Spooked by Mythos, Trump suddenly realized AI safety testing might be good
… In CAISI’s press release, the center acknowledges that the voluntary agreements signed by Google, Microsoft, and xAI “build on” Biden’s policy. …
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Trump loses more control over AI regulation as Illinois passes landmark law
… Ashley is a senior policy reporter for Ars Technica, dedicated to tracking social impacts of emerging policies and new technologies. …
Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go
… As Trump reportedly faces pressure from the Commerce Department and the Office of Science and Technology Policy to maintain a light-touch approach to AI regulation, more security-focused agencies, like the Office of the National Cyber Director, think the time for governance is now. …
UK to ban social media for kids under 16, may impose overnight curfews
… Conservatives welcome this latest Labour U-turn, and will continue to work for the best implementation of the policy,” Badenoch said. …
Trump plan to test AI models has a problem—US security teams were gutted by DOGE
… Ashley is a senior policy reporter for Ars Technica, dedicated to tracking social impacts of emerging policies and new technologies. …
White House drastically shortens deadline for dropping quantum-vulnerable crypto
The White House is drastically shortening the deadline for government agencies and organizations to adopt new quantum-resistant encryption systems that will withstand attacks that use quantum computers, as the federal government…
Anthropic says Alibaba must be punished for largest Claude cloning attack
… He then positioned his own company as developing a solution, which focuses “on AI agent systems that combined existing foundation models with specialist security data sets and vulnerability knowledge bases,” instead of “trying to match the US in frontier model capability and computing power.” Ashle… …
Bernie Sanders unveils $7 trillion plan to give Americans control of AI industry
… Ashley is a senior policy reporter for Ars Technica, dedicated to tracking social impacts of emerging policies and new technologies. …
Secret CISA credentials found in public GitHub repo
… In January, polygraph-failing acting CISA Director Madhu Gottumukkala uploaded sensitive government documents to ChatGPT after demanding and receiving an exemption to the agency policy that prohibited ChatGPT’s use by CISA personnel. …
SpaceX is now a public company valued for its AI potential, so what comes next?
… Eric Berger is the senior space editor at Ars Technica, covering everything from astronomy to private space to NASA policy, and author of two books: Liftoff , about the rise of SpaceX; and Reentry , on the development of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon. …