Policy desk

Obligations: Content creators must ensure their audio content does not infringe on others' voice rights. • Opportunities: Platforms like Douyin offer a structured way to report and resolve voice-related disputes, improving user trust. • Deadlines: Users can now report suspected infringements through the new portal, though specific deadlines for resolution are not mentioned.

Companies must submit details of agreements with Apple to the court, potentially exposing commercial secrets

Obligations As a model provider, OpenAI has a responsibility to publicly disclose findings of model misalignment and establish clear standards and timelines for tracking, investigating, and disclosing such issues.

Obligations: Companies must exercise caution when using AI tools, not blindly trust or grant permissions to unknown AI services. They must set clear behavioral boundaries and strict permissions for AI agents, not casually open internet access or content editing rights.

Obligations: Leading AI companies such as Anthropic must grant independent assessors access to internal systems and risk teams and accept their findings.

Obligations: AI companies must follow OpenAI's framework for disclosing model misalignment issues to the public, especially for significant or safety-related findings.

Obligations: Companies must establish internal reporting mechanisms for AI model misalignment, ensuring timely investigation and disclosure. • Opportunities: Early detection and public disclosure of misalignment can enhance model safety and transparency, potentially leading to improved public trust. • Deadlines: Companies need to implement the reporting framework within a reasonable timeframe to comply with OpenAI's new standards.

Open-weight LLMs in recruitment show significant gender and racial biases, potentially violating compliance requirements under regulations like the EU AI Act.

Obligations: Companies must engage in global AI governance discussions and align with emerging international safety standards.

Company Obligations: Cognita Imaging must complete the development and validation of an LLM-as-a-Jury evaluation method for 1 million radiology reports within 18 months, meeting FDA research requirements.

Obligations: Companies operating in South Korea must comply with the government's directive to accelerate AI research and applications, while strengthening risk prevention measures for deepfakes, cyberattacks, and privacy. • Opportunities: South Korea's continued push for AI development presents opportunities for companies to participate in AI research, development, and application projects, especially in the semiconductor and hardware sectors. • Deadlines: The government plans to soon announce the next phase of its autonomous AI foundational model plan, creating a timeline for companies to prepare for potential new regulations or funding opportunities.

Healthcare organizations face challenges in AI trust and governance, with 72% using unapproved AI tools.

Obligations: Content creators must use the self-declaration mechanism to mark content sources. Companies deploying AI-generated content must ensure traceability. Users must adhere to rational and friendly expression guidelines, and avoid online harassment.

Obligations: AI companies must provide evidence of risk prevention measures and allow government audits, increasing compliance costs and operational scrutiny.

Obligations: Companies deploying macOS systems must promptly apply the security updates to mitigate risks of kernel memory corruption and privilege escalation. • Opportunities: Engaging with international security research teams, such as those from China, can enhance the discovery and reporting of vulnerabilities. • Deadlines: Immediate action is required to apply the updates to protect against known vulnerabilities.

Obligations: Companies in the electronics manufacturing sector must align their R&D and production strategies with the plan's goals, particularly in developing advanced chips and promoting domestic operating systems.

EU member states will form an alliance to ensure AI supply chain security, increasing compliance costs and collaboration opportunities.

Obligations: AI developers must ensure models adhere to the principles, cannot be designed to mimic consciousness, and must not be given legal personhood. Models must be within human control and fail tasks that violate the principles.

OpenAI will adjust its R&D strategy to prioritize safety assessments, potentially slowing down the iteration of frontier technologies.

Obligations: Automotive companies must establish a comprehensive software quality and safety management system and implement 10 key quality assurance activities within the specified timeframe.

Obligations: Frontier AI developers must comply with consistent safety requirements under a federal framework and undergo independent audits. • Opportunities: Establishing unified safety standards and collaborative frameworks can enhance the safety of AI development and boost industry confidence. • Deadlines: The call for immediate action is made, but specific regulations and frameworks have not yet been issued.

Obligations: Companies developing AI must comply with proposed regulatory guardrails to mitigate risks.

Obligations: AI companies, particularly those in the US, are under pressure to demonstrate responsible development and transparency regarding their AI models.

Obligations: Companies developing smart home products must comply with new evaluation standards and interoperability requirements. Financial institutions must develop and offer specific consumer finance products for smart home purchases. • Opportunities: Companies can tap into government-supported consumer finance products and subsidies for smart home upgrades. The plan creates a market for new smart home products and services, especially in the aging-friendly sector. • Deadlines: The plan is already in effect, but companies should prepare for compliance with new standards and product requirements as they are implemented.

Companies must master their proprietary tacit knowledge to build continuous learning loops and reduce reliance on single model vendors.

Obligations: AI companies must open their systems to third-party evaluators for safety audits and model alignment assessments, increasing compliance costs and operational complexity.

Obligations: Companies in the AI industry are urged to consider slowing down development and implementing independent monitoring systems. • Opportunities: Early adopters of independent monitoring and transparency measures may gain trust and competitive advantage. • Deadlines: Companies should prepare for potential future regulatory frameworks and industry standards.

Companies must ensure their AI research aligns with the principles of human control and benefit for humanity, avoiding pursuits of meaningless or harmful superintelligence. • Companies should retain control over their unique knowledge and build autonomous continuous learning loops, not becoming dependent on any single model provider. • Microsoft will publish a 'Code of Conduct' for public consultation, providing clear guidance for the industry.

Obligations: Participating companies must offer AI-related apprenticeships to program graduates, matching their existing skill requirements and job vacancies.

Obligations: Universities must adopt and implement the eight principles to redefine educational goals and assessment methods. Teachers are required to establish clear AI policies for each course and be transparent about their own AI usage.