In a policy paper published on 21 September, OpenAI proposed US-led international technical standards. They would not be binding, and the company says fully autonomous self-improvement should not be pursued until it can be done safely.
Amodei's slowdown proposal produced an unexpected consensus in the industry. On the political side, Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson push back.
High Commissioner Volker Türk asks for three things: clear safety limits, independent verification and industry cooperation. The second is decisive — today companies run safety evaluations on their own criteria.
The 2027-2029 programme sets targets including a Turkish large language model, domestic chip facilities and more TRUBA capacity. But in a list declaring fifteen areas a priority, the only AI item with a date is public data standards.
Protect Democracy has sued four federal agencies to force the release of the framework used to review frontier models before launch. The framework is not classified, yet it still is not being shared.
The Justice Department entered the New York Times copyright case with a 20-page filing arguing that training models on copyrighted text is fair use. Its oddest feature: it declares its own Copyright Office's opposing report unauthoritative.
Built-in web search and at least 45 million EU users crossed the threshold. Reddit and Roblox were reclassified in the same decision.
Gates accuses the industry of deliberately downplaying risks. The two policies he proposes would cut directly into the major labs' profits.
In an essay of nearly 6,000 words he names three threats: permanent job loss, easier bioweapon development and addictive chatbots.
Demand in the connection queue rose from 41 to 125 gigawatts in eight months. The government believes most of it is a mirage.
The decision followed an AI cover version climbing to the top. Mastering is allowed, generation from scratch is not — and the boundary between them is contested.
The Justice Department is examining a16z partners sitting on the boards of two now-competing companies, using a statute almost never applied to venture firms.
The California Public Utilities Commission has approved Waymo's robotaxi service expanding across 18 counties from Sonoma down to San Diego — its largest expansion yet.
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei set out his view on AI regulation, arguing open weights are not sufficient on their own and pointing to a crisis of trust in the industry.
The US AI framework currently covers only closed models. According to an official, open models will also face prerelease testing once they reach frontier capability.