AI Governance & Compliance Tightening

EU AI Act labeling goes live Sunday, Alphabet rolls back Google Earth AI image generation over policy violations, and xAI sues Minnesota over AI image law. SAGA framework for tracing AI video sources and SynthID watermarking are emerging as forensic tools. Shadow AI governance positions freelancers as trusted advisors. New signal: AI companies buying and destroying books for training data (ISBNdb reversal) highlights the legal gray area and ethical provenance issues, adding to governance pressure.