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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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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

OSTP elaborates on $1.5B request for AI R&D, White House issues executive orders on TikTok and WeChat, and Huawei faces tightened export controls

Rebecca Kagan
| August 19, 2020

Plus, China introduces policies to support chipmakers, tech companies criticize visa restrictions, and facial recognition legislation introduced

Intel considers outsourcing chip manufacturing, ML training benchmarks released and NSCAI publishes Q2 recommendations

Rebecca Kagan
| August 5, 2020

Plus, New Zealand’s Algorithm Charter, the House Intel Authorization Act and ODNI’s AI principles.

ICE rescinds foreign student rule, House appropriations bills include AI provisions and algorithm assigns exam scores

Rebecca Kagan
| July 22, 2020

Plus, record number of NeurIPS submissions, JAIC tests a lethal project and PCAST publishes recommendations

ICE restricts foreign students, MIT removes controversial dataset and DOD AI report highlights concerns

Rebecca Kagan
| July 8, 2020

Plus, facial recognition ban introduced, tech companies criticize immigration restrictions and the NDAA advances

Companies announce facial recognition moratoriums, the White House suspends certain work visas, and the NDAA advances

Rebecca Kagan
| June 24, 2020

Plus, bills introduced to increase AI talent in DOD and fund the semiconductor industry, and a discussion of bias in AI

Facial recognition pushback grows, US joins G7 AI group, and White House proclamation restricts Chinese researchers

Rebecca Kagan
| June 10, 2020

Plus, cloud computing bill introduced, semiconductor industry association lobbies for $37B, and bill to advance AI research introduced

TSMC to build US foundry, Huawei faces new export controls, and China to invest $1.4T in tech

Rebecca Kagan
| May 27, 2020

Plus, JAIC awards $800M to Booz Allen, Schumer proposes $100B for emerging tech, and deepfake detection bill advances

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