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The Pentagon shakes up acquisitions in push for adaptability, OpenAI formally restructures, and the “American AI Exports” program launches to mixed reviews

Alex Friedland
| November 13, 2025

Plus: A startup tries to take on ASML, and the DOE announces plans for nine supercomputers backed by public-private funding

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Cerebras unveils the CS-1, explaining NLP, and China’s plan for university-level AI education

Rebecca Kagan
| November 27, 2019

Plus using NLP to identify disinformation, the USCC annual report and progress on AI R&D

China’s emotion recognition system, the DOD AI ethics recommendations and the NSCAI report

Rebecca Kagan
| November 13, 2019

Plus visa denials for researchers, DeepMind conquers StarCraft, and takeaways from the NSCAI conference

Russia’s AI strategy translated, Chinese AI supply chains and the Deepfake Report Act

Rebecca Kagan
| October 30, 2019

Plus a growing data labeling market, U.S. Army plans for AI, and inaugural Turing AI Fellows announced

Blacklisting Chinese AI startups, deepfake detection and NSF funding for AI research

Rebecca Kagan
| October 16, 2019

Plus Russia’s AI strategy, DOE funds AI research, and municipal plans for military-civil fusion in China

OpenAI experiments with hide-and-seek, California bans facial recognition use by police, and members of Congress seek to revive the OTA

Rebecca Kagan
| October 2, 2019

Plus video of the Kalaris Intelligence Conference, French military AI strategy and a successful MQ-25 unmanned refueling flight

AI professors leave for industry, Russia drafts AI strategy, and the White House requests $1B for AI R&D

Rebecca Kagan
| September 18, 2019

Plus, new CSET reports on the AI workforce, AI immigration policies and Chinese technology transfer