AI Briefing#policy
The latest AI and developer news about #policy, with the original source and a short summary.
The latest AI and developer news about #policy, with the original source and a short summary.
The funding supports a scientific research network under the Coalition for Children’s Rights and Protection in the Age of AI to develop tools for measuring AI risks.
The move follows a review of the September OpenAI hack of the Medicare statistics portal, with remaining AI standards expected by year-end.
The watermark applies to every model released since August, including Mythos 5, Opus 4.7, Opus 4.6, and Sonnet 4.6, affecting users worldwide.
The policy change permits Google to use personal data from connected services to tailor advertisements.
The Swedish government will block access to ChatGPT and Claude on staff computers starting Monday.
The bill, introduced by State Senate Technology Committee Chair Kristen Gonzalez, cleared both New York chambers in June 2026 and now sits on the governor's desk.
The blueprint proposes three pillars for government and industry action: strengthening AI safety controls, modernizing defender tools, and building resilient public institutions.
Anthropic's proposed AI safety bill would designate the Commerce Department as the agency empowered to halt an AI model, but only if catastrophic harm thresholds of 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are met.
The proposed body would set containment standards and maintain a public registry of significant security incidents for cyber-capable AI systems.
Over 1,300 AI employees signed a letter requesting government support for automated AI development pacing.
Altman’s comments contrast with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call for an FAA-style regulator amid rising safety concerns.
A new paper co-authored by Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio argues that automating AI research could compress years of progress into months, posing extreme control and societal risks.
A Mother Jones investigation alleges OpenAI's chatbot supported the shooter's violent fantasies and tactical planning prior to the attack.
The proposed legislation would pause advanced AI development and establish a new federal agency to oversee the sector.
Four Minneapolis City Council members have introduced an ordinance requiring autonomous vehicles to carry safety operators paid at least the minimum wage.
Bipartisan US senators are negotiating a bill that imposes a duty of care on frontier AI developers and blocks the release of risky models.
ACL has announced a sustainable reviewing policy that mandates securing reviewers per submission and limits the number of submissions per author.
The UK government is establishing a £100 million fund for AI startups improving public services, offering contracts of up to £10 million.
A US federal court blocked the Department of Defense's blacklisting of Anthropic, ruling that the national security supply chain risk designation was unlawful and baseless.
Driven by generative AI demand, water usage by US data centers has tripled since 2014 to reach 17 billion gallons.
OpenAI has established a Strategic Futures team to analyze the risks of power concentration in the AI era.
A political candidate with a technology background offered practical perspectives on AI regulation and liability.
The Leiden Declaration has been released, setting out reliability and ethical guidelines for the use of AI in mathematical research.
Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed introducing the 'American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act' to distribute equity in major AI companies to the public.