Topic: ai policy
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Our AI Policy for Newsrooms
Ars Technica has published its public policy on using generative AI in its newsroom, fulfilling a promise made earlier this year and emphasizing transparency. The policy is based on the belief that human creativity is irreplaceable and that AI should only be used as an aid for professionals, neve...
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OpenAI hires Trump’s AI architect and Google’s Shazeer
OpenAI is preparing for its IPO by hiring Dean Ball, a former White House AI policy architect, to lead a new "Strategic Futures" team focused on the political and regulatory challenges of AI, signaling a dual strategy of technological and political preparation. The company also recruited Noam Sha...
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Trump’s top AI adviser Sriram Krishnan to leave White House
Senior White House AI policy adviser Sriram Krishnan is departing at the end of June after helping craft the administration's AI strategy, including a landmark deal with Google, Microsoft, and xAI for early government access to their AI models. Krishnan will remain involved as an outside adviser ...
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South Africa's AI policy, written by AI, contained fake citations
South Africa's Department of Communications and Digital Technologies spent months crafting a national AI policy that proposed a sweeping governance framework including a National AI Commission, AI Ethics Board, and AI Regulatory Authority. The policy document contains fabricated citations generat...
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Trump's New Tech Panel Includes Zuckerberg and Huang
The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is being reestablished with a core group of prominent tech leaders, including Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang, to advise on AI policy and innovation strategy. The council, co-chaired by administration officials, has a formal m...
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Anthropic CEO Fires Back at Trump Officials Over AI Fear-Mongering Claims
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei clarified the company's AI policy stance, emphasizing that AI should advance human progress and advocating for transparent risk discussions and responsible development. The company faced criticism from industry figures like David Sacks, who accused it of fear-mongering ...
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Spotify's New AI Policy: Labeling AI Music & Fighting Spam
Spotify is introducing new policies for greater transparency and against platform manipulation, including labeling AI-generated content and explicitly banning unauthorized voice cloning. The platform will use the DDEX industry standard for detailed AI disclosures in song credits and is developing...
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Anthropic wins AI policy battles despite going solo
Anthropic has become isolated in AI policy debates, taking a cautious stance on open-weight models, military AI applications, and model distillation while rivals embrace openness and collaboration. The company refuses to allow its technology for offensive military use and warns that open-weight m...
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Tech CEOs Meet President Trump: Inside the Summit
The event featured a formal and orchestrated display of mutual praise between President Trump and top tech leaders, highlighting their allegiance amid a backdrop of political theater. Tech executives, including Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook, announced significant domestic investments and credited ...
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NSW Launches Dedicated AI Office to Drive Innovation
The New South Wales government has launched the Office for AI under Digital NSW to drive and coordinate AI adoption across public sector agencies. The office will develop statewide AI policies, implement an AI Assessment Framework, and support responsible integration of AI technologies. It will w...
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Spotify and Labels Team Up for Artist-Focused AI Music
Spotify has partnered with major music labels like Sony, Universal, Warner, and Merlin to develop AI tools that ensure artists are fairly compensated and retain control over their work. The initiative allows musicians to decide if their music can be used in AI-generated tracks and guarantees they...
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OpenAI’s Chief Futurist Departs the Company
Joshua Achiam, OpenAI's chief futurist and former head of the mission alignment team, announced his departure after nearly nine years, stating he believes he can work on the company's mission from outside the organization. Achiam's role bridged AI safety and policy teams, advocating for governmen...
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Find Data Centers Near You on This Interactive Map
An Oregon student created an interactive global map tracking AI policy and data center development after conflicting reports about Google's land use in The Dalles, where critics claim the city seeks water for Google's data center under the guise of municipal needs. The map uses AI to self-update ...
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Inside the DHS White Supremacist Memelord Case
A DHS official is anonymously creating official social media content with white supremacist imagery, and while their identity is known within MAGA circles, a code of silence protects them from public exposure. The Pentagon is in a legal dispute with AI company Anthropic, with critics arguing its ...
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Why Is No One Stopping Elon Musk's Grok?
Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot can generate harmful non-consensual intimate imagery, raising serious accountability issues due to ineffective platform safety measures. The incident highlights a broader failure in digital governance, occurring in a permissive regulatory environment where legal protec...
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Arduino's New Terms of Service Spark Hobbyist Concerns Before Qualcomm Deal
Arduino's updated terms of service have sparked community concern, particularly around restrictions on reverse-engineering and new AI monitoring provisions as the company faces acquisition by Qualcomm. The company clarified that open source hardware and software remain unaffected, with restrictio...
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US lifts export controls on Anthropic’s Fable 5, clearing its return
The US Commerce Department lifted export controls on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models after a three-week freeze, with Secretary Lutnick requiring Anthropic to proactively address security risks and report malicious activity in exchange. The controls were triggered by a jailbreak dis...
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AI Giants Clash for Reputation at Davos
The CEOs of leading AI labs engaged in a public war of words at Davos, framing their competition as a clash of philosophies over the future of AI. OpenAI's strategy was criticized by rivals for its commercial focus, while OpenAI defended its broad public access and labeled the critiques as elitis...
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GITEX Global Rebrands as 'TechCation' in 2026, Transforming Dubai's Tech Show
GITEX Global is rebranding as TechCation in 2026, merging technology innovation with Dubai's lifestyle and moving to Expo City Dubai during the peak tourism season in December. The event will transform the city into a connected ecosystem through partnerships across tourism, hospitality, and welln...
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DOJ Probes Andreessen Horowitz Over Board Seats at Rivals
The US Justice Department is investigating venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz over potential Clayton Act Section 8 violations, examining whether partners improperly hold board seats at competing AI data companies (Databricks and Fivetran), with the probe reportedly active for nearly a year ...
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