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OpenAI Shifts Policy Toward Greater Intellectual Freedom and Neutrality in ChatGPT
OpenAI has updated its Model Spec policy to embrace intellectual freedom, enabling ChatGPT to answer more questions, offer multiple perspectives on controversial topics, and reduce refusals to engage. The company's new g...
EU Abandons AI Liability Directive, Denies Trump Pressure
The European Union has scrapped its proposed AI Liability Directive, which would have made it easier for consumers to sue over AI-related harms. EU digital chief Henna Virkkunen denied this decision was due to pressure f...
UK Rebrands AI Safety Institute to Focus on Security, Partners with Anthropic
The UK government has renamed its AI Safety Institute to the AI Security Institute, shifting focus from existential risks to cybersecurity and national security concerns. Alongside this pivot, the government announced a...
Anthropic CEO Criticizes Lack of Urgency in AI Governance at Paris Summit
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei criticized the AI Action Summit in Paris as a "missed opportunity," calling for greater urgency in AI governance given the rapidly advancing technology. Amodei warned that AI systems will soon...
US and UK Decline to Sign Paris AI Summit Declaration as 61 Countries Commit to Ethical AI Development
At the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, 61 countries, including China and India, signed a declaration focusing on ensuring AI is 'open, inclusive, transparent, ethical, safe, secure and trustworthy,' but t...
Trump Administration Prioritizes US AI Dominance Over Safety Regulations in Paris Summit Speech
At the AI Action Summit in Paris, US Vice President JD Vance delivered a speech emphasizing American AI dominance and deregulation over safety concerns. Vance outlined the Trump administration's focus on maintaining US A...
AI Pioneer Andrew Ng Endorses Google's Reversal on AI Weapons Pledge
AI researcher and Google Brain founder Andrew Ng expressed support for Google's decision to drop its 7-year pledge not to build AI systems for weapons. Ng criticized the original Project Maven protests, arguing that Amer...
European Union Publishes Guidelines on AI System Classification Under New AI Act
The European Union has released non-binding guidance to help determine which systems qualify as AI under its recently implemented AI Act. The guidance acknowledges that no exhaustive classification is possible and that t...
Google Removes Ban on AI for Weapons and Surveillance from Its Principles
Google has quietly removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website, replacing it with language about supporting "national security." This change comes amid ongoing employee protests over Goo...
EU AI Act Begins Enforcement Against 'Unacceptable Risk' AI Systems
The European Union's AI Act has reached its first compliance deadline, banning AI systems deemed to pose "unacceptable risk" as of February 2, 2025. These prohibited applications include AI for social scoring, emotion re...