Latest News in Public Policy Impacting Digital Platforms and AI
Regulatory and legal developments you should be aware of put into context by an independent policy expert.
OpenAI Reaches Defense Department Deal Flanking Anthropic
Report from the New York Times In Brief – OpenAI says it has reached agreement with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to supply AI for classified systems in a manner that the company says addresses its opposition to the technology being misused in autonomous weapons and public surveillance. The announcement came shortly after the Secretary of Defense designated Anthropic, the only major AI developer certified for classified DoD projects and systems, a “supply chain risk” that rules it out of use by the Pentagon or defense contractors. Relations between Anthropic and the DoD fractured in...
Federal Judge Blocks Virginia’s One-Hour Time Limit for Social Media
Report from Reuters In Brief – US District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles has issued a preliminary...
FTC Chairman Accuses Apple of News Media Viewpoint Discrimination
Report from the New York Times In Brief – The Federal Trade Commission announced that it sent a...
PM Starmer Proposes Bringing AI Chatbots Under the UK Online Safety Act
Report from Bloomberg In Brief – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced plans to bring AI...
Reddit Fined By UK ICO for Failing to Age Check 13-Year-Olds
Report from the BBC In Brief – The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner's...
Trump Administration Vehemently Rejects “Global Governance” of AI
Report from France 24 In Brief – Speaking at the AI Impact Summit in India, Michael Kratsios, the...
Trump Admin Developing Website Showing Content Without National Limits
Report from Reuters In Brief – The US State Department is reported to be developing a...
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