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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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Public officials found using facial recognition without oversight, TSMC’s $100B expansion plans, and the Army teams up with Microsoft for high-tech headsets

Alex Friedland
| April 15, 2021

Plus: Nvidia’s new CPUs could be an AI game changer, AI-relevant funding in Biden’s infrastructure proposal, and two Senate hearings with AI implications

Intel’s $20bn U.S. chipmaking investment, AI flops on COVID-19 screening, and DARPA’s virtual dogfights show promise

Alex Friedland
| April 1, 2021

Plus: Myanmar’s military gains access to facial recognition tech, a House bill to reshape NSF, and a Congressional report warns of brain drain

China sets new R&D targets, Biden’s interim strategic guidance touts AI, and a bipartisan Senate proposal for an international tech partnership

Alex Friedland
| March 18, 2021

Plus: A judge slams DOD’s Xiaomi ban, Stanford’s 2020 AI roundup, and OpenAI’s cool (but gullible) new system

Taiwanese drought jeopardizes global chip supply, Biden orders review of critical supply chains, and AI perseveres on Mars

Alex Friedland
| March 4, 2021

Plus: NSCAI releases its final report, Google’s controversial split with another AI ethics researcher, IBM looks to leave healthcare AI, and Dems introduce a major immigration bill.

U.S. chipmakers want federal help, researchers propose a better test for AI language models, and the Deputy SecDef talks AI

Alex Friedland
| February 18, 2021

Plus: The House forms a new defense tech subcommittee, a Chinese tech giant makes an AI play, and Biden calls Xi

Intel to outsource chipmaking, NSCAI publishes draft report, and MIT faculty push back after professor’s arrest

Alex Friedland
| February 3, 2021

Plus: More trouble on Google’s Ethical AI team, Congressional Dems target social media algorithms, and FBI looks into tracking social media with AI

Biden sworn in as president, and Capitol attack puts Big Tech on the defensive while facial recognition use soars

Alex Friedland
| January 21, 2021

Plus: Global semiconductor shortages put car manufacturing on hold, the Trump administration establishes new National AI Initiative office, and the government tests new methods of facial recognition

EU goes forward with China investment deal despite Biden objections, Stanford blames botched vaccine rollout on a faulty algorithm, and AI takes to the skies with the USAF

Alex Friedland
| January 6, 2021

Plus: Google in hot water over its handling of internal research, USG puts more Chinese companies on export blacklist, and year-end Congressional funding includes AI provisions

A controversial departure from Google AI, Huawei implicated in Uyghur facial recognition scandal and Congress passes an NDAA with AI implications

Alex Friedland
| December 16, 2020

Plus: Trump issues executive order on AI development, IBM researchers propose 4-bit learning, Alphabet develops autonomous balloons and two U.S. District Courts rule on skilled immigration

DeepMind’s breakthrough, the EU looks to renew its relationship with the US, and DOD IG highlights tech challenges

Alex Friedland
| December 2, 2020

Plus: LAPD in hot water over facial recognition, OMB’s guidelines on AI regulation, and Congress passes IoT bill