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Google is putting its Gemini Nano right on your phone: on-device AI in Chrome, Android, and Search now blocks scam pages and fake tech-support pop-ups 20 times faster, no internet needed. Expect warnings for deceptive notifications and bogus toll links later this year.

In Washington, the Trump administration moves to scrap Biden’s tiered chip-export limits before they start on 15 May, pitching a leaner licensing system to corral China without burying U.S. firms in paperwork. At the same time, House Republicans are pushing a 10-year freeze on state-level AI regulation, critics call it a “gift to Big Tech” that would tie local hands as deepfakes and privacy abuses grow.

Switzerland, for its part, just voted down new deepfake rules entirely. Lawmakers insist current statutes suffice, though a broader AI bill is “coming soon.” For now, the Alps remain a regulation-free zone for synthetic media.

This week’s Highlights:

• Industry News and Updates

• Turning Contracts into Strategic Assets: How AI is Revolutionizing Obligation Management

• AI Regulation Updates

• DraftPilot Keeps Contract Review Where It Belongs: Inside Word

• AI Tools to Supercharge your producivity

• Legal prompt of the week

• Latest AI Incidents & The Legal Tech Map

➡️ Tech Safety Groups Slam House GOP's 10-Year AI Regulation Ban | House Republicans are facing criticism over a proposal to block states from regulating AI for the next decade. The plan, part of a broader tax bill, would prevent states from imposing rules on AI systems, drawing fire from Democrats and tech watchdogs. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) called it a “gift to Big Tech,” warning it would allow unchecked AI use, including deepfakes and privacy violations. Groups like Consumer Reports and the Tech Oversight Project say the ban would undermine state efforts to address AI harms. Tech trade group NetChoice, however, praised the move for supporting U.S. innovation.
^{May 12, 2025, Source: The Hill}

➡️ Google Rolls Out On-Device AI to Catch Scams | Google is using its Gemini Nano AI model to boost scam detection in Chrome, Android, and Search. The on-device AI helps flag risky websites and fake tech support scams in real time without needing internet access. The system now blocks 20x more scam pages, with major drops in fake airline and visa sites. Chrome on Android will soon warn users about deceptive notifications, and more scam types like fake tolls will be added later this year.
^{May 9, 2025, Source: The Hacker News}

➡️ Trump Administration Plans to Overhaul Biden-Era AI Chip Export Limits | The Trump administration plans to replace a Biden-era rule restricting AI chip exports, Reuters reported. The rule, set to take effect May 15, divided countries into tiers to limit access to advanced semiconductors, aiming to block China and other rivals. A Commerce Department spokesperson called the rule “overly bureaucratic” and said it would be replaced with a simpler framework to boost U.S. innovation. Officials are considering a global licensing system based on government-to-government agreements instead of the tiered approach.
^{May 8, 2025, Source: Reuters}

➡️ Switzerland Rejects Deepfake Regulations | Switzerland’s House of Representatives has voted 111–70 against a proposal to regulate AI-generated deepfakes. Green Party MP Raphaël Mahaim had called for mandatory labeling and stricter bans, citing risks to privacy, democracy, and public safety. The Swiss government opposed the motion, arguing existing laws already address deepfake harms. Communications Minister Albert Rösti said broader AI and platform regulations are underway and a draft will be released soon.
^{May 7, 2025, Source: Swissinfo}

Legal Technology

Turning Contracts into Strategic Assets: How AI is Revolutionizing Obligation Management

In today’s business landscape, contract management has reached an inflection point. For decades, organizations have invested heavily in streamlining the pre-signature phase of contracts drafting, reviewing, approving. Yet once signed, these same contracts often vanish into digital repositories, their valuable obligations and opportunities lying dormant until a crisis emerges.

This approach is no longer sustainable. As we move deeper into the digital era, forward-thinking legal departments are discovering that the real value of contracts isn’t just in their creation it’s in their ongoing activation and management. AI-powered obligation management is at the forefront of this transformation, turning static agreements into dynamic strategic assets.

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The AI Regulation Tracker offers a clickable global map that gives you instant snapshots of how each country is handling AI laws, along with the most recent policy developments. (Launching soon)

The most recent developments from the past week:

📋 12 May 2025 | Trump fires head of US Copyright Office after release of AI report: The Trump administration has reportedly fired the head of the US Copyright Office (Shira Perlmutter) within days of the Office's publication of a report about how AI training on copyrighted works might not be protected under fair use under US copyright law.

📋 12 May 2025 | US House Committee proposes 10-year ban on state AI regulations: It is reported that a US House Committee will vote on a provision in a budget reconciliation bill that would impose a 10-year ban on states, cities, and counties from regulating AI models or systems, effectively blocking substantive state rules on AI transparency and bias audits until 2035. That provision would not apply to executing on pro-AI state laws that seek to remove impediments to the operation of AI systems, or that streamline related licensing and permitting processes.

📋 4 May 2025 | Ministers reconsider changes to UK copyright law ahead of vote: It is reported that UK ministers are reconsidering changes to copyright law ahead of a parliamentary vote on the Data (Use and Access) Bill next week. A source close to UK Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said that proposals to introduce an opt-out system of copyright rules was no longer the preferred option but one of several being given consideration. The proposed changes, which would allow AI companies to train their models using copyrighted work without permission unless the owner opts out, have been criticised by creators and publishers. It is reported that the UK government is particularly interested in encouraging licensing agreements between AI companies and creators as a way of ensuring creators are paid for their content. But campaigners are concerned the government could fall back on a free-for-all system instead of requiring AI companies to follow existing copyright law.

📋 3 May 2025 | Science, Technology and Innovation Minister reveals there is no clear timeline for Malaysian AI law: It is reported that at a press conference following the Perak Ignite Entrepreneur Summit 2025 at SMJK Yuk Choy, Malaysia's Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang revealed that there is no a clear time frame yet for an AI-specific law in Malaysia but it remains a goal for the future. In the meantime, Minister Chang said existing laws including the Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Act and the Penal Code can be used to regulate AI, though "some tweaks are needed".

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Legal Technology

DraftPilot Keeps Contract Review Where It Belongs: Inside Word

A Familiar Interface, New Capabilities

Legal departments don’t need another app. What they need, according to a growing number of in-house counsel, is a way to cut through the backlog of contract reviews without jumping between platforms or adjusting workflows that already work just fine. DraftPilot has taken this feedback and jumped into action.

Rather than introducing yet another dashboard or cloud-based interface, DraftPilot integrates directly into Microsoft Word. The add-in brings AI-powered contract review features into the document itself, which is exactly where most legal teams already live, and comfortably at that. No extra logins, no dragging files between systems, just a streamlined layer of automation quietly embedded in the most familiar legal tool on earth.

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