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Technology Regulation
News & analysis tagged Technology Regulation — diplomacy, politics, and global affairs coverage from Model Diplomat.
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India's AI Law: Market Access Over Safety
India drafts standalone AI law with consent requirements for synthetic content and curbs on agentic AI, raising compliance costs for foreign providers while creating a protected domestic governance industry.
2026-07-22
India's 'Well-Calibrated' AI Law Builds a
India drafts a 'well-calibrated' AI law that borrows from the EU and US but replicates neither, positioning itself as a normative leader for the Global South at the 2026 AI Impact Summit.
2026-07-20
Hassabis's AI Standards Body Is a Bid to Lock
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis proposes a FINRA-modeled AI standards body, aiming to lock in industry-led oversight before the UN or US government imposes rules. The plan follows the Trump administration's chaotic export controls on Anthropic.
2026-07-16
Apple's Subpoena Gambit Exposes iPhone Lock
Apple subpoenas Samsung for data on iPhone-to-Android switching under Hague Convention, while DOJ antitrust trial targets lock-in theory. EU and UK already mandate interoperability.
2026-07-10
China's AI Models Face Export Restrictions
China's Ministry of Commerce is drafting a tiered export regime for AI models, restricting overseas access and mirroring U.S. export controls on technology.
2026-07-08