POLITICO – Technology

So-called kill switch proposals are politically popular, but critics raise concerns about implementation and U.S. competitiveness.

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said the record-setting judgment should encourage more states to take the tech industry to trial.

The artificial intelligence company’s proposed threshold mirrors a California law — but repurposes it to decide when the government could block an advanced AI model.

The artificial intelligence juggernaut once openly called for strict limits on sales of advanced chips to China.

Federal civilian agency IT systems must remove all products affiliated with the Chinese AI company, the Department of Homeland Security ordered.

The draft proposal would limit the circumstances in which the government could block the release of an advanced model and preempt some state AI safety laws.

Staffers already have access to ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot.

Rob Flaherty and Karthik Ganapathy, operatives from different corners of the party, launched a PAC to push Democrats to unite on a hard-charging message against Big Tech.

The Michigan Senate candidate’s calls for more government intervention mirror those of other progressive Democrats.

The new White House task force will coordinate with law enforcement, assess AI risks and press companies to meet their safety commitments, the group’s vice chair said.

Sen. Maria Cantwell, Rep. Lori Trahan and others are staking out their artificial intelligence policy positions as Democrats eye control of one or both chambers of Congress in November.

Drawing on their experience taking tech companies to court, red and blue states’ top lawyers are campaigning on a more aggressive stance against AI companies.

Reps. Sara Jacobs and Don Beyer are preparing a bill that would set minimum safety standards for AI labs, clarify liability rules and give the government emergency authority to shut down models that fail testing.

The donations include computing power, access to advanced AI models and cloud computing.

The legislation comes after multiple incidents of AI models going rogue.

An invite-only conference in California hosted a rare convergence of AI influence — from industry luminaries to foreign officials and Congress members — as global concerns about the technology grow.