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This week brings three clear signals: geopolitics & industrial policy, governance & rights, and security: Anthropic reports the first AI-orchestrated cyber-espionage campaign.

In LATAM, Mexico accelerates sovereign AI. Practically, governments are building capabilities, and in the private sector we see operational ethics and benchmarks.

We’ll close with your “from the news to your action plan” section so you can act now!

Let’s begin 👇

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TOP NEWS

🇪🇺 EU to announce its Digital Omnibus Package tomorrow
→ Aimed at simplifying the EU’s digital framework, reducing compliance burdens and costs (especially for startups and SMEs), and boosting growth, competitiveness, and innovation.

🇷🇺 Russia focuses on responsible global AI
→ Advocates for responsible and friendly AI development at the international level.

🇵🇭 Philippines - ASEAN 2026 Chairmanship & AI
→ The President of the Philippines launched the country’s ASEAN 2026 chairmanship, emphasizing regional dialogue and the responsible use of AI.

🛡️ Anthropic disrupts AI-driven cyber-espionage
→ Flags the first AI-orchestrated campaign: 30 targets, 80–90% automated; coordinating with authorities and strengthening detection and safeguards.

WHAT HAPPENED WORLDWIDE?

🇰🇪 Kenya trains officials on AI
→ Launches a national program for civil servants in digital governance and AI transformation.

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia advances ethical AI
→ At GPAI, presented 10 SAMAI regulatory frameworks, 1 million trained, and an ethics center with UNESCO.

🏛️ Digital Citizen AI Summit
→ Debates AI’s impact on jobs, governance, and public life, emphasizing active civic participation.

🧬 Malaysian Reserve with HR & AI 2026
→ Analysis forecasts that responsible AI will shape labor impact and transform human resources in Malaysia in 2026.

🇪🇬 Egypt advances AI framework
→ The Foreign Minister confirmed decisive steps toward a national AI governance framework during AIDC2 2025 in Cairo.

⚖️ United States divorces over chatbots
→ Courts and lawmakers treat relationships with chatbots as grounds for divorce; California to regulate apps from 2026 with age verification.

📝 California enacts SB 53 on AI transparency
→ Requires public disclosure regarding advanced AI systems in the state.

🏠 Maryland poverty & housing with AI
→ Governor Wes Moore unveiled a state responsible-AI initiative to fight poverty and expand housing.

AND AT ENTERPRISE LEVEL?

🤖 Sony introduces FHIBE Fair Benchmark
→ Launched in 2025 with 10,318 diverse, consented images to evaluate fairness in computer vision.

🇪🇸 Deloitte urges SMEs to join AI
→ Analyzes how SMEs can leverage inclusive AI to overcome barriers and boost competitiveness.

🇮🇳 EY India rolls out Responsible AI 2.0
→ Presents sector strategies in India to mitigate bias and strengthen data governance.

🏥 Accenture on AI ROI in hospitals
→ Shows proper AI governance accelerates ROI by turning stalled hospital projects around.

🩺 Baker Donelson on health-AI
→ Outlines actions for providers and developers using AI responsibly in healthcare.

🇬🇧 Sky UK on AI & copyright
→ Proposes a pathway for responsible AI with respect for copyright in the UK.

🧪 US with case for private governance
→ Kevin T. Frazier argues for prioritizing corporate self-regulation and sandboxes to avoid state extraterritoriality and protect innovation and freedom.

🤖 Info-Tech shows 5 AI trends for 2026
→ Highlights 5 key AI trends from a survey of 700+ IT leaders, emphasizing principles, risks, and global regulation.

ORGANIZATIONS & STANDARDS

🇺🇳 UNESCO debates ethical AI in MENA
→ Hosts a seminar on AI’s ethical implications across the Middle East and North Africa.

🇰🇷 Korea leads OECD AI body
→ Selects the first chair of the merged OECD body for international AI oversight and digital governance.

🧒 Alan Turing Institute — children’s rights & AI
→ Calls for including children in AI governance and advancing impact assessments and cross-border frameworks.

FROM THE NEWS TO YOUR ACTION PLAN

I turn these headlines into concrete steps you can start today to strengthen your AI governance. Pick 1 action to drive results under 7 days:

🟪 Shadow AI census → Scan systems and browsers to detect unauthorized apps/bots; regularize or block with DLP.
🟪 Inference gateway with kill switch → Route all AI calls through a gateway with limits, blocking, and instant shutdown.
🟪 Pre-mortem abuse workshops → Before deployment, identify misuse scenarios and define mitigations with clear owners.
🟪 Watermark & deepfake scanner → Verify incoming/outgoing audio, image, and text before publishing or archiving.
🟪 Appeals & remedy desk → Create a channel with SLAs for claims about automated decisions, corrections, and compensation.
And above all: 🟪 Create a Responsible AI Committee → Bring business, legal, IT, and security together in a multidisciplinary committee.

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