Q&A with AI researcher Jacob Coxon, who quit Anthropic, on the need for industry-wide, international coordination to limit recursive self-improvement, and more
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Sources: OpenAI asked members of Congress for guidance on whether orchestrating an industry-wide slowdown in AI development would be legal under antitrust law
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Senator Josh Hawley launches an investigation into Flock's “collection, retention, and dissemination of the data” from its AI-powered surveillance cameras
- Members of Congress in both parties have raised concerns about the company's network of 120,000 cameras, which allow law enforcement to track the movement of vehicles.
Trump urges Congress to pass the Clarity Act at a White House event with execs, including the CEOs of Coinbase and Robinhood; the bill has stalled in the Senate
President Donald Trump pressed Congress to pass digital asset market structure legislation that is a top priority for the industry …
Trump urges Congress to pass the Clarity Act at a White House event with execs including the CEOs of Coinbase and Robinhood; the bill has stalled in the Senate
President Donald Trump pressed Congress to pass digital asset market structure legislation that is a top priority for the industry …
How Congressional lawmakers and aides are using AI tools with little oversight to write speeches and news releases, sort constituent mail, and more
The amendment was one of hundreds filed this summer to an annual defense bill making its way through Congress.
OpenAI's Chris Lehane says he is pursuing “reverse federalism”, lobbying blue states to pass AI safety laws and create a de facto US standard, as DC dithers
OpenAI's effort comes after nearly a year in which the tech lobby has pressured Congress to block states from passing AI laws …
How gambling companies like FanDuel and DraftKings, as well as Meta and a16z's founders, are pouring millions into state-level election campaigns via super PACs
With Congress largely stalemated, companies turn to states to gain leverage over regulations.
US labor experts and economists warn US unemployment benefits are unlikely to protect against AI job losses, and the GOP-led Congress is doing little to prepare
Kalshi suspends and fines congressional candidates Mark Moran of Virginia, Matt Klein of Minnesota, and Ezekiel Enriquez of Texas for political insider trading
Prediction market platform Kalshi said Wednesday it had suspended and fined three candidates for Congress from Minnesota …