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Firms crack down on AI propaganda operations, Anthropic and OpenAI try to open the black box, and California AI bill grabs headlines

Owen Daniels
| June 27, 2024

Plus: Palantir Dives into Data to Support CJADC2

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“Code Red” for Google — How ChatGPT Could Upend AI Development, and chip subsidy decisions in Beijing, Taipei and Seoul

Alex Friedland
| January 11, 2023

Plus: IARPA wants to build AI editors for human analysts, the State Department’s emerging tech office, and China’s new generative AI regulations

OpenAI’s new chatbot takes the internet by storm, China looks to bolster its chip industry, and a NeurIPS 2022 roundup

Alex Friedland
| December 15, 2022

Plus: Emerging tech in the NDAA, the DOD awards its cloud contract, and the U.S.-EU Trade and Tech Council meets for the third time

Meta’s AI succeeds at the negotiation-heavy “Diplomacy,” Intel’s new deepfake detector looks at blood flow to spot frauds, and the FCC’s ruling on Chinese surveillance tech

Alex Friedland
| December 1, 2022

Plus: A shakeup in the global semiconductor workforce is underway, and state AGs push the FTC to protect consumer data

DARPA showcases its autonomous Black Hawk, chip companies adapt to U.S. export controls with slower chips for China, and U.S. officials work to get allies on board with restrictions

Alex Friedland
| November 17, 2022

Plus: What tech layoffs mean for AI, TSMC considers additional $12 billion Arizona expansion, and AMD’s server CPUs could give Intel a run for its money

An ALS treatment discovered with AI’s help starts human trials, TSMC cuts off a high-end Chinese chipmaker, and even more U.S. export controls could be coming

Alex Friedland
| November 3, 2022

Plus: The DOD publishes its National Defense Strategy (an AI strategy update could be next), Project Convergence 2022 is underway, and interesting approaches to sourcing AI training data

Sweeping export controls take aim at China’s AI and chip industries, DeepMind’s matrix-multiplying AI agent, and tech implications of the new National Security Strategy

Alex Friedland
| October 20, 2022

Plus: Chip stocks sink in the face of export controls and falling demand, Biden issues an order on EU-U.S. data flows, and autonomy and AI developments at NATO

Text-to-video generators from Meta and Google, the White House’s “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights,” and IARPA’s project to identify anonymous authors with AI

Alex Friedland
| October 6, 2022

Plus: The EU’s plan for AI liability lawsuits, new U.S. tech restrictions on China could be on the way, and Micron’s $20B+ U.S. investment

A proposal to make AI training more efficient, Biden’s EO on Chinese tech investment, and an influential new report on U.S.-China tech competition

Alex Friedland
| September 22, 2022

Plus: What Nvidia’s new GPUs mean for AI, the NIH announces AI grants, and NIST partners with Google to make research chips

The Biden administration restricts high-end chip exports to China, a marketplace for AI at the DOD, and more discontent over JADC2’s rollout

Alex Friedland
| September 8, 2022

Plus: A new at-home AI tool generates art (and concerns), and the Commerce Department releases its plan to spend $50B on U.S. chips

The White House weighs more targeted chip restrictions for China, a warning about ML research reproducibility, and Beijing gets access to dozens of popular algorithms

Alex Friedland
| August 25, 2022

Plus: Russia announces two new AI offices, NIST’s new draft AI safety framework, and the White House’s chief AI advisor steps down