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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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Controlling plasma in a fusion reactor with AI, an AI “early warning system” for COVID-19, and the growing push for algorithmic impact assessments in the U.S. and UK

Alex Friedland
| February 24, 2022

Plus: The U.S. Navy leads the largest unmanned exercise in the world, the DOJ ends the China Initiative, and sanctions on Russia could impact critical tech

The U.S. House passes its tech competitiveness bill, OpenAI and DeepMind debut new models, and the IRS abandons its facial recognition plans

Alex Friedland
| February 10, 2022

Plus: The EU announces a chips act of its own, and the DOD’s CTO lists tech priorities while its new AI office gets up and running

Nvidia prepares to ditch its deal for Arm, Intel goes on a spending spree, and the U.S. House unveils a tech competitiveness bill

Alex Friedland
| January 27, 2022

Plus: Beijing’s five-year plan for its digital ecosystem, the White House’s STEM visa changes, and new guidance on cybersecurity for DOD and U.S. intel agencies

UN effort to ban “killer robots” falls short, China to impose restrictions on algorithms, and Intel lands in hot water over Xinjiang reference

Alex Friedland
| January 13, 2022

Plus: A Harvard professor’s conviction & the China Initiative, new White House guidance on funding disclosures, and DARPA’s new AI defense toolkit

NDAA passes — soon to become law, NeurIPS wraps up its annual conference, and DeepMind’s new efficient language model

Alex Friedland
| December 22, 2021

Plus: The world’s first level 3 autonomous driving system, and the Biden administration cracks down on Chinese companies

DOD reshuffles its tech offices, AI in the NDAA and the FY2022 budget, and UNESCO’s ethical AI guidelines

Alex Friedland
| December 9, 2021

Plus: Timnit Gebru launches new research institute, next-gen chip news, and the FTC sues over Nvidia-Arm deal

Alphabet launches an AI-powered drug discovery lab, DIU rolls out responsible AI guidelines, and AI investment hits record levels

Alex Friedland
| November 18, 2021

Plus: The U.S. tests tech of the future during yearly exercise, Google re-enters the race for DOD cloud computing, and NDAA and USICA updates

NATO’s new AI Strategy, Facebook ditches facial recognition, and signs of life for the stalled tech competitiveness bill?

Alex Friedland
| November 4, 2021

Plus: Nvidia-Arm deal hits another speed bump, the U.S. counterintelligence chief focuses on emerging tech, and the U.S. and UK militaries team up on AI

Microsoft and Nvidia’s massive new language model, TSMC plans to build fab in Japan, and the CIA launches tech mission center

Alex Friedland
| October 21, 2021

Plus: The White House calls for AI Bill of Rights, the U.S. Army tests AI bombing target selection, and a debate over the U.S.-China AI race

Intel’s brain-like chip, more Chinese regulations target AI, blowing the whistle on Facebook, and the FTC chair’s antitrust plans

Alex Friedland
| October 7, 2021

Plus: U.S.-EU tech council meets in Pittsburgh, DeepMind’s weather prediction tool, SenseTime skirts sanctions, and job opportunities at CSET