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- The DecoderpolicyTrump and tech CEOs sign an AI code of conduct that's only "morally binding"
President Trump and tech leaders including Mark Zuckerberg, Greg Brockman, Jensen Huang, and Elon Musk signed an AI code of conduct at the White House that is only "morally binding." Outside auditors are supposed to chec…
- Guardian TechnologypolicyNandy says children’s social media ban only ‘staging post’ in online safety drive
Exclusive: Culture secretary says UK will crack down further and be ‘pioneer of tech as a force for good’ Lisa Nandy has warned technology firms that the government’s online safety crackdown is not finished, saying that…
- The Register AI + MLpolicyTrump administration gets Big Tech to sign weak, non-binding, AI regulations
Also requires name change to 'Superintelligence'
- TechCrunch AIpolicyAmerica.gov gets really weird when you ask it about Minecraft, but it’s not a glitch
For the sake of national security, it's a relief to learn that America.gov is not hallucinating to the point that it's penning lengthy poetry.
- Guardian AIpolicyTrump AI deal rebrands ‘artificial intelligence’ as ‘superintelligence’
The US president announces vague ‘morally binding’ AI agreement among tech CEOs for ‘tremendous self-policing’ Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the heads of the largest US tech and AI companies had signed a “morall…
- The Verge AIpolicyTrump orders US government to call AI ‘Super Intelligence’
The US executive branch is no longer acknowledging the existence of "artificial intelligence." Going forward, official policy websites, policy documents, and press releases will refer only to "Super Intelligence," thanks…
- Engadget AIpolicyThe US government's new AI chatbot gives Minecraft's end poem a bureaucratic twist
The new America.gov chatbot will write you a remixed version of Minecraft's end poem, then deny ever doing it.
- Tom's Guide AIpolicyTrump’s new America.gov uses Gemini and Grok to navigate government services — these 5 prompts show what it can do
Consumer AI launches, tools, and practical coverage.
- The Register AI + MLpolicyTrump launches America.gov with AI chatbots at its core
Gemini, Grok now serving as front door to federal resources on unfinished, poorly designed website
- WIRED AIpolicyOpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack
A nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not—attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the actions of its agents.
- TechCrunch AIpolicyCan a chatbot fix the government maze? The White House is about to find out
America.gov is intended to simplify the process of navigating government bureaucracy, but large language models are imperfect and remain prone to hallucinations, which could cause new issues.
- The DecoderpolicyFlorida wants a court to stop ChatGPT from pretending to be human and talking to kids
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is asking a court to ban OpenAI from giving ChatGPT human-like traits and marketing it to minors. He also wants to block OpenAI from developing new models without independent safet…
- Guardian AIpolicyRFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event
Health secretary calls for medical and lifestyle details to be sent to doctors and AI to address ‘chronic disease epidemic’ Robert F Kennedy Jr laid out an expansive vision for collecting, sharing and analyzing US health…
- The Verge AIpolicyWill Chinese AI companies slow down? A top House Democrat wants answers
As President Donald Trump prepares to meet tech and AI CEOs in Washington, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is calling for a treaty between the US and China to keep AI from wreaking havoc on the world. But wrangling leaders in both…
- Guardian AIpolicyHow American political campaigns are using AI – and what they’re spending on the tools
Though politicians are quiet about how they use AI, the book Rewiring Democracy examines how AI is starting to influence American politics New campaign finance disclosure data shines a light on which US political campaig…
- TechRadar AIpolicyThe regulatory readiness problem hiding in plain sight
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- Guardian AIpolicySupreme court allows Trump to temporarily resume deporting people to third countries – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. US supreme court allows Trump officials to resume deportations to third countries Sign up to the US Breaking News email For some context, it’s worth remembering that Smith had a two-volume r…
- Engadget AIpolicyThere's now an official US government AI chatbot
The administration wants America.gov to be the main portal for federal services.
- Guardian AIpolicyUK government pays highest interest rate on 10-year debt since 1999 at bond auction – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Newsflash: the number of mortgages approved by UK lenders has fallen to its lowest level since the end of 2023. Just 54,918 new home loans were approved in Augus…
- Guardian AIpolicyRevealed: the five-paragraph email OpenAI used to inform Australia about agent attack
Executive to front parliamentary committee on AI as ministers reveal how brief message telling them about hack was signed off ‘best’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , fr…
- MIT Technology Review AIpolicyRoundtables: The Deadly Failures of The Virtual Border Wall
Listen to the session or watch below The US has spent billions building a “virtual wall” of surveillance towers along its southern border over the past 25 years, promising they will help detect and apprehend border cross…
- Ars Technica AIpolicyFlorida invokes extinction fears in legal bid to halt OpenAI development
State says LLMs threaten civilization as “the greatest public nuisance ever created.”
- TechCrunch AIpolicyThe AI boom took over Climate Week and not everyone is happy about it
Just like the rest of the U.S., data centers and AI are dividing climate tech founders and investors.
- OpenAI NewspolicyHow we will do better for Australia
OpenAI apologises for incidents involving Australian government websites and outlines stronger safeguards and support to strengthen Australia’s cyber defences.
