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Chinese Government Increases Oversight of AI Startup DeepSeek
The Chinese government has reportedly placed homegrown AI startup DeepSeek under closer supervision following the company's successful launch of its open-source reasoning model R1 in January. New restrictions include tra...
OpenAI Advocates for US Restrictions on Chinese AI Models
OpenAI has submitted a proposal to the Trump administration recommending bans on "PRC-produced" AI models, specifically targeting Chinese AI lab DeepSeek which it describes as "state-subsidized" and "state-controlled." T...
EU Softens AI Regulatory Approach Amid International Pressure
The EU has released a third draft of the Code of Practice for general purpose AI (GPAI) providers that appears to relax certain requirements compared to earlier versions. The draft uses mediated language like "best effor...
Judge Signals Concerns About OpenAI's For-Profit Conversion Despite Denying Musk's Injunction
A federal judge denied Elon Musk's request for a preliminary injunction to halt OpenAI's transition to a for-profit structure, but expressed significant concerns about the conversion. Judge Rogers indicated that using pu...
Anthropic Proposes National AI Policy Framework to White House
After removing Biden-era AI commitments from its website, Anthropic submitted recommendations to the White House for a national AI policy focused on economic benefits. The recommendations include maintaining the AI Safet...
Tech Leaders Warn Against AGI Manhattan Project in Policy Paper
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and CAIS Director Dan Hendrycks published a policy paper arguing against a "Manhattan Project for AGI" approach by the US government. The authors warn that an a...
Anthropic Removes Biden-Era AI Safety Commitments After Trump Policy Shift
Anthropic has quietly removed several voluntary Biden administration AI safety commitments from its website, including pledges to share information on AI risk management and conduct research on bias. The removal coincide...
Trump Administration Cuts Threaten Critical US AI Research Funding
The Trump administration has fired key AI experts at the National Science Foundation, jeopardizing important government funding for artificial intelligence research. The layoffs have caused postponement or cancellation o...
California Senator Introduces New AI Safety Bill with Whistleblower Protections
California State Senator Scott Wiener has introduced SB 53, a new AI bill that would protect employees at leading AI labs who speak out about potential critical risks to society. The bill also proposes creating CalComput...
US AI Safety Institute Faces Potential Layoffs and Uncertain Future
Reports indicate the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may terminate up to 500 employees, significantly impacting the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI). The institute, created under...