Policy

Government control of AI has begun

Transformer Weekly: Cruz’s latest messaging bill, Google employee outrage, and Elon goes to court

May 1 • Shakeel Hashim, Veronica Irwin, and Celia Ford

Lawmakers are using AI to write laws. What could go wrong?

Lawmakers and companies are quietly using AI to draft legislation. Experts warn the risks are underappreciated

Apr 9

AI’s next big blue battleground

There’s a lot going on in Illinois

Mar 26 • Veronica Irwin

Six states, one playbook: the chatbot bills raising red flags

Google’s intervened on at least three of the bills

Mar 19 • Veronica Irwin

How to buy an AI ‘grassroots’ movement

Build American AI is touting its list of more than 500,000 supporters. It spent at least half a million dollars on ads to get it

Mar 17 • Veronica Irwin

Both sides claim the lead in AI’s high-stakes midterm race

Polling from Public First shows Alex Bores in the lead in NY-12 — but polling from rival super PAC Leading the Future does not

Mar 10 • Veronica Irwin

What the first AI elections tell us

Transformer Weekly: The AI Campaign Finance Tracker, DoD vs Anthropic, and Commerce vs White House

Mar 6 • Veronica Irwin and Celia Ford

Why we need a moratorium on superintelligence research

Opinion: As the AI community gathers in India, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath argues that the UK must spearhead a pause on the development of the world’s most…

Feb 17

Alex Bores wants to fix Dems’ AI problem

Transformer Weekly: Anthropic’s political donations, energy bills policy, and an xAI exodus

Feb 13 • Veronica Irwin, Celia Ford, and Shakeel Hashim

India’s AI summit is trying to do too much

The AI Impact Summit has an ambitious agenda — but its lack of focus makes concrete results unlikely

Feb 11 • Shakeel Hashim

The tech non-profit sending most of its money to the consultancy that created it

Political consultancy Targeted Victory established a non-profit called American Resolve — which appears to be a channel for funding Targeted Victory…

Jan 29 • Shakeel Hashim

Can the Pope spur meaningful action on AI?

AI safety advocates are hoping an unlikely ally can provide a rallying cry for guardrails and regulation

Dec 22, 2025 • Julia Black

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