California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order to explore whether companies should develop a “kill switch” for any potentially harmful AI tech they develop.
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U.K. AI risk management toolkit targets current and future compliance
The U.K. government has published an AI Risk Management Toolkit for “multidisciplinary teams” who work with AI implementations, procurement, or delivery.
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FCA’s regulatory approach in the age of AI will work for now, but regular reviews are necessary, warn experts
The U.K.’s principles-based approach to financial services regulation should remain fit for purpose in an age of AI, say experts—so long as the regulatory framework is regularly reviewed. In July, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the “Mills Review” about how the regulator might need to adapt its approach as financial services firms adopt AI […]
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Moody’s urges banks to integrate compliance, culture and AI governance to accelerate processes and drive growth
Compliance teams must focus on governance, culture, and “explainability” to help banks thrive using AI in a competitive, complex regulatory environment. A new survey from Moody’s found this is why most banks now embed compliance from a project’s earliest stages, with only 17 percent treating it as a “final approval gate.”
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KPMG report urges CCOs to collaborate and invest to boost operational resilience
Enhanced operational resilience is key to improving responses to interconnected cyber, third-party and regulatory risks, according to KPMG’s 2026 chief ethics and compliance officer survey.
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China’s “Mythos moment” is coming. Its release gate is already built.
China’s “Mythos moment” is coming. Its release gate is already built. Washington spent June 2026 governing Mythos-level models for the first time: Systems whose autonomous cyber and agentic capabilities register as national security consequences. The label borrows from Anthropic’s Mythos 5, restricted that month; the government’s attention also reached OpenAI’s GPT-5.6. No Chinese lab has […]
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New transparency rules come into force for AI-generated content under EU’s AI Act
Key transparency rules aimed at informing consumers when they are interacting with AI or are exposed to AI-generated content came into effect from August 2 across the EU.
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Execs distrust AI outputs after internal audit flags errors: Report
One in four executives have said that internal audits have uncovered errors in AI outputs that were not picked up by the organization before being shared with external stakeholders and board members.
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AI governance becomes top future skill for entity compliance leaders
Compliance professionals who can demonstrate their understanding of AI governance risks and contribute to closing current governance gaps are well placed to support their organizations and boost their own future careers.
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Beyond breaching privacy: The compliance risks of workplace surveillance
When organizations implement workplace surveillance tools, the conversation often begins with privacy. Questions about employee consent, data collection, retention periods, and legal compliance are essential. But as workplace monitoring technologies become more sophisticated, focusing exclusively on privacy risks often overlooks a much larger challenge.
