Policy

Japan’s unusual approach to AI policy

The country’s penalty-free AI legislation relies on social pressure and voluntary compliance — and experts say it could work elsewhere

7 hrs ago •

Eleanor Warnock

The AI midterms have already begun

Transformer Weekly: Wiener and Bores announce, a new AISI chief, and a new NIST director

Oct 24 •

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Exclusive: UK AISI hires ex-GCHQ AI chief as interim director

Adam Beaumont is replacing Oliver Illott as head of the UK AI Security Institute

Oct 23 •

How MAGA learned to love AI safety

The AI industry is engaging in one of “ the most blasphemous endeavors,” a leading MAGA figure told us

Oct 23

Meghan Markle, Steve Bannon and Pope’s AI advisor call for superintelligence ban

30% of the American public think superhuman AI should never be developed, too

Oct 22 •

A deal not worth making

Transformer Weekly: OpenAI subpoenas, Nvidia shenanigans, and a new AGI definition

Oct 17

An intense battle over the RAISE Act is entering its final stretch

New York State's AI bill is more ambitious than California’s SB 53 — and is facing opposition from Andreessen Horowitz and other tech groups

Oct 9 •

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The RAISE Act can stop the AI industry’s race to the bottom

Opinion: Assembly Member Alex Bores argues that regulation can prevent market pressure from encouraging the release of dangerous AI models, without…

Oct 9

What the GAIN AI Act could mean for chip exports

A battle is simmering over proposals to make US chipmakers sell to domestic customers before exporting to countries such as China

Oct 8 •

Britain’s new AI minister actually ‘gets’ AI

Kanishka Narayan is excited about AI opportunities, but takes the risks seriously too

Oct 2 •

The UN can take on AI without Trump

Transformer Weekly: Nvidia invests in OpenAI, Newsom might sign SB 53, and Alibaba’s shooting for ASI

Sep 26 •

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How the UK can seize on Trump’s immigration mistakes

Opinion: The H-1B visa changes present a generational opportunity for the UK to scoop up AI talent, Julia Willemyns argues

Sep 25 •

Julia Willemyns

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