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Trump's AI Action Plan Reduces Regulatory Oversight and Environmental Barriers for Tech Companies
President Trump unveiled an AI Action Plan that was shaped by Silicon Valley allies and is being celebrated by major AI companies. The plan aims to reduce environmental regulatory barriers for data center construction, l...
Trump Administration Bans 'Woke AI' from Government Contracts, Mandates Ideological Neutrality
President Trump signed an executive order banning AI models with DEI elements or partisan bias from federal government contracts, requiring only "ideologically neutral" and "truth-seeking" AI systems. The order aims to c...
Trump Administration Launches AI Action Plan Prioritizing Rapid Development Over Safety Regulations
The Trump administration released an AI Action Plan that shifts away from Biden's cautious approach, prioritizing rapid AI infrastructure development, deregulation, and competition with China over safety measures. The pl...
Trump Unveils AI Action Plan Prioritizing Industry Growth Over Safety Regulations
President Trump is set to unveil his AI Action Plan, replacing Biden's executive order with a strategy focused on three pillars: infrastructure, innovation, and global influence. The plan emphasizes accelerating AI devel...
Nvidia Resumes H20 AI Chip Sales to China Following Rare Earth Element Trade Negotiations
Nvidia has reversed its June decision to withdraw from the Chinese market and will restart sales of its H20 AI chips to China, tied to ongoing U.S.-China trade discussions about rare earth elements. U.S. Commerce Secreta...
California Introduces New AI Safety Transparency Bill SB 53 After Previous Legislation Vetoed
California State Senator Scott Wiener introduced amendments to SB 53, requiring major AI companies to publish safety protocols and incident reports, after his previous AI safety bill SB 1047 was vetoed by Governor Newsom...
Trump Administration Proposes Higher Tax Credits for US Semiconductor Manufacturing
The Trump administration's spending bill proposes increasing tax credits for chipmakers building US manufacturing plants from 25% to 35%. This measure aims to boost domestic semiconductor production amid ongoing export r...
Senate Rejects Federal Ban on State AI Regulation in Overwhelming Bipartisan Vote
The U.S. Senate voted 99-1 to remove a controversial provision from the Trump administration's budget bill that would have banned states from regulating AI for 10 years. The provision, supported by major Silicon Valley e...
Anthropic Launches Economic Futures Program to Study AI's Labor Market Impact
Anthropic has launched its Economic Futures Program to research AI's impacts on labor markets and the global economy, including providing grants up to $50,000 for empirical research and hosting policy symposia. The initi...
Pope Leo XIV Positions AI Threat to Humanity as Central Legacy Issue
Pope Leo XIV is making AI's threat to humanity a signature issue of his papacy, drawing parallels to his namesake's advocacy for workers during the Industrial Revolution. The Vatican is pushing for a binding internationa...