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Tech powerhouse’s regulatory push bears similarities to a notorious Washington strategy

Anthropic's AI regulation push mirrors Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto lobbying playbook, with millions in donations and safety rhetoric critics call capture.

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Federal appeals court pauses Minnesota's AI "nudification" banMinnesota's law banning AI "nudification" images has been put on hold after a federal appeals court sided with Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company.

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Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task forcePresident Donald Trump has tapped his director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, to lead a new government task force on artificial intelligence.

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Trump launches ‘Super Intelligence Force’ after calls for AI slowdownPresident Donald Trump announced Sunday that he would name four top administration officials to a “Super Intelligence Force” that will coordinate the federal government’s response to artificial intelligence. Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Office of Personnel Management Director Scott…

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Bill Gates warns AI could cause a billion deaths and says self-regulation is not enoughGates says AI could cause a billion deaths and self-regulation is not enough. The EU has been able to fine model providers 3% of turnover since August.

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Trump Calls on AI to Speed Up Science—While Continuing to Defund It“We tamed electricity, invented the light bulb, developed the airplane, harnessed the atom, unleashed the power of personal computers, created the Internet, pioneered superintelligence, and invented almost everything else of genius and great importance anywhere in the world,” President Donald Trump boasted on Thursday. “We will always be on top. There is…

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Lawmakers raise alarm at Google plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data for AI modelsMore than 120 US lawmakers raised concerns ‌on Thursday about Alphabet's Google unit acquiring defunct carrier Spirit Airlines' internal ⁠data for $10 million to train artificial intelligence systems.

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AI startup touts new possibilities for video creators, but concerns remainAs AI continues to reshape arts and entertainment, it's also creating a new type of producers and content providers. A Silicon Valley start-up founded by a YouTube co-founder could change video storytelling as dramatically as he changed video distribution. Special correspondent Mike Cerre reports for our arts & culture series, CANVAS.

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Sen. Patty Murray meets with state policymakers to discuss AI regulations as federal action sputtersOLYMPIA – Sen. Patty Murray convened a roundtable discussion Thursday with state policymakers and industry experts to learn how Washington has implemented safeguards for artificial intelligence and to urge the federal government to regulate the emerging technology.

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Trump unveils $2.4B in pledges from tech giants including Nvidia, OpenAI; doubles down on ‘super intelligence’ monikerPresident Trump on Thursday announced a $2.4 billion commitment from major tech giants including Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic to support federal agencies’ AI-driven scientific research.

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