privacy Act Forces Local Police to Reconfigure ALPR Use (USA)
Source: Cascadia Daily News Local law enforcement agencies in Washington have 180 days from March 30 to comply with the state’s newly enacted Driver Privacy Act regulating automated license plate readers (ALPRs). The law narrows permissible uses of ..

28/04/2026
Can AI Trigger Securities Fraud Liability by "Relying" on False Disclosures? (USA)
Source: CalCorporateLaw (Substack) If an artificial intelligence system makes an investment decision caused by a false statement, the post asks whether Rule 10b-5 of the Securities Exchange Act imposes liability in that circumstance. Reliance is ..

28/04/2026
Bold, courtroom spectacle: Musk v Altman trial to expose OpenAI’s founding split
Source: The Guardian The dispute centers on Elon Musk’s 2024 lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, which alleges Altman breached OpenAI’s founding agreement by restructuring the nonprofit and converting much of its operations to for-profit ..

27/04/2026
GenAI Models Identify Thousands of Previously Unknown Software Vulnerabilities
Source: Skadden Recent advances in generative AI, highlighted by Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview, have greatly increased the automated identification of software vulnerabilities. Anthropic reports that Claude Mythos has detected thousands of previously ..

21/04/2026
Washington and Oregon Adopt Companion Chatbot Rules, Effective Jan 1, 2027 (USA)
Source: JD Supra Oregon and Washington enacted companion chatbot laws in March 2026 that will take effect on January 1, 2027, following California’s earlier statute. Washington’s HB 2225 defines “AI companion chatbot” around ..

16/04/2026
SGDL launches "Hugo" allowing authors to opt out of AI training (France)
Source: ActuaLitté.com A new service on the "Hugo" platform lets authors exercise concretely their right to oppose the use of their works for text and data mining (TDM) practices used in AI training. The tool is accessible free of charge to all ..

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