Germany Expands Biometric Powers. Deezer Flags AI Music Surge. Meta Records Employee Keystrokes. YouTube Expands Likeness Detection.

The AI news for April 22nd, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Three draft bills could enable biometric mass surveillance and AI data analyses in Germany. Source: https://the-decoder.de/drei-gesetzentwuerfe-koennten-biometrische-massenueberwachung-und-ki-datenanalysen-in-deutschland-ermoeglichen/ Deezer: Almost half of all uploaded tracks are AI-generated. Source: https://the-decoder.de/deezer-fast-die-haelfte-aller-hochgeladenen-tracks-ist-ki-generiert/ Meta will record employees’ keystrokes and use it to train its AI models Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/meta-will-record-employees-keystrokes-and-use-it-to-train-its-ai-models/ YouTube expands its AI likeness detection technology to celebrities Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/youtube-expands-its-ai-likeness-detection-technology-to-celebrities/