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The machinery around the law: standards, frameworks, audits, assurance, procurement, institutes and who supervises whom.

  • Research preprint Research
    Integrating Large Language Models with Human Data to Design Personalized Decoy Nudges

    Although nudge strategies can influence behavior, their effectiveness varies across individuals, highlighting the need for personalized nudge design. We hypothesize that large language models...

    arXiv cs.CY arXiv cs.CY new submissions arXiv Licence CC0-1.0 Updated daily Retrieved , today Computers and Society: where most arXiv work on AI policy, governance and societal impact is filed. Same terms and same caveats as cs.AI. Preprints are not peer reviewed. Cite arXiv, "arXiv cs.CY new submissions". https://arxiv.org/list/cs.CY/recent. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

  • Research preprint Research
    LLM-as-a-Judge Version Shift: The Instrument Changed, Not the Standard

    Automated research pipelines increasingly rely on fixed LLM judges to rank, filter, and revise proposals, yet these judges are routinely replaced by newer versions. We study whether such...

    arXiv cs.CY arXiv cs.CY new submissions arXiv Licence CC0-1.0 Updated daily Retrieved , today Computers and Society: where most arXiv work on AI policy, governance and societal impact is filed. Same terms and same caveats as cs.AI. Preprints are not peer reviewed. Cite arXiv, "arXiv cs.CY new submissions". https://arxiv.org/list/cs.CY/recent. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

  • Research preprint Research
    The Watchtower Imperative: Lifespan-Calibrated Evaluation for Frontier AI

    The gap between AI capability deployment and safety assurance is structural and cannot be closed through internal evaluations alone. Analyzing documented harms (2017-2026) across the human...

    arXiv cs.CY arXiv cs.CY new submissions arXiv Licence CC0-1.0 Updated daily Retrieved , today Computers and Society: where most arXiv work on AI policy, governance and societal impact is filed. Same terms and same caveats as cs.AI. Preprints are not peer reviewed. Cite arXiv, "arXiv cs.CY new submissions". https://arxiv.org/list/cs.CY/recent. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

  • Research preprint Research
    Tracing the Cascade: A Topology-Aware Evaluation Framework for Scientific Agent Hallucinations

    Large language model (LLM) agents are increasingly deployed in scientific research, where reliability is critical and the underlying knowledge is densely interconnected. In such settings,...

    arXiv cs.AI arXiv cs.AI new submissions arXiv Licence CC0-1.0 Updated daily Retrieved , today arXiv offers its metadata under CC0. Abstracts remain the authors' work, so we cap the extract at the same 200 characters as every other feed here and always link to the paper. Preprints are not peer reviewed. Volume is high and inclusion in this feed means the day's submissions matched our keyword filter, not that anyone judged the work important. Cite arXiv, "arXiv cs.AI new submissions". https://arxiv.org/list/cs.AI/recent. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

  • Research preprint Research
    Where Models Converge and Humans Diverge: A Coverage Framework for Distributional Pluralism in Open-Ended Generation

    When a large language model (LLM) writes Harry Potter fanfiction, it can produce fundamental elements of the Hogwarts universe, such as recognizable places and characters. Human-written Harry...

    arXiv cs.CY arXiv cs.CY new submissions arXiv Licence CC0-1.0 Updated daily Retrieved , today Computers and Society: where most arXiv work on AI policy, governance and societal impact is filed. Same terms and same caveats as cs.AI. Preprints are not peer reviewed. Cite arXiv, "arXiv cs.CY new submissions". https://arxiv.org/list/cs.CY/recent. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

  • Research preprint Research
    Why and How to Do Science When AI Is Better at It: A Framework Grounded in Human Understanding and Direction

    As AI begins to match or exceed human researchers at core scientific tasks, two questions become pressing: \emph{why} should humans keep doing science, and \emph{how} should they use AI when they...

    arXiv cs.AI arXiv cs.AI new submissions arXiv Licence CC0-1.0 Updated daily Retrieved , today arXiv offers its metadata under CC0. Abstracts remain the authors' work, so we cap the extract at the same 200 characters as every other feed here and always link to the paper. Preprints are not peer reviewed. Volume is high and inclusion in this feed means the day's submissions matched our keyword filter, not that anyone judged the work important. Cite arXiv, "arXiv cs.AI new submissions". https://arxiv.org/list/cs.AI/recent. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

  • Reported incident Incidents
    AI-driven, large-scale nation-state campaign using ARTEX enables supply chain compromise

    As early as September 2026, Storm-0940, a China-state aligned actor, used the agentic AI penetration testing framework ARTEX to automate attacks targeting hundreds of organizations globally across...

    AI Incident Database AI Incident Database Responsible AI Collaborative Licence ODbL-1.0 Updated continuous Retrieved , today ODbL share-alike: we display incident headlines with a link back, which is display, and must NOT publish a derived database dump without licensing it alike. Incidents are reported, not sampled, so coverage reflects media attention rather than incidence, and an absence of incidents in a country usually means an absence of reporting. Cite Responsible AI Collaborative, "AI Incident Database". https://incidentdatabase.ai/research/snapshots/. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

  • Government publication European Union
    First harmonised standard supporting the AI Act published in the Official Journal

    The European Commission has published the reference to the first harmonised standard supporting the implementation of the AI Act in the Official Journal of the European Union. The standard, EN...

