Come Quietly or There Will Be Trouble: Robotaxis and The Law
When Elon Musk announced earlier this year that Tesla would have fully autonomous robotaxis ready for public service, regulators and investors alike took notice. However, following Tesla’s first public test of its robotaxis in late June in Austin, Texas, videos showed the vehicles speeding, braking suddenly, driving over a curb, entering the wrong lane, and […]
India Finally Stands (Tentatively) Up to AI Deepfakes
On 22 October 2025, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) published and invited comments on draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“IT Rules”). The IT Rules are India’s online content regulatory framework, outlining due diligence, grievance, and content obligations for digital intermediaries, including social […]
OpenEvidence V Doximity: A Closer Look
Two of the biggest AI-driven healthcare players are locked in an escalating legal battle. OpenEvidence, a clinical decision support platform widely used as a medical search engine among clinicians, sued Doximity, medical networking platform that provides communication channels for clinicians and patients in June 2025, alleging that the $13 billion company impersonated doctors to misappropriate […]
The Anthropic Settlement That Wasn’t
On August 27, 2025, Anthropic PBC reached a settlement with book authors in a class action copyright lawsuit, ending what had become one of the most closely watched AI copyright cases in federal court. However, on September 8, 2025, Judge Alsup postponed preliminary approval of the settlement, expressing concern that the agreement was incomplete and […]
The FREE-AI Committee Report
On August 13, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the Framework for Responsible and Ethical Enablement of Artificial Intelligence (FREE-AI), committee report. To balance innovation with accountability, the FREE-AI framework sets out seven core principles: trust; innovation over restraint; accountability; safety, resilience, and sustainability; people first; fairness and equity; and understanding by design. […]
How Do We Regulate Chatbots? A Closer Look
Conversational AI (technology that enables machines to engage in human-like dialogue) has ushered in a new generation of chatbots that increasingly resemble human companions. No longer limited to answering queries or scheduling tasks, today’s chatbots can offer therapy-like support, simulated friendships, and even intimate relationships. Recent reports of so-called “AI psychosis” where chatbots spiral into […]
America’s AI Action Plan: A Heady Cocktail of Techno-optimism, Culture Wars and Geopolitics
On July 23, 2025, the White House unveiled its Artificial Intelligence Action Plan (the “Plan”), following President Donald Trump’s executive order in January titled “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence.” Where previous policy focused on establishing guardrails through executive orders and agency guidance, the new Plan prioritizes deregulation and rapid deployment to accelerate […]
Free Access to Fair Access: The Shift Toward Paid Web Crawling
On 1st July, 2025, Cloudflare, a network services and cybersecurity company announced a pay-per-crawl tool that blocks AI crawling on websites by default while allowing site owners to set micropayment rates for authorized access. This development could reshape the economic relationship between content publishers and AI companies as traditional web traffic models face mounting pressure […]
EU AI Act GPAI Guidelines: A Closer Look
On July 18, 2025, the General-Purpose Artificial-Intelligence (GPAI) guidelines were released by the European Commission pursuant to the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Act), which took effect on August 1, 2024. While these guidelines are not legally binding, they reflect how the European Commission interprets the Act and provide guidance for future enforcement actions and compliance […]
New Digital Asset Regulations in the US – The Genius and Clarity Acts
On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Senate, with broad bipartisan support, passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, or the GENIUS Act (“GENIUS Act”), creating an unprecedented federal regulatory structure for payment stablecoins. President Trump signed the bill on July 18, 2025. Additionally, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (“CLARITY Act”) […]
