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The Trump administration's newly launched America.gov AI chatbot was reprogrammed within a day of its release to stop fact-checking false claims from the president, refusing instead to answer political questions. The changes gutted the tool's usefulness for answering questions about federal services and policy impacts.
The AI sector has signed an accord on technology standards, as stated by the US House speaker, suggesting collaborative efforts in AI governance and standardization.
Semafor reports that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is a leading candidate for President Trump's new AI czar role, having already engaged in AI policy discussions with Chinese officials ahead of a Trump-Xi meeting.
This arXiv preprint analyzes the historical development of spoken political language in the United States, likely employing computational or linguistic methods.
Senator John Curtis highlights the need for Congress to be informed on AI development and urges public hearings to address related concerns.
Elon Musk and Sam Altman agree with Dario Amodei's suggestion to slow down AI development, but US President Donald Trump rejects it.
U.S. Vice President Vance warned that AI could have a demonic side, using religious language to describe its potentially harmful behavior.
Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar introduce legislation to ban artificial superintelligence and temporarily pause advanced AI development until federal safety rules are established, citing concerns about AI escaping control.
The US government reached a $1.2bn deal with German firm RWE to abandon its offshore wind projects, with RWE reinvesting in gas and LNG projects, continuing the Trump administration's push against offshore wind.
Interviews with Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that the Japanese government has expressed concerns to the U.S. Embassy in Japan about the Trump administration's unauthorized use of Japanese anime and game works such as Pokemon and Naruto in social media posts, requesting appropriate handling of intellectual property.
OpenAI is in talks to give the US government a 5% equity stake, reflecting a shift in AI regulation happening in parallel with product development, with comparisons to the Alaska Permanent Fund.
A bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Cruz and Wyden would allow Americans to sue government officials who illegally coerce social media, AI, or broadcast companies to remove content, creating new transparency requirements and empowering individuals like Jimmy Kimmel to sue FCC Chair Brendan Carr.
President Trump signed a scaled-back AI executive order requiring companies to give the federal government 30-day early access to advanced AI models before public release, after internal debate and industry pushback.
President Trump postponed a planned AI executive order, citing concerns that it could slow US AI companies while China is racing to catch up.
US lawmakers are introducing a bipartisan amendment that would ban the use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) for any purpose other than tolling by recipients of federal highway funding, effectively ending most police ALPR programs nationwide.
The US BUILD America 250 bill proposes a new annual tax on electric vehicles ($130 for BEVs, $35 for PHEVs) while some lawmakers push to cut the gas tax to zero. Critics argue the tax unfairly targets the small percentage of EVs that cause minimal road damage.
Changpeng Zhao (CZ) states he has been avoiding the U.S. recently but plans to return to engage with the community and address misconceptions following changes in crypto policy.