    European Commission Shaping Europe's digital future European Commission Licence EC-reuse-2011-833-EU Updated daily Retrieved , today Covers all EU digital policy, not only AI; requires topical filtering. Reuse decision does not extend to third-party material or EU logos. Cite European Commission, "Shaping Europe's digital future". https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/regulatory-framework-ai. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

  • Government publication Notice United States
    Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director Notice of Proposed Reorganization

    The Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) in the Office of the Director (OD), National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking public comment regarding its...

    Health and Human Services Department Federal Register API US Office of the Federal Register Licence public-domain Updated daily Retrieved , today Full-text keyword matching on "artificial intelligence" returns documents that merely mention AI in passing. Requires topical filtering before display. Cite US Office of the Federal Register, "Federal Register API". https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/documentation/api/v1. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

  • Government publication European Union
    Establishing the European AI Observatory: Call for tenders

    Opening: 05 October 2026 Closing: 03 November 2026 The Commission is seeking a procurement contract for the setup and operation of the AI Observatory for a period of three years. The European AI...

    European Commission Shaping Europe's digital future European Commission Licence EC-reuse-2011-833-EU Updated daily Retrieved , today Covers all EU digital policy, not only AI; requires topical filtering. Reuse decision does not extend to third-party material or EU logos. Cite European Commission, "Shaping Europe's digital future". https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/regulatory-framework-ai. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

  • Government publication European Union
    Proposal for EU KIDS Act - 'EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy'

    This proposal seeks to protect minors from risky digital services and AI systems, uphold the digital single market and maintain a coherent regulatory framework and enforcement structure for the...

    European Commission Shaping Europe's digital future European Commission Licence EC-reuse-2011-833-EU Updated daily Retrieved , today Covers all EU digital policy, not only AI; requires topical filtering. Reuse decision does not extend to third-party material or EU logos. Cite European Commission, "Shaping Europe's digital future". https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/regulatory-framework-ai. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

  • Government publication Notice United States
    Request for Information (RFI) on Modernizing the National Vulnerability Database in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) established and operates the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), which provides the U.S. government repository of standards-based...

    Commerce Department Federal Register API US Office of the Federal Register Licence public-domain Updated daily Retrieved , today Full-text keyword matching on "artificial intelligence" returns documents that merely mention AI in passing. Requires topical filtering before display. Cite US Office of the Federal Register, "Federal Register API". https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/documentation/api/v1. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

  • Government publication European Union
    Commission starts enforcing AI Act rules and new transparency requirements on 2 August

    From 2 August 2026, the European Commission’s AI Office, together with national authorities, will begin enforcing the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. On the same date, new transparency rules...

    European Commission Shaping Europe's digital future European Commission Licence EC-reuse-2011-833-EU Updated daily Retrieved , today Covers all EU digital policy, not only AI; requires topical filtering. Reuse decision does not extend to third-party material or EU logos. Cite European Commission, "Shaping Europe's digital future". https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/regulatory-framework-ai. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

  • Government publication Canada
    Government of Canada launches public consultation on AI transparency

    Public feedback will help shape next steps to advance safe, responsible and reliable AI in Canada

    Government of Canada Canada news, Innovation Science and Economic Development Government of Canada Licence OGL-Canada-2.0 Updated daily Retrieved , today Departmental news releases are political statements about policy, not neutral descriptions of it. The Open Government Licence forbids suggesting the Government of Canada endorses this site, which it does not. Cite Government of Canada, "Canada news, Innovation Science and Economic Development". https://www.canada.ca/en/news.html. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

  • Government publication Notice United States
    Request for Nominations for Members To Serve on National Institute of Standards and Technology Federal Advisory Committees

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST or Institute) invites and requests nomination of individuals for appointment to seven existing Federal Advisory Committees (Committees):...

    Commerce Department Federal Register API US Office of the Federal Register Licence public-domain Updated daily Retrieved , today Full-text keyword matching on "artificial intelligence" returns documents that merely mention AI in passing. Requires topical filtering before display. Cite US Office of the Federal Register, "Federal Register API". https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/documentation/api/v1. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

  • Government publication United States
    Announcing the "AI Agent Standards Initiative" for Interoperable and Secure Innovation

    The Initiative will ensure that the next generation of AI is widely adopted with confidence, can function securely on behalf of its users, and can interoperate smoothly across the digital ecosystem

    NIST NIST news US National Institute of Standards and Technology Licence public-domain Updated daily Retrieved , today Covers all of NIST's remit; AI is a small fraction. Requires topical filtering. Cite US National Institute of Standards and Technology, "NIST news". https://www.nist.gov/caisi. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

  • Government publication United States
    CAISI Issues Request for Information About Securing AI Agent Systems

    The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking...

    NIST NIST news US National Institute of Standards and Technology Licence public-domain Updated daily Retrieved , today Covers all of NIST's remit; AI is a small fraction. Requires topical filtering. Cite US National Institute of Standards and Technology, "NIST news". https://www.nist.gov/caisi. Retrieved 28 October 2026 via AI Safety Tracker, https://aisafetytracker.org/news/governance/.

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