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Anthropic CEO: Don’t ban cheap AI — but clamp down on China
Anthropic CEO: Don’t ban cheap AI — but clamp down on China Politico
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman heads to Washington as AI policy deadline nears
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman heads to Washington as AI policy deadline nears Politico
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Obernolte-Trahan artificial intelligence bill introduced in House
Obernolte-Trahan artificial intelligence bill introduced in House Politico
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Bipartisan House lawmakers introduce the AI Kill Switch Act, which would grant the US DHS authority to shut down or throttle AI models that it deems dangerous (Politico)
Politico: Bipartisan House lawmakers introduce the AI Kill Switch Act, which would grant the US DHS authority to shut down or throttle AI models that it deems dangerous — A bipartisan House bill slated to be…
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House AI ‘kill switch’ bill unveiled as OpenAI hack raises alarms
House AI ‘kill switch’ bill unveiled as OpenAI hack raises alarms Politico
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OpenAI’s models broke free and launched a cyberattack. Congress wants new rules before it happens again.
OpenAI’s models broke free and launched a cyberattack. Congress wants new rules before it happens again. Politico
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The Little Tech Association, a new group of ~200 companies across the startup community, including Y Combinator, urges Trump not to ban Chinese open-weight AI (Sophia Cai/Politico)
Sophia Cai / Politico: The Little Tech Association, a new group of ~200 companies across the startup community, including Y Combinator, urges Trump not to ban Chinese open-weight AI — Almost 200 Silicon Valley…
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OpenAI backs watered-down Massachusetts AI safety bill
OpenAI backs watered-down Massachusetts AI safety bill Politico
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Draft: the Trump admin plans to use the UN General Assembly to push a global "freedom of expression" declaration that EU lawmakers call an attack on tech rules (Eliza Gkritsi/Politico)
Eliza Gkritsi / Politico: Draft: the Trump admin plans to use the UN General Assembly to push a global “freedom of expression” declaration that EU lawmakers call an attack on tech rules — BRUSSELS…
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Sources: the EU Parliament plans to roll out EPGenAI Hub to MEPs and staff as early as Sept., letting them access Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Mistral models (Max Griera/Politico)
Max Griera / Politico: Sources: the EU Parliament plans to roll out EPGenAI Hub to MEPs and staff as early as Sept., letting them access Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Mistral models — The institution is opening…
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Apple’s OpenAI offensive
Apple’s OpenAI offensive Politico
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Filings: Dario Amodei gave $1M in May to Public First, a super PAC advocating for AI safety regulations, seemingly his first seven-figure political donation (Brendan Bordelon/Politico)
Brendan Bordelon / Politico: Filings: Dario Amodei gave $1M in May to Public First, a super PAC advocating for AI safety regulations, seemingly his first seven-figure political donation — Anthropic CEO Dario…
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Ofcom launches a probe into TikTok over Online Safety Act compliance, citing doubts about the effectiveness of using age inference to determine users' ages (Mizy Clifton/Politico)
Mizy Clifton / Politico: Ofcom launches a probe into TikTok over Online Safety Act compliance, citing doubts about the effectiveness of using age inference to determine users' ages — The online safety watchdog is…
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Anthropic CEO gives $1 million to super PAC amid battle of AI big-money groups
Anthropic CEO gives $1 million to super PAC amid battle of AI big-money groups Politico
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How Anthropic is pursuing a state-by-state push for ever-tougher AI safety laws, in contrast with OpenAI's "reverse federalism" strategy for common state rules (Politico)
Politico: How Anthropic is pursuing a state-by-state push for ever-tougher AI safety laws, in contrast with OpenAI's “reverse federalism” strategy for common state rules — SAN FRANCISCO &mdash…
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Gavin Newsom is tempering his pro-tech instincts with economic populism ahead of a likely presidential bid, proposing giving Americans equity in AI companies (Jeremy B. White/Politico)
Jeremy B. White / Politico: Gavin Newsom is tempering his pro-tech instincts with economic populism ahead of a likely presidential bid, proposing giving Americans equity in AI companies — When Gavin Newsom…
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AI advocates fear New York's moratorium on new data centers could embolden Democrats to enact more state restrictions and seize on the issue in the midterms (Politico)
Politico: AI advocates fear New York's moratorium on new data centers could embolden Democrats to enact more state restrictions and seize on the issue in the midterms — New York's moratorium on data centers could…
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Inside Anthropic’s state-by-state plan to ratchet up AI rules
Inside Anthropic’s state-by-state plan to ratchet up AI rules Politico
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Sources: multiple GOP governors and large utilities are expected to join Trump's pledge for data center developers to cover their energy use and infrastructure (Politico)
Politico: Sources: multiple GOP governors and large utilities are expected to join Trump's pledge for data center developers to cover their energy use and infrastructure — President Donald Trump is expanding his…
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The European Commission proposes exempting wearable tech from rules requiring removable batteries, clearing a hurdle for Meta's smart glasses, after US pressure (Politico)
Politico: The European Commission proposes exempting wearable tech from rules requiring removable batteries, clearing a hurdle for Meta's smart glasses, after US pressure — Commission exempts smart glasses like…
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The EU blacklists Russian intelligence group members it says were responsible for spying on and hacking targets across the EU and Ukraine from as early as 2010 (Politico)
Politico: The EU blacklists Russian intelligence group members it says were responsible for spying on and hacking targets across the EU and Ukraine from as early as 2010 — Moscow's Federal Security Service is…
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The EU Parliament advances a bill letting tech companies scan for CSAM, reviving a proposal rejected in March, with an exemption for E2EE services like WhatsApp (Sam Clark/Politico)
Sam Clark / Politico: The EU Parliament advances a bill letting tech companies scan for CSAM, reviving a proposal rejected in March, with an exemption for E2EE services like WhatsApp — Top-level pressure and…
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Florida’s OpenAI lawsuit moves to federal court — and gets assigned to Aileen Cannon
Florida’s OpenAI lawsuit moves to federal court — and gets assigned to Aileen Cannon Politico
