Associated Press reported that Meta is rolling out an incognito mode for WhatsApp conversations with Meta AI. The feature is designed to keep sensitive chatbot exchanges temporary and inaccessible by default, reflecting rising scrutiny of personal data in generative AI services. 

Axios reported that internal White House disagreements have delayed planned federal action on advanced AI. The dispute centres on how to organise testing, safety and procurement oversight after renewed pressure around frontier model risks. 

Reuters reported that Spain is pressing ahead with social media and AI rules despite lobbying from major technology companies. The proposals target high-risk AI systems, algorithmic transparency and online harms involving children and deepfakes. 

Regulation

  • Federal Register made effective the U.S. Department of Education’s supplemental priority and definitions on advancing computer science education. The final priority includes AI, machine learning and data science as areas for education funding and workforce-readiness policy. 

  • European Commission closed feedback on proposed Digital Markets Act interoperability measures for Google Android features relevant to AI services. The consultation concerns access conditions that could affect how third-party AI assistants interact with Android device functions. 

  • Azerbaijan (president.az) enacted a package of AI-related amendments covering administrative, criminal, media and security rules. The laws introduce labelling duties for AI-generated audiovisual material, penalties for unlabelled distribution, criminal liability for non-consensual AI-generated image or voice misuse, and an AI-enabled sabotage provision for attacks on critical infrastructure.

Academia

  • SSRN posted ‘AI, Confidentiality, and the Stratified Legal Profession’. The paper examines how AI adoption may reshape confidentiality duties across unequal legal practice settings, especially where firms have different resources for secure deployment. h

Events

  • Erasmus University Rotterdam will host the Law, AI and Regulation Conference 2026 on 11 and 12 June 2026. The programme focuses on critical perspectives on the EU AI Act and includes interdisciplinary panels on legal and regulatory implementation. 

Sources: Associated Press, Axios, Reuters, Federal Register, European Commission, SSRN, Erasmus University Rotterdam, UNIDIR, president.az

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