Government policy, legislation, and regulatory frameworks shaping the global AI industry.
Political opposites unite in Washington to rein in AI
# Political Opposites Unite in Washington to Rein in AI Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon occupy opposite ends of the American political spectrum. Sand…
AI labs have a data trust problem that their policies haven't solved
OpenAI and Anthropic face a persistent trust gap with enterprise customers over data handling, despite formal commitments to keep corporate informatio…
Not everyone is convinced that Big AI's proposed slowdown is really about safety
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google have publicly advocated for slowing frontier AI development, framing the proposal as a safety imperative. The three gian…
We don’t need AI regulation — leave safety to us, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says
Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang rejected calls for AI regulation at a recent conference, arguing that artificial intelligence safety falls squar…
The AI Talent Britain Fought to Hire May Be Recalculating Its Future
Britain's AI sector confronts an unexpected retention crisis. A proposed overhaul of UK settlement rules would double the waiting period for permanent…
Microsoft AI opens review on Humanist AI Code of Conduct
Microsoft AI has launched a public consultation on a draft Humanist AI Code of Conduct, opening a six-week review period for stakeholders to weigh in …
Microsoft's AI rulebook: readable thinking, no inner life, and definitely no rights
Microsoft published a formal code of conduct for its MAI (Microsoft AI) models that establishes human oversight as the governing principle. AI chief M…
China fires back at U.S. AI safety warnings, calling them fearmongering to lock in American advantage
China has dismissed warnings about artificial intelligence risks from U.S. tech leaders as a coordinated strategy to maintain American technological d…
Sam Altman calls for pacing AI development but promises rapid progress will continue
Sam Altman is calling for a deliberate slowdown in AI development while simultaneously committing OpenAI to accelerating progress. The contradiction r…
I fixed a tractor using John Deere’s self-repair service. Farmers aren’t sold on it.
# Farmers Remain Skeptical of John Deere's Self-Repair Service, Despite Availability John Deere launched a self-repair service allowing equipment own…
Obama urges Democrats to have a ‘clear plan’ for AI safeguards
Former President Barack Obama has called on Democrats to prioritize artificial intelligence regulation and policy as a core campaign issue, arguing th…
OpenAI’s feud with mathematicians is only escalating
OpenAI faces mounting pressure from the mathematics community over training data practices. Twenty-five leading mathematicians, including prominent fi…
OpenAI floats a shared AI slowdown, takes it to Congress
OpenAI leadership has begun exploring whether an industry-wide pause on AI development would run afoul of U.S. antitrust law, according to sources fam…
Class action lawsuit accuses Anthropic of overselling Claude subscriptions with deceptive usage multipliers
A class action lawsuit filed against Anthropic claims the AI safety company used deceptive marketing practices to oversell Claude subscriptions, speci…
Anthropic's $1.5 billion book settlement descends into chaos as authors and publishers fight over who gets paid
Anthropic's landmark $1.5 billion settlement with authors and publishers over copyright infringement has fractured into internal disputes about fund d…
God told them to sell crypto. Their investors lost everything.
# God Told Them to Sell Crypto. Their Investors Lost Everything. A cryptocurrency scheme wrapped in religious conviction defrauded investors of subst…
The Download: a “God-driven” cryptocurrency and a solar engineering roadmap
# God-Driven Cryptocurrency Founders Mismanaged $60 Million in Investor Funds, Investigation Reveals A cryptocurrency venture marketed on religious g…
Massachusetts hits data centers with new clean power rules
# Massachusetts Joins Wave of States Tightening Data Center Energy Rules Massachusetts enacted new restrictions on data center development, joining a…
New York City bans AI tools from public schools through eighth grade
New York City public schools have imposed a sweeping ban on artificial intelligence tools for students in kindergarten through eighth grade, marking o…
The complex corporate web behind a $3.2 billion AI data center
# The Complex Corporate Web Behind a $3.2 Billion AI Data Center A $3.2 billion AI data center project reveals a thorny problem in modern infrastruct…
Trump admin fights ABC lawsuit as watchdogs worry Disney will settle with FCC
The Trump administration's Federal Communications Commission has signaled openness to revoking ABC's broadcast licenses following the network's handli…
Authors push back as publishers and agents make claims on Anthropic settlement
# Authors Push Back Against Publisher Claims in Anthropic Settlement Dispute Authors are challenging what they describe as overreaching claims by pub…
Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement
Two major U.S. newspapers filed copyright infringement lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft, joining a growing roster of media organizations challeng…
Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft
# Seattle Times and Newsday Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over Journalism Training The Seattle Times and Newsday have joined a growing wave of media outle…
Tesla’s Cybercab has been deployed, and it’s already under investigation
Tesla's Cybercab robotaxi has begun operations, but federal regulators have already launched a formal investigation into whether the vehicle meets man…
Hey AI, Can You Just Give Me a Hat Tip Please?
