AI Policy Bulletin Newsletter

AI Cybersecurity Needs an Anti-Money Laundering Playbook

Disconnected prompts can add up to sophisticated cyberattacks. US regulators need a way to see the full picture.

6 hrs ago • Jamie Johnson

2

April 2026

AI Access is Not Enough: Middle Powers Need Strategic Reserves

Most governments have no plan for when access to frontier AI is cut off.

Apr 28 • Kasia Jakimowicz and Charles

5

The Window Is Closing for the EU AI Act to Have a Brussels Effect

The sooner the EU clearly specifies its AI rules, the more likely they are to shape global behavior.

Apr 9 • Joel Christoph

7

2

Dutch Export Controls Don’t Go Far Enough on China

The Netherlands can do more to prevent ASML technology from undermining its own national security.

Apr 1 • Michelle Nie

11

2

March 2026

Deepfake Policy Is Focused on the Wrong End of the Problem

Efforts to detect and label deepfakes are fighting a losing battle.

Mar 30 • Muhammad Irfan

6

1

How the US plans to dominate global AI infrastructure

An explainer on the American AI Exports Program

Mar 11 • Parul Wadhawan

6

February 2026

Leveraging Gulf AI Ambitions for US Strategic Objectives

If the US doesn't engage strategically with the UAE and Saudi Arabia, China will fill the gap.

Feb 9 • Nikhil Mulani and Kristina Fort

6

Racing, regulating, and reckoning with transformative AI

10 articles that set the tone for AI policy in 2025

Feb 6 • Nicky Lovegrove

3

January 2026

AI Policy Bulletin is scaling up

And we want to hear from you

Jan 27 • Nicky Lovegrove

3

Building Self-Aware AI Would Be a Bad Idea

AI models already show early signs of self-awareness. Allowing such capabilities to develop further poses risks we're not ready for.

Jan 21 • Christopher Ackerman

3

November 2025

Bargaining Chips: Could the EU Leverage ASML to Influence U.S. AI Policy?

ASML's monopoly on advanced chip-making machines gives the EU rare leverage over global AI development. Using it would mean accepting major costs.

Nov 10, 2025 • Alina Hueber and Antoine Levie

11

4

October 2025

Legal Zero-Days: A Blind Spot in AI Risk Assessment

AI models are developing the ability to discover unforeseen gaps in legal frameworks, with the potential to paralyze government operations. We need to…

Oct 27, 2025 • Nathan Sherburn and Greg Sadler

9

1