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U.S. AI policy in Trump’s first month — VP Vance lays out AI plan at Paris summit, workforce cuts hit science and AI staff, Trump’s AI EO, an “America First Trade Policy,” and Stargate

Alex Friedland
| February 20, 2025

Plus: The DeepSeek frenzy — sorting through the takeaways, and OpenAI looks to stay top dog with new product releases and a tease of GPT-5

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DeepMind’s research could make waves in medical science, Arm debuts bendy chips, and the NSCAI’s summit attracts a D.C. who’s who

Alex Friedland
| July 29, 2021

Plus: AI in the Senate’s NDAA draft, executive branch appointment news, and the chip giants lay out their plans for the future

The Pentagon scraps JEDI, the House passes NSF for the Future, GitHub announces an AI autocomplete tool, and a drone swarm may have been used in combat for the first time

Alex Friedland
| July 15, 2021

Plus: GPU prices might finally fall, Biden targets Big Tech with competitiveness executive order, and the GAO calls for facial recognition oversight

Google AI designs better chips than humans do in a fraction of the time, the U.S. and EU team up on tech, and the White House launches an AI task force

Alex Friedland
| June 24, 2021

Plus: China says its AI can beat human pilots, privacy developments out of the EU, the House moves ahead with its NSF bill, and DOD’s new data-readiness initiative

Killer robots on the battlefield? — UN report sparks debate, Senate passes massive high tech competitiveness bill, and China unveils a GPT-3 rival

Alex Friedland
| June 10, 2021

Plus: Crypto could make storage prices soar, emerging tech in the President’s budget request, Biden’s new anti-PRC executive order, and DOD plans for responsible AI

Google nixes DeepMind’s bid for autonomy, the Air Force tests its R2-D2 imitator, and Amazon indefinitely extends its ban on selling facial recognition to police

Alex Friedland
| May 27, 2021

Plus: The Endless “Endless Frontier Act,” hardware developments hint at the next decade of computing, and the CIA says goodbye to its secure fax machines

IBM wins the 2nm chip race, SecDef Austin links AI and deterrence, and Tesla pumps the brakes on autonomous driving

Alex Friedland
| May 13, 2021

Plus: Deepfake or makeup? — prank on European MPs wasn’t so high tech, the White House’s new AI website, DOD’s new Data Decrees, and Congress moves ahead with the Endless Frontier Act

The EU proposes a suite of new AI regulations, the FTC warns AI companies to fix biased algorithms, and the UK intervenes in the $40bn Nvidia-Arm deal

Alex Friedland
| April 29, 2021

Plus: Kremlin-linked pranksters use deepfakes to trick European lawmakers, Congress introduces a slate of new AI-relevant bills, and Biden nominates DOD CTO

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

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