Reuters reports the UK Information Commissioner’s Office joined a multi-authority statement warning about AI-generated images of identifiable people made without consent, urging early safeguards and proactive regulator engagement.
Le Monde reports France is pushing a new initiative to assess mental-health risks linked to AI chatbots and gaming for children and teenagers, with an aim to elevate the issue internationally.
Regulation
STAT News reports a petition urging the US FDA to exempt certain follow-on radiology AI tools from routine premarket review if a relevant product has already been cleared, paired with technical standards and post-market performance monitoring.
Cases
Clark Hill reports the US Seventh Circuit heard oral argument on objections to approval of the Clearview AI BIPA class-action settlement, a structure tied to future liquidity events (e.g., IPO or sale triggers).
Academia
arXiv publishes “A Participation Ledger for People-Centered AI Governance,” proposing documentation methods that make participation and accountability legible across deployed civic and public-space AI use cases.
arXiv publishes “SAGE: Scalable AI Governance & Evaluation,” outlining an evaluation and governance approach aimed at making oversight more operational at scale.
Events
IRM UK lists the Data Governance & AI Governance Conference Europe in London, scheduled for 23–27 March 2026, with an agenda spanning governance operating models, controls, and implementation practice.
Takeaway
Across privacy, healthcare, and civic deployment, the centre of gravity is shifting from abstract AI “principles” to auditable controls for high-risk imagery and measurable post-deployment performance.
Sources: Reuters; Le Monde; UK Information Commissioner’s Office; STAT News; Clark Hill; arXiv; IRM UK