U.S. authors’ case advances. A New York federal judge declined OpenAI’s bid to toss claims that ChatGPT-generated text infringes authors’ copyrights, keeping key allegations alive. DOE and AMD unveil public AI supercomputers “Lux” and “Discovery.” The US Department of Energy introduced two new systems at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to advance AI-driven science. Governance implications: public-sector compute will embed compliance, auditing, and traceability protocols.

U.S. $1bn AI-compute partnership (DoE × AMD). The U.S. Department of Energy launched a $1 billion public-private partnership to build next-gen supercomputing capacity for AI research, raising governance questions on access, export-control compliance, and provenance of training data. UK “AI Growth Lab” — call for evidence (open). The government is soliciting submissions to shape a pro-innovation regulatory sandbox for AI adoption; responses due 2 Jan 2026. This sets expectations for measurable benefits and audit-grade documentation from participants.

UK funds AI studies to predict drug-interaction side effects. Government announced three MHRA projects, one using NHS data + AI to identify adverse effects from drug combinations before patient exposure. Compliance note: strengthens the case for auditable clinical-AI evidence and data-governance controls. Commission signs MoU with EIB & EIF on “AI gigafactories.” New EU initiative to support facilities combining >100k advanced AI processors with energy-efficient infrastructure for frontier-model training; expect procurement and sustainability obligations to feature heavily.