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Regulation, geopolitics, legal moves, and state power around AI.
Trump-Xi summit focuses on AI chips and EVs; Nvidia sales to China key amid U.S. approvals but stalled deliveries. CEOs like Musk, Huang, Cook accompany Trump.
Eric Schmidt faced boos during his University of Arizona speech after comparing AI to past technological revolutions.
The Pope will discuss AI ethics and implications with Anthropic's co-founder next week in a high-profile Vatican meeting.
Leaders concluded a two-day summit without breakthroughs on AI chip controls or rare earths, though broader trade tensions showed signs of easing.
A new guest essay highlights how even AI developers are pushing for regulation and organizing amid growing fears about the technology they create.
Anthropic released a research paper outlining strategies for the US and allies to sustain frontier AI leadership against China's rapid advances, emphasizing compute, talent, and policy.
Anthropic's new research paper details two paths: democracies maintaining a lead via tightened chip controls or China catching up through evasion, leading to authoritarian AI dominance. Emphasizes closing loopholes in exports and countering model distillation attacks.
US President Trump and China's Xi Jinping are set to discuss artificial intelligence risks during upcoming talks in Beijing, but experts say rivalry may overshadow efforts for safety guardrails.
Colorado has finalized updates to its pioneering AI consumer protection legislation after years of debate, aiming to balance innovation and safeguards.
Anthropic warns Washington of a 'now-or-never' moment to maintain US AI dominance by restricting China's access to advanced chips and compute, framing it as critical national security.
In a new paper, Anthropic outlines AGI arrival by 2028 and scenarios where US chip controls maintain a lead over China, warning of risks if Beijing closes the gap via smuggling or distillation.
Antitrust official highlights risks of AI-driven dynamic pricing leading to illegal price-fixing probes.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer criticizes the approval of Nvidia H200 sales to Chinese firms like Alibaba and Tencent, arguing it bolsters Beijing's AI military edge despite US export controls.
AI bots like Google Gemini and ChatGPT are exposing users' personal phone numbers in responses, raising privacy alarms. Experts warn of 'AI doxxing' trend amid lax safeguards.
China issued 'Interim Measures for the Administration of AI-Enabled Human-Like Interaction Services,' establishing a regulatory framework for generative AI chatbots and virtual humans. The rules aim to balance innovation with safety and ethics in AI applications.
Reps. Lawler and Gottheimer sent a letter to AI companies demanding transparency in political content generation to protect elections.
Pope Leo XIV denounces the weaponization of AI, warning of an escalating cycle of destruction in modern conflicts.
OpenAI proposes establishing a global AI governance organization involving the US and China to address safety and regulation challenges in AI development.
Chinese President Xi tells Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and others that China will further open markets, including for AI chips, amid Trump summit.
President Xi Jinping told Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and other US CEOs that China will further liberalize its market, with specific mentions of opportunities in AI and semiconductors amid ongoing Trump-Xi talks.
During Trump visit, Xi pledges easier access for US firms like Nvidia, amid Trump-Xi talks on tech trade.
As Trump meets Xi, US Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent emphasizes America's AI dominance and need for safety guardrails in bilateral discussions.
The UK government unveiled a £500M ($635M) Sovereign AI Unit providing equity, supercomputing, and support to seven domestic AI firms to bolster national AI sovereignty.
A New York Times op-ed argues that differing US-China perspectives on AI development are hindering American leadership, urging a rethink of the rivalry.
U.S. President Trump meets Chinese President Xi in Beijing for talks on trade, AI supremacy, Taiwan, and rare earths, with AI chip export controls and model races in focus.
OpenAI and Anthropic ramp up Washington presence, hiring lobbyists and spending record sums to shape federal AI policy amid regulatory scrutiny.
New research reveals governments are increasingly influencing AI chatbot outputs via deals with providers on content moderation, raising concerns over censorship and bias.
Disagreements among Trump administration officials and timing around the China summit are delaying a major federal AI initiative. The action aimed to boost US AI competitiveness but faces internal hurdles.
OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI giants are ramping up Washington lobbying efforts amid regulatory scrutiny, spending millions to shape AI policy.
Google, Microsoft, xAI, and others commit to sharing powerful AI models pre-release with CAISI for safety evaluations, including versions with reduced safeguards. Over 40 evaluations completed to date.
70% of Americans oppose local AI data centers, with 48% strongly against, amid energy and infrastructure concerns.
A US community bank accidentally shared customer data with an unauthorized AI application, prompting a security disclosure and highlighting risks in AI integrations.
Anthropic and OpenAI denied China's requests for their cutting-edge models like Mythos and ChatGPT, heightening U.S.-China AI rivalry.
CYBERCOM requests massive funding increase to deploy AI in cyber operations amid rising threats.
A Chinese think tank representative approached Anthropic in Singapore for access to its latest powerful AI model, but was denied, alarming U.S. officials amid escalating U.S.-China AI rivalry.
Gov. Newsom's revised budget shows surplus thanks to AI-driven tax windfalls, avoiding deficits.
State Democrats push bills to regulate AI in elections, deepfakes, and employment.
US-China AI competition intensifies as Beijing closes the model performance gap, raising national security stakes in the global AI arms race.
Cohere has obtained FedRAMP High authorization through Second Front, enabling secure deployment of its AI models for U.S. federal agencies. This expands access to enterprise-grade AI for sensitive national security applications.
A Palo Alto high schooler faces punishment after AI detection software flagged his essay as 76% AI-generated, despite extensive human-written evidence; family files civil rights lawsuit challenging algorithmic overreach in education.
NIST announced then quickly retracted new agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI for pre-release AI model testing, signaling potential regulatory hurdles for frontier models.