AI News Today (Nov 12, 2025): UK toughens child‑safety testing for AI, watchdog presses OpenAI on Sora, Foxconn teases OpenAI tie‑up, and legal‑tech funding tops $750M
Updated: November 12, 2025 From new guardrails and government exercises to big corporate signals and fresh academic findings, today’s AI headlines show a technology sector that’s maturing fast—and under sharper scrutiny. Top takeaways Policy & safety: Hardening the rules—before harm spreads UK greenlights pre‑release child‑safety testing for AI. In a world‑first move, the UK will empower designated AI developers and the Internet Watch Foundation to test models for their ability to generate illegal child sexual abuse material. The goal: make safety “baked in” at the source, not bolted on later. Fresh IWF statistics released with the measure report that reports of