OpenAI releases its framework for AI child safety policies.

The blueprint — created with the help of NCMEC and the Attorney General Alliance — is aimed at “modernizing laws” to address AI-generated CSAM, improving the reporting process, and building systems that interrupt exploitation attempts. [Link: Introducing the Child Safety Blueprint | https://openai.com/index/introducing-child-safety-blueprint/ | OpenAI]

AI as Normal Technology

A new paper that we will expand into our next book

Americans for Responsible Innovation on Twitter / X

NEW: Today ARI released a blueprint for federal AI governance, including three pillars that promote safe frontier AI development: ✅ Standards set by the government ✅ Independent assurance they are met ✅ Transparency into frontier AI development https://t.co/s2mlUP27Wm pic.twitter.com/X6IhBS9jKF— Americans for Responsible Innovation (@americans4ri) August 10, 2026

The EU AI Act Is Ready – Interdependent Thoughts

A final draft of the European AI Regulation is circulating (here’s an almost 900 page PDF). The coming days I will read it with curiosity.

I am often wrong

[I shared this note with my team earlier this week, and am posting it here as well. I hope it is interesting or helpful for others working on building product in the age of AI.]

Responsible Innovation at the Frontier - Americans for Responsible Innovation

ARI’s blueprint for federal AI governance is designed to promote safe frontier AI development in America. The blueprint is built around three governance functions any federal proposal should incorporate.

"AI" and Productivity

[I keep bringing these up on Bluesky, so I think it’s time to gather them up and make a post out of them.] This is a collection of articles...

An opinionated guide to which AI to use to do stuff

The Summer 2026 Edition

State of AI Report 2025

The State of AI Report analyses the most interesting developments in AI. Read and download here.

Project APE: Can policy evaluation be automated? Or is hallucinated slop unavoidable? Let's find out.

An open experiment: AI writes economics papers end-to-end, then competes against peer-reviewed research. Everything public—papers, code, data, failures.

GDPR for AI Systems: 2026 Compliance Guide (with EU AI Act Updates)

How to make AI systems GDPR-compliant in 2026 — the practitioner roadmap covering EU AI Act overlap, EDPB Opinion 28/2024, DPIAs, data minimization, sub-processor cascades, and the technical controls lawyers don't explain.

Frontier AI Regulation Blueprint

A high-level blueprint for domestic regulation of civilian advanced AI models

Inside the AI Index: 12 Takeaways from the 2026 Report | Stanford HAI

The annual report reveals a field hitting breakthrough capabilities while raising urgent questions about environmental costs, transparency, and who benefits from the technology.