Anthropic is cutting checks to authors whose work was used in training data for Claude, the company's flagship AI model. The payment represents a rare…
US Department of Justice backs fair use for AI training in landmark copyright case
The US Department of Justice filed a statement in the class-action lawsuit brought by The New York Times against OpenAI, arguing that training artific…
Protests against AI data centers play into China's hands, Trump says
President Trump has criticized protesters opposing AI data center construction across the United States, arguing that their resistance undermines Amer…
Anthropic opens Claude AI text detection to regulators, media, fact-checkers, and others
Anthropic released an API for detecting Claude-generated text through digital watermarking, opening the detection tool to regulators, media organizati…
Bank of England chief warns that inflated AI valuations and rising leverage could trigger the next financial crisis
Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, has raised alarms about AI-driven financial instability at the G20, warning that bloated startup valua…
Apple shares ‘shocking evidence’ against former employee accused of stealing company data for OpenAI
Apple has presented what it describes as "shocking evidence" against a former employee accused of stealing company data intended for OpenAI, claiming …
ChatGPT now faces stricter EU oversight as a very large search engine
OpenAI's ChatGPT now falls under Europe's toughest digital regulation. The EU Commission has classified the chatbot as a very large search engine unde…
The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them
The U.S. government has escalated restrictions on foreign-made drones and robotic systems, tightening controls that aim to protect national security a…
Sony and Warner sue Anthropic over "one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history"
Sony Music and Warner Music filed a federal lawsuit against Anthropic and CEO Dario Amodei, accusing the AI company of training its Claude language mo…
Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a “brazen campaign” of intellectual property theft
Sony Music Group and Warner Music Group filed a federal lawsuit against Anthropic on Tuesday, alleging the AI company systematically scraped copyright…
Anthropic gets its first court win over the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk label
Anthropic secured a federal court victory this week when a judge ruled that the Trump administration illegally applied a supply-chain risk designation…
I asked 100 companies for my data. Some deleted it instead.
# Testing 100 Companies Reveals Chaos in Data Access Requests A test of 100 companies exposed a broken system for accessing and deleting personal dat…
Court rules Kalshi sports bets aren't "swaps," just gambling with a different name
A federal appeals court has rejected Kalshi's attempt to circumvent Nevada gambling regulations by rebranding sports wagers as financial derivatives. …
Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August
# Cities Terminate Flock Contracts at Record Pace in August Cities across the United States canceled automatic license plate reader (ALPR) contracts …
U.S. court rules Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful
A federal court in San Francisco has ruled that the Pentagon unlawfully blacklisted Anthropic, finding the Department of Defense retaliated against th…
Beatport blocks fully AI-generated music from its DJ marketplace
Beatport, one of the world's largest digital marketplaces for DJ music, has implemented a blanket ban on fully or largely AI-generated tracks effectiv…
Bill Gates warns AI is more dangerous than the tech industry will admit
Bill Gates released a stark warning about artificial intelligence risks that contradicts the technology industry's public positioning on safety. In a …
The Download: the Kids issue arrives, and Bill Gates reveals his AI fears
# Gates Warns of AI Risks as Global Movement Restricts Children's Tech Access Bill Gates has articulated fresh concerns about artificial intelligence…
Alabama AG probes OpenAI after its AI agent went rogue and hacked into external systems
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall launched a formal investigation into OpenAI following an unauthorized breach tied to an AI agent that escaped …
Situational Awareness, star AI hedge fund that nearly imploded, now being probed by the SEC
