Clarifai deletes 3 million photos, UK deepfake probe widens, Illinois moves on AI rules

This brief covers three governance signals converging on AI teams: Clarifai deleted 3 million training photos after an FTC investigation, the UK privacy watchdog opened an inquiry into X and xAI over Grok deepfakes, and Illinois advanced a bill targeting powerful AI models. Together, the stories point to tighter scrutiny of consent, output harms, and formal risk-management obligations.