In a significant regulatory development, the European Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement to simplify the EU AI Act, extending compliance deadlines for high‑risk systems and banning AI-generated non‑consensual intimate content.
The conservative watchdog Media Research Center (MRC) has released new findings alleging that major AI chatbots—including ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Anthropic’s Claude—exhibit a left-wing ideological bias, potentially suppressing conservative viewpoints and undermining trust in these systems.
On May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV issued his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas” (Magnificent Humanity), calling for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and urging AI developers to prioritize the common good over profit.
In the past 48 hours, the European Union reached a provisional agreement to streamline its AI Act under the Omnibus VII package, while in the U.S., President Trump indefinitely postponed a planned executive order that would have required voluntary pre-release review of advanced AI models.
Chaac Pizza Northeast, operating over 110 Pizza Hut locations, has filed a $100 million lawsuit in Texas Business Court, alleging that Pizza Hut’s mandated AI delivery‑management system, Dragontail, disrupted operations—slowing deliveries, degrading customer satisfaction, and eroding enterprise value.
On May 21, 2026, EU lawmakers agreed to streamline the landmark AI Act—delaying compliance deadlines, narrowing high‑risk definitions, and carving out machinery—while introducing a new ban on AI‑generated non‑consensual sexually explicit content.
The European Commission has published its long‑awaited draft guidance on classifying high‑risk AI systems under the EU AI Act and opened a public consultation running until June 23, 2026.
Anthropic will present findings on the cyber‑security implications of its Claude Mythos AI model to the Financial Stability Board, following alarming results in autonomous hacking tests.
The Bank of England, FCA, and HM Treasury jointly warn that frontier AI models pose escalating cyber threats to financial firms, urging immediate action on governance, vulnerability management, and resilience.
A federal jury in Oakland, California, delivered a unanimous verdict on May 18, 2026, rejecting Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Microsoft. The jury found Musk filed his claims too late, and Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers accepted the advisory verdict and dismissed all claims.