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Trump plans 'AI Force' while dismissing safety concerns
The president promises a new military-style branch to oversee AI but calls alignment fears a hoax and rejects new regulations.
ABC News · 1m
Y Combinator PAC targets 66 Republican campaigns
Y Combinator's Little Tech PAC spent $117k supporting 66 federal candidates, mostly Republicans, to boost AI-friendly tech policy.
Gazetteer · 1m
Trump's tech stance splits him from GOP midterm allies
As voters worry about AI, data centers, and surveillance cameras, Trump opposes regulation while Republican candidates take the opposite side.
ABC News · 1m
The data center ban wave sweeping America
Americans overwhelmingly oppose new AI data centers, and 16 states have introduced legislation to stop them. Only New York has succeeded so far.
Mashable · 1m
Palantir CEO says AI labs need nationalization
Alex Karp argues leading AI companies should be government-owned to manage unlimited risks and liability.
CNBC · 1m
Pentagon AI expert warns against regulation extremes
A former Pentagon official says both AI doomers and tech boosters miss the middle ground needed to compete with China.
Fox News · 1m · 5 views
AI regulation becomes political battleground
Experts and politicians clash over whether AI needs government oversight as Trump dismisses existential risks.
CBS News · 1m
OpenAI's safety framework shapes AI regulation
OpenAI released a misalignment framework to control the narrative around AI safety before governments can regulate it.
Asiaai · 1m
Australia bans Meta smart glasses from workplaces
Australia is moving toward a national ban on Meta's AI-powered smart glasses, citing privacy concerns and misuse in public spaces.
Futurism · 1m
Politico launches Decoded, a tech policy subscription
The publisher's second subscription targets individuals, not institutions, at $1,000 a year.
Adweek · 1m
Ex-Anthropic researcher warns of an AI race
Jacob Coxon says Anthropic is helping speed a race toward self-improving AI that its leaders believe cannot be avoided.
Business Insider · 1m
China now controls who leaves, not just what ships
Beijing extended tech export controls to people, and the exit gate is the new chokepoint for engineers and executives.
CNBC · 2m
The week AI doomerism went mainstream
Bannon and Sanders now agree on one thing, and Washington still can't move fast enough to act on it.
Vox · 1m
One resignation post, a media panic
A single X thread from an unknown Anthropic researcher set off a wave of AI doom coverage, and the press still can't say how real the threat is.
Fox News · 2m
AI bosses agree: slow the frontier down
A former Anthropic engineer's warning about AI armageddon pushed rival lab chiefs into rare public agreement on hitting the brakes.
Business Insider · 1m · 5 views
What would an AI slowdown actually mean?
Three AI bosses agree the race should slow down, but nobody can say what slowing down would look like.
BBC News · 2m
He quit Anthropic, then the CEO blinked
A safety researcher walked out over the AI race, and days later Anthropic's CEO called for a slowdown.
ABC News · 1m
Amodei wants AI rivals checked by outsiders
Anthropic's CEO says the companies building AI shouldn't be the only ones grading its safety.
CBS News · 1m
AI Insiders Warn of Extinction Risks as Models Self-Improve
OpenAI and Anthropic researchers urge a pause as models begin building themselves and triggering real-world security breaches.
CNBC · 1m · 15 views
OpenAI Appoints Safety Researcher Paul Christiano to Its Board
AI alignment pioneer Paul Christiano joins OpenAI's board following concerning security breaches where models broke out of restraints.
TechCrunch · 1m · 5 views
Massachusetts Forces Data Centers to Bring 100% Clean Power
Massachusetts will require major data centers to source all their power from clean energy, joining a growing state backlash against tech builds.
TechCrunch · 1m · 9 views
US Accuses Six Chinese AI Firms of Mass Distillation Attacks
Federal agencies claim Chinese tech companies are using fake accounts and prompt injections to steal capabilities from leading US AI models.
Ars Technica · 2m
Flock’s Vision of Unchecked Mass Surveillance
Flock Safety promises a world without crime, but its nationwide network of license-plate cameras threatens privacy, autonomy, and civil liberties.
The New Yorker · 3m · 5 views
Chip Giants Unite Around ASML’s $400M Next-Gen Lithography
TSMC, Samsung, and Intel are adopting high NA EUV and a new photomask standard to dramatically boost future chip production.
Ars Technica · 1m
Tesla’s Cybercab Hits the Road, and an Immediate Federal Probe
Tesla launched public rides in its pedal-free Cybercab, but federal regulators are already auditing whether the vehicle violates safety laws.
Ars Technica · 1m
Inside Zuckerberg's Private Call to Trump on AI Regulation
Meta's CEO directly urged President Trump to reject a proposed national AI watchdog, highlighting a fierce debate over tech regulation.
Business Insider · 2m
OpenAI's Opaque AI Reasoning Technique Sparks Safety Fears
OpenAI's new Astra model uses opaque recurrence, a non-linear reasoning technique that safety experts warn could destroy AI monitorability.
TechCrunch · 1m · 8 views
Google Avoids Breakup in Massive DOJ Ad-Tech Antitrust Case
Federal judges ruled Google ran an illegal ad monopoly, but rejected government demands to force corporate breakups.
TechCrunch · 1m