July 18, 20265 min read
A Texas business court found that most of a litigant’s ChatGPT conversations qualified as work product because they reflected preparation and mental impressions developed in anticipation of litigation. The nonfinal ruling preserved much of the content but required disclosure of the AI tool and materials supplied to it.
By AI News Daily · Source: texaslawbook.net
July 19, 20263 min readPolicy & Standards · Regulation
A Chinese policy scholar has proposed an international AI governance framework centered on multilateral rules, risk controls, open development and greater access for developing countries. Key questions remain about the structure and authority of a new governance organization announced at a Shanghai conference.
By AI News Daily · Source: AI regulation
July 19, 20263 min readRegulation
Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered a one-year statewide pause on new hyperscale data centers requiring at least 50 megawatts of power. The move has opened a dispute over grid planning, AI infrastructure and New York’s competitiveness for technology investment.
By AI News Daily · Source: AI executive order
July 19, 20263 min readTools & Agents
Manifold Security says two unpatched flaws in Claude for Chrome could let browser code trigger predefined workflows or suppress permission prompts. The researchers said the issues remained reproducible in version 1.0.80 after being reported to Anthropic in May.
By AI News Daily · Source: Anthropic
July 19, 20263 min readModels & Releases
Alibaba has unveiled a preview of Qwen3.8, a multimodal AI model with 2.4 trillion parameters, and claims it trails only Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5. The company has not released benchmarks, a model card or the promised open weights, leaving its performance claims unverified.
By AI News Daily · Source: Anthropic
July 18, 20263 min read
Comparisons from Decrypt and Yellow.com find that GPT-5.6 Sol leads on price and several benchmarks, while Claude Fable 5 shows strengths in broader intelligence scoring and a hands-on browser-game test. The better choice depends on workload, budget and availability requirements.
By AI News Daily · Source: Anthropic
July 18, 20263 min read
A conjoint survey experiment across seven countries found broad public support for AI regulation, with respondents generally preferring safety, public oversight and international coordination. The findings indicate a mismatch between citizen priorities and regulatory models centered on innovation flexibility, self-regulation and national rules.
By AI News Daily · Source: AI regulation
July 18, 20265 min read
The Trump administration is taking a larger role in selecting organizations that receive early access to advanced AI models, according to CNBC and Startup Fortune. The White House says participation is voluntary and private companies retain authority over releases, highlighting a dispute over where effective control now resides.
By AI News Daily · Source: AI executive order
July 18, 20265 min read
A WIPO report highlighted by Law360 indicates that generative AI patent activity is rising rapidly worldwide. The trend points to growing competition over technical inventions even as separate copyright and training-data disputes continue.
By AI News Daily · Source: IPWatchdog / Patently-O
July 18, 20265 min read
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has proposed an industry-funded, federally supervised organization to review frontier AI models before deployment. The FINRA-inspired concept could shape safety standards for major laboratories and potentially affect decentralized AI projects, although no cryptocurrency platform was included in the proposal.
By AI News Daily · Source: AI executive order
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