China Limits Humanlike AI. Google Trains AI on Your Media. AI Agent Runs Ransomware. Mechanical Turk Ends New Access.

The AI news for July 7th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: China tightens AI rules: ByteDance and Alibaba remove human-like AI. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/China-reguliert-emotionale-KI-ByteDance-und-Alibaba-schalten-App-Funktionen-ab-11355417.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/if-you-use-google-youre-training-its-ai-heres-how-to-opt-out/ The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/the-first-ai-run-ransomware-attack-still-needed-a-human/ Amazon ushers in the end of its 'Artificial Artificial Intelligence'. Source: https://the-decoder.de/amazon-laeutet-das-ende-seiner-artificial-artificial-intelligence-ein/