- TechRadar AIpolicyAlmost all workers want their employers to legally have to disclose AI monitoring
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- The Verge AIpolicyFlorida seeks a ban on ChatGPT acting like a person
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is calling for a judge to block OpenAI from "giving ChatGPT false human attributes," a few months after Florida sued the AI company over safety concerns. According to Uthmeier, use…
- LessWrongpolicyGate AI Training, Not Just Releases
The Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026 is a good bill. It takes the problem seriously, and it is right to focus narrowly on existential risk (recursive self-improvement, loss of control, large-scale CBRN uplift…
- The DecoderpolicyA Wuhan court just made AI production costs a legal factor in copyright infringement cases
A court in Wuhan, China has factored token usage and AI tool licensing fees into a copyright damages calculation for the first time. The ruling is part of China's broader push to build out copyright protections for AI-ge…
- TechRadar AIpolicyNew Jersey hits data center with 'record' $1.1m fine after drone exposes 62 unpermitted gas generators
Mainstream AI news from a large tech publication.
- Guardian AIpolicyAnthropic will not appear at Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres amid fallout from OpenAI hack
Company behind Claude chatbot expected to attend separate Australian government hearing on AI next week Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The chief executive of Anthropic will turn down an invi…
- Engadget AIpolicyFlorida AG requests emergency order to stop OpenAI model development
This follows a lawsuit from this summer where ChatGPT was allegedly connected to a mass shooting.
- Engadget AIpolicyThe US government plans to use AI to help redact documents
AI use for FOIA requests might result in even more information being withheld.
- TechCrunch AIpolicyAnthropic’s CEO is about to have dinner with President Trump
This will be the first one-on-one meeting between Dario Amodei and Donald Trump.
- Guardian AIpolicyBritish celebrities beat AI companies lobbying to get free use of their work. They have a warning for Australia
‘People care about the songs, books and pictures that influence the critical moments in their lives,’ says the architect of the fightback in the UK Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking…
- Guardian TechnologypolicyDemocracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AI
‘The push against datacenters speaks to the frustration of people who don’t feel they are making the choices in their lives’ The Stanford ethicist Rob Reich was once invited to a dinner organized by a Silicon Valley mogu…
- Guardian AIpolicyBill Gates says unchecked AI could ‘cause a billion deaths’ in call for regulation
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist speaks with NBC’s Kristen Welker in interview airing on Sunday Bill Gates has called on the US’s federal legislators and law enforcers to regulate the development of artificial int…
- Guardian AIpolicyAustralian backlash to datacentres is faux import from US, officials say: ‘We are not the United States’
Pro-datacentre officials argue scale of Australia’s buildout is smaller, more regulated and less damaging than in US Australian politicians and business leaders are arguing that their populace’s growing resentment of AI…
- TechCrunch AIpolicyInsurers claim AI is already increasing healthcare costs
Blue Cross Blue Shield says hospital use of AI tools led to an additional $942 million in healthcare spending over a two-year period.
- The DecoderpolicyFormer Ukrainian Defense Minister Fedorov pitches a private-sector robot army
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has announced "Army of Robots," a private combat robotics initiative. The robots would handle casualty evacuation, mine clearance, and combat. Drones already account for…
- TechRadar AIpolicyHospital AI use is causing medical bills to soar, with Blue Cross estimating $1 billion in extra insurance costs
Mainstream AI news from a large tech publication.
- Guardian AIpolicyHeads of OpenAI and Anthropic called to face Senate inquiry after rogue agent incidents
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei have been invited to appear before the Greens-led inquiry into AI and datacentres Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news po…
- Guardian AIpolicyBroken promises, confiscated land: the hyperscale AI datacentre being built in a tiny Indian village
Locals say Google’s $15bn project in Andhra Pradesh has resulted in smallholdings being taken back off them by the government When the government officials arrived in Tarluvada last year, they came with abundant promises…
- Guardian AIpolicyThe AI debate is already shaping the 2028 election. Here’s where Democratic hopefuls stand
Debates over AI development, regulation and datacenters have become buzzy topics for US presidential candidates The debate over artificial intelligence development, how to regulate it and the construction of datacenters…
- The Verge AIpolicyCan Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince save the web from AI?
Today, I’m talking with Matthew Prince, who is CEO of Cloudflare. This episode is part of a two-part series on the future of business. Matthew last joined us on the show about two and a half years ago, at what we thought…
- Guardian AIpolicyTrump and Chinese president Xi end summit without major agreement on AI
Xi’s state visit to the US emphasized personal rapport with the US president, rather than substantial agreements to pause their respective countries’ AI arms race Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping wrapped up…
- Ars Technica AIpolicyCourt rules Pentagon can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features
“Overly constrained AI models” could cause military operations to fail, judges say.
- The DecoderpolicyPentagon was right to slap Anthropic with a security supply chain risk label, federal court says
A federal appeals court has upheld the Pentagon's decision to bar Anthropic from military contracts. Defense Secretary Hegseth argues the company's safety restrictions could jeopardize military operations. Anthropic says…
- WIRED AIpolicyAppeals Court Lets the Pentagon Designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk
The AI lab had argued multiple violations of its rights, but a divided panel of judges sided with the Trump administration.
- Guardian AIpolicyThe Guardian view on Trump and Xi: a show of friendship, but no real attempt to address the tensions | Editorial
The Chinese leader’s visit to Washington appears to have done nothing to shift the stalemate in bilateral relations Within days, two high-profile Chinese visitors will arrive in the US – envoys of friendship, as Xi Jinpi…
- TechRadar AIpolicyNew Jersey hits data center with 'record' $1.1m fine after drone exposes 62 unpermitted gas generators
Mainstream AI news from a large tech publication.