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OpenAI to release its most powerful model after weekslong hold
OpenAI to release its most powerful model after weekslong hold Politico
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Pitch document: Chris Larsen and Palmer Luckey invested an undisclosed amount in APEC, a derivatives exchange founded by the son of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (Declan Harty/Politico)
Declan Harty / Politico: Pitch document: Chris Larsen and Palmer Luckey invested an undisclosed amount in APEC, a derivatives exchange founded by the son of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand — Democratic megadonor Chris…
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Trump lifts limits on Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models
Trump lifts limits on Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models Politico
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Sources: the Trump administration plans to lift export restrictions on Anthropic's Fable 5 as early as Tuesday evening, making it available to all general users (Politico)
Politico: Sources: the Trump administration plans to lift export restrictions on Anthropic's Fable 5 as early as Tuesday evening, making it available to all general users — Anthropic and the administration had…
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Trump's AI controls spark free speech debate
Trump's AI controls spark free speech debate Politico
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California strikes a deal with Anthropic to expand the use of Claude products across state agencies and local governments at a 50% discount (Christine Mui/Politico)
Christine Mui / Politico: California strikes a deal with Anthropic to expand the use of Claude products across state agencies and local governments at a 50% discount — “A lot of departments are going to…
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Exclusive: Newsom, Anthropic ink deal to expand government use
Exclusive: Newsom, Anthropic ink deal to expand government use Politico
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AI executives and lobbyists say they are seeking regulatory clarity from the Trump administration but are wary of pressing for answers, fearing retaliation (Politico)
Politico: AI executives and lobbyists say they are seeking regulatory clarity from the Trump administration but are wary of pressing for answers, fearing retaliation — The unpredictability was on display again…
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Tech industry grapples with Trump’s AI about-faces
Tech industry grapples with Trump’s AI about-faces Politico
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Trump administration partially lifts Anthropic’s AI export ban
Trump administration partially lifts Anthropic’s AI export ban Politico
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Sources: Meta lobbyists are urging California lawmakers to exempt social media platforms from legislation that would increase penalties in child-harm cases (Tyler Katzenberger/Politico)
Tyler Katzenberger / Politico: Sources: Meta lobbyists are urging California lawmakers to exempt social media platforms from legislation that would increase penalties in child-harm cases — Meta's plea comes as it…
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Trump administration steps in to limit OpenAI’s latest model launch
Trump administration steps in to limit OpenAI’s latest model launch Politico
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$500 million AI jobs push launches with bipartisan backing
$500 million AI jobs push launches with bipartisan backing Politico
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DeSantis ally representing OpenAI as Florida takes on tech giant
DeSantis ally representing OpenAI as Florida takes on tech giant Politico
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'They’re politically naive': The political fight behind Anthropic’s export controls
'They’re politically naive': The political fight behind Anthropic’s export controls Politico
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White House talks with Anthropic shift to setting AI security rules
White House talks with Anthropic shift to setting AI security rules Politico
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Sources: the White House and Anthropic are working on a framework that would assess the severity of AI security flaws, a sign that negotiations are progressing (Politico)
Politico: Sources: the White House and Anthropic are working on a framework that would assess the severity of AI security flaws, a sign that negotiations are progressing — The attempt to create a standardized…
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White House talks with Anthropic shift to setting AI security rules
White House talks with Anthropic shift to setting AI security rules Politico
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OpenAI hires former Trump AI official Dean Ball
OpenAI hires former Trump AI official Dean Ball Politico
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How Trump's Anthropic move is testing the legal limits of tech restrictions
How Trump's Anthropic move is testing the legal limits of tech restrictions Politico
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The UK says reports that Prime Minister Keir Starmer sought a carve-out to US export controls imposed on Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 are "categorically untrue" (Politico)
Politico: The UK says reports that Prime Minister Keir Starmer sought a carve-out to US export controls imposed on Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 are “categorically untrue” — EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France…
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Sources: Meta decided to support KOSA after it was packaged with language preempting state AI laws and a bill requiring app stores to verify users' ages (Politico)
Politico: Sources: Meta decided to support KOSA after it was packaged with language preempting state AI laws and a bill requiring app stores to verify users' ages — A children's online safety bill at the center…
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Many US lawmakers said this week they had not been briefed on Trump's Fable 5 move, including Ted Cruz, whose commerce committee has jurisdiction over AI policy (Politico)
Politico: Many US lawmakers said this week they had not been briefed on Trump's Fable 5 move, including Ted Cruz, whose commerce committee has jurisdiction over AI policy — Members of both parties said they now…
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White House’s Anthropic move jolts Congress back into the AI debate
White House’s Anthropic move jolts Congress back into the AI debate Politico
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Trump promised to bring order to AI oversight. That lasted 2 weeks.
Trump promised to bring order to AI oversight. That lasted 2 weeks. Politico
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Trump officials meet with Anthropic to discuss a truce
Trump officials meet with Anthropic to discuss a truce Politico
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US officials: the Trump administration's decision to impose export controls on Anthropic followed multiple tense calls between Dario Amodei and admin officials (Politico)
Politico: US officials: the Trump administration's decision to impose export controls on Anthropic followed multiple tense calls between Dario Amodei and admin officials — The administration's imposition of…