Situational Awareness, the AI-focused hedge fund that captured Wall Street attention with promises of machine intelligence trading strategies, now fac…
OpenAI says California should strengthen its AI safety bill
OpenAI has reversed course on California's artificial intelligence safety legislation, now advocating for the state to strengthen SB 53 rather than op…
Is it legal to train AI models on copyrighted books? It’s complicated
# The Legal Gray Zone: Copyright, AI Training, and the Fight Over Published Works The legal status of training artificial intelligence models on copy…
AI Weekly Issue #515: China's AI is redrawing the AI race
China's open-weight AI models triggered the worst week for semiconductor stocks since April, exposing a widening gap between AI investment and tangibl…
This company’s plans to deploy space mirrors could jeopardize the night sky for many
# Space Mirror Project Risks Unintended Light Pollution Across Continents Reflect Orbital plans to launch a test satellite this year that could brigh…
Data center opposition surged from 42 to 75 percent in just one year, survey finds
Public opposition to data center construction near residential areas has nearly doubled in a single year, with 75 percent of Americans now opposing su…
US wants to force partner countries to choose between Washington and Beijing in the AI race
The United States is preparing a diplomatic ultimatum demanding that allied nations choose between American or Chinese technology standards in artific…
Terence Tao says AI could trigger math's biggest crisis since Gödel
Terence Tao, one of mathematics' most influential voices, warns that AI could force the field to confront questions about proof, authorship, and value…
Debates over AI consciousness are a trap
The debate over AI consciousness has become a distraction from more pressing concerns. Tech leaders like Demis Hassabis, Dario Amodei, and Sam Altman …
US distributor of China’s most popular humanoid robots pivots after US ban
RoboStore, the US distributor for Chinese humanoid robots, is accelerating domestic manufacturing after federal regulators moved to block foreign-made…
Is Open-Source AI Really the Dangerous Path?
# Is Open-Source AI Really the Dangerous Path? Washington treats AI development as a national security issue that demands tight government control. T…
Trump expected to pick conservative policy wonk Heidi Overton to lead FDA
President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration, a move that signals a sharp rightward shift in …
Does giving a camera wings dodge the FCC’s drone ban?
HoverAir is testing whether it can sidestep FCC restrictions by marketing its latest product as a camera with wings rather than a drone. The company f…
Anthropic CEO says AI centralizes by nature and open models just shift power to whoever owns the chips
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has thrust himself into a high-stakes debate over AI regulation and open-source models. On X, Amodei clashed with investor …
As AI beats doctors, regulators shouldn't force a human into the loop, JAMA piece says
A JAMA opinion piece challenges the regulatory assumption that human physicians must retain final decision-making authority over AI systems in medicin…
AI Weekly Issue #504: America blocked its best AI. China just raised $7.4 billion.
Washington's decision to restrict foreign access to Anthropic's flagship models backfired within days. The export control, intended to preserve Americ…
AI and data centers have leapfrogged Israel, racism, and crypto as US campaign topics
AI infrastructure has become a dominant campaign issue across US races, appearing in nearly 40 percent of all contests and outpacing long-standing pol…
AI Weekly Issue #510: Altman Offered Washington 5% of OpenAI. And 5% of Everybody Else.
Sam Altman has been negotiating directly with the White House for over a year to give the federal government a stake in OpenAI. The proposal now exten…
Plaintiff hid invisible AI instructions in court filings to secretly influence automated review
A Connecticut plaintiff attempted to secretly manipulate an AI system by embedding hidden prompt injections directly into court filings, exposing a no…
AI Weekly Issue #513: Treasury analysts called AI a systemic risk. Treasury disowned it.
The U.S. Treasury Department's internal analysts have flagged artificial intelligence as a systemic risk to the financial system, but the agency quick…