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Grok AI restricts image generation

Featured14 January 2026

IMF urges governments to support workers

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Commits to pay for data center energy

Featured12 January 2026

Ofcom investigates X's Grok AI chatbot

Featured11 January 2026

Google removed AI Overviews for medical queries

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Regulators are intensifying scrutiny of AI, demanding greater accountability for harmful content, safety, and broader societal impacts. This includes legal challenges, content moderation crackdowns, and addressing AI's economic and environmental footprint, signalling a new era of oversight for tech giants.

Recent policy events

15 January 2026

Grok AI restricts image generation

xAI has committed to restricting its Grok AI image generator to prevent the creation of sexualised content, following UK government pressure and a pledge to comply with international laws. This introduces new operational constraints on AI content generation and increases compliance obligations across markets.

14 January 2026

Bandcamp bans AI-generated music

Bandcamp has updated its content policy to explicitly ban AI-generated music from its platform. This change establishes a new requirement for human authorship, impacting content moderation and aiming to preserve fan confidence in the origin of music available.

14 January 2026

McKinsey integrates AI chatbot for recruitment

McKinsey has integrated an AI chatbot into its graduate recruitment pilot, assessing candidates on their prompting and response adaptation skills. This introduces new evaluation criteria and shifts assessment dependencies for specific candidate cohorts.

14 January 2026

IMF urges governments to support workers

The IMF has urged governments to increase support for workers, citing analysis that AI is negatively impacting wages and employment in specific sectors, introducing a new governmental obligation.

13 January 2026

Commits to pay for data center energy

Microsoft has publicly committed to addressing the electricity demand of its data centres, acknowledging political pressure over AI's energy consumption and introducing new financial and operational obligations for managing environmental costs.

12 January 2026

Ofcom investigates X's Grok AI chatbot

UK regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into X over its Grok AI chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children. This action could lead to a ban on Grok or a multi-million-pound fine, significantly impacting X's AI operations and regulatory standing in the UK.

11 January 2026

Google removed AI Overviews for medical queries

Google has removed AI Overviews for specific medical queries following a Guardian investigation that found misleading information. This alters the availability of AI-generated health summaries, increasing oversight burdens for platform operators and content quality assurance teams.

10 January 2026

OpenAI requests contractor IP uploads

OpenAI is reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs, creating significant intellectual property and confidentiality risks for the organisation by potentially acquiring third-party proprietary information without clear rights.

8 January 2026

UK to act against X over AI content

UK Prime Minister Starmer has vowed action against X over AI-generated sexualised images of children from Grok, escalating governmental scrutiny on platform accountability for illicit AI content and tightening regulatory dependencies for X.

8 January 2026

Nvidia revises H200 China payment terms

Nvidia now requires Chinese customers to pay upfront for H200 AI chips, shifting financial and regulatory approval risk to buyers. This alters procurement processes and increases customer exposure to uncertain US and Beijing export/import decisions.