Anthropic’s annual usage policy update includes one eyebrow-raising change: a ban on “sustained and needless” cruelty toward its AI models. This comes in the shadow of a viral “AI torture chamber” project. 2026 sure is shaping up to be a wild one.
California has enacted new legislation to protect workers from AI-powered layoffs and surveillance, governor Gavin Newsom announced. The new laws are mostly aimed at companies using AI to initiate job cuts or monitor employees, not about harnessing the tech to replace workers. However, it’s some of the first legislation in the nation that gives employees…
