Overview

• ITU head Doreen Bogdan-Martin said that only a unified global framework can ensure AI’s benefits for all and guard against threats like job losses, disinformation and deepfakes.
• At the Shanghai World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Premier Li Qiang called for the creation of a global AI regulator and pledged to promote open-source AI while sharing advances with developing countries.
• President Donald Trump unveiled a new AI strategy that favors broad regulatory freedom for US companies and reverses Biden-era oversight measures.
• The European Union is poised to implement its AI Act passed in summer 2024 to increase safety, transparency and innovation.
• Mid-July saw Washington ease export curbs, allowing Nvidia to resume H20 chip sales in China.