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Australia: OpenAI Apologises Over a Medicare Hack Up to 0.5ptIMF estimate of AI’s possible yearly boost to world growth, over time Global: The IMF Prices AI's Promise and Its Perils 33Dubai government entities in its agentic AI accelerator India: Modi Wants AI Content Traceable at Source 1.85mcombined audience of a fake NATO-deaths video before Latvia’s vote Chandigarh: A Civil Judge Takes AI Fakes Offline 27 OctIsrael votes under its first deepfake-disclosure law Dubai: 33 Agencies, 300 Use Cases, One Agentic Push 54risks listed in China’s AI Safety Governance Framework 3.0, up from 30 Latvia: A Vote Fought Against Fabricated Footage €30bn+EU call for up to seven AI gigafactories South Africa: A Second Attempt at an AI Policy 554deepfakes logged in Brazil’s first round; only 371 labelled Chile Moves to Ditch Europe’s AI Rulebook 30+AI firms sent the first AI Act information requests Israel Heads to the Polls Under Its First Deepfake Law 164AI-made ads in the US midterms, by one count Carney’s AI Council: Advice at the Centre, Power in the Departments 42signatories to Canada’s voluntary data-centre principles Beijing Spells Out How AI Agents Should Behave 174MWCape Town data centre now under appeal Indonesia’s AI Rules Are Stuck on the President’s Desk 83 dayswait reported under Medicare’s AI pilot, against a 72-hour standard Pakistan Writes Rules for the Algorithmic State 20home-grown foundation models backed by the IndiaAI Mission Cape Town’s Data Centre Fight Puts a Price on AI’s Thirst 2%of Turkish public investment budgets earmarked for AI Turkey Governs AI by Circular, Not Statute

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Israel Heads to the Polls Under Its First Deepfake Law

Israel votes on 27 October under a temporary law forcing campaigns to label AI-made images, video and audio. A Supreme Court justice enforces it petition by petition, and his rulings are already showing where the line falls.

Carney’s AI Council: Advice at the Centre, Power in the Departments

Canada's new National Council on Artificial Intelligence is the prime minister's own body, supported by a small Privy Council Office team. It has no published chair, timetable or deliverables, and ministers keep the accountability. What the design tells officials and suppliers.

Beijing Spells Out How AI Agents Should Behave

China's third AI safety governance framework gives autonomous agents their own risk category, unique identities and a human veto over risky actions. It is voluntary, but standards and a filing regime are taking shape around it.