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The Office of Legislative Counsel is facing a barrage of new AI-generated bills, many of which are riddled with errors.
The visit comes as the Catholic Church, including Pope Leo XIV, has increasingly focused on the rapidly developing technology.
The bipartisan investigation, led by Sens. Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin, follows recent Senate efforts to advance new kids’ safety legislation and curb child sex abuse material online.
Much AI policymaking will continue to run through the states and be informed by California’s work, a senior OpenAI official said on Tuesday.
The administration ended a yearslong ban preventing government employees from using the popular social media app on government devices.
Democratic New York assemblymember Alex Bores narrowly lost his House primary in June after facing an onslaught of Silicon Valley dollars. But his influence over state AI rules is only rising.
The state senator apologized for the bot, which parodied his rival in the race for the former House speaker’s seat.
"Where’s the Democrats?" Senate Commerce ranking member Maria Cantwell asked. "Democrats, Democrats, Democrats."
The former House speaker and allies called the state lawmaker’s campaign tactic “sexist” as he runs for her San Francisco seat.
The legislation would impose a levy on leading AI companies and channel the proceeds into a new Work Protection Administration for displaced workers.
A court fight now likely awaits FCC Chair Brendan Carr, who has faced concerns from top Republicans like Ted Cruz that he’s exceeding his authority.
The Louisiana Republican cautioned that the media agenda of Chair Brendan Carr is “getting into the foothills of violating the First Amendment.”
The Senate Commerce Committee embraced tougher restrictions on tech companies, underscoring a growing divide with the House over children's online safety.
The committee's unanimous vote sends the Kids Online Safety Act toward a possible Senate floor vote after the legislation stalled in the House last Congress.
The details of the framework, which would govern the voluntary review of advanced AI models, come after a Tuesday meeting at the White House with top tech companies.
The company will also change policies and submit to periodic monitoring and reporting.
A Republican-led information request asks how Congress should change the consumer protection agency after a series of adverse Supreme Court rulings.
As opposition to the AI projects gains momentum, industry supporters say they have ceded the narrative to their critics.
President Donald Trump’s Federal Communications Commission leader waved off detractors worried about his crackdowns on TV outlets.
The network says the loss of its TV licenses would send a message to all media: “Accommodate the Administration’s view of what news coverage should look like or pay the price.”
The OpenAI CEO discussed a forthcoming artificial intelligence model with federal lawmakers as the cybersecurity debate over the advanced technology intensifies.
The Nvidia CEO spent Tuesday lobbying Democrats and Republicans on how Washington should approach the technology.
Researchers and executives from companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta have urged Washington to back an international effort to address risks arising from advanced AI systems.
Advanced robots and power inverters made overseas pose risks that could include blackouts and espionage on Americans, U.S. officials said.
Dario Amodei continued to stand aloof from other U.S. tech leaders’ unified praise for inexpensive “open weight” models.
More than 20 countries are joining a Trump administration initiative to coordinate next-generation wireless policy, standards and security before 6G reaches consumers.
Democrats, Republicans and political consultants fear New Jersey’s new law could slap their campaigns with hefty fines.
A16z, Dell, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia and Palantir are among over 20 companies that signed onto the letter shared exclusively with POLITICO.
The newest bill is a revised version of a discussion draft the duo released last month.
The co-chair of a key Democratic House panel on AI is joined by a Republican on legislation that would authorize the government to shut down or throttle risky AI models.
