Top Stories - July 29, 2026
APEC Chengdu Statement: US, China, and 19 Economies Back Open-Source AI Security
Twenty-one APEC economies signed a joint statement on July 23-24 backing open-source AI with “strong security assurance” - the first APEC ministerial-level AI governance commitment and a notable alignment between the US and China amid ongoing AI trade tensions.
China CAC Companion and Emotional AI Rules Now in Force
China’s anthropomorphic AI interaction rules, jointly issued by the CAC and four other agencies, took effect July 15 - requiring algorithm registration, security assessments, mandatory AI disclosure to users, and parental consent for services targeting children under 14.
UK AI Regulation and Safety Bill Passes Second Lords Reading
The UK’s AI Regulation and Safety Bill cleared its second House of Lords reading on July 3, advancing a statutory duty of care for frontier model developers above a compute threshold and mandatory pre-deployment safety evaluations.