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What Trump’s victory means for AI policy, chips, and AI development

Alex Friedland
| November 21, 2024

Plus: Reports of an AI wall meet pushback, LLMs for the Pentagon and the PLA, and Anthropic’s Claude can use a computer

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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

Tech on the 2020 ballot, Beijing squashes Ant Group IPO and the EU restricts surveillance exports

Alex Friedland
| November 11, 2020

Plus: Anticipating Biden’s AI policies, JAIC switches gears, deep learning’s mathematical breakthrough and DARPA calls for automated help to fight influence campaigns

DOJ files antitrust case against Google, AMD buys Xilinx, China passes export control law, and NSCAI recommends 66 reforms

Alex Friedland
| October 28, 2020

Plus: Trade groups and colleges sue over H-1B changes, “Less Than One”-Shot learning, and the new White House critical tech strategy

Trump administration restricts H-1B visas, China explores antitrust investigation into Google, and DOD releases data strategy

Rebecca Kagan
| October 14, 2020

Plus: CA firefighters use AI, Rep. McCaul introduces export control bill and State Department issues guidance on surveillance technology

Fight escalates over TikTok and WeChat, China unveils “Unreliable Entity List” and JAIC hosts AI Partnership for Defense

Rebecca Kagan
| September 30, 2020

Plus: Microsoft exclusively licenses GPT-3, Commerce Department restricts exports to SMIC, and Reps. Hurd and Kelly introduce a national AI strategy

Nvidia to acquire Arm, Pentagon announces AI Partnership for Defense, Senate committee clears Groen nomination to be JAIC Director

Rebecca Kagan
| September 16, 2020

Plus: Chinese executives launch tech fund, Trump considers blacklisting SMIC, and House approves AI Center of Excellence

AI wins DARPA dogfight, TikTok sale is jeopardized and Palantir files to go public

Rebecca Kagan
| September 2, 2020

Plus, the White House announces funding for AI institutes, new chips are unveiled and NIST defines explainable AI