Legal Eye on AI

CVML

Published on May 04 , 2026

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Regulators are increasingly focusing on substance over structure in global AI deployment, with closer scrutiny of arrangements seen as regulatory arbitrage. Developments in China, including the move to block and unwind Meta’s proposed acquisition of Manus, highlight a more assertive approach to cross-border AI oversight.

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