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White House to Keep AI Regulatory Framework Secret, Shared Only With Tech Companies
Closed-door AI framework leaves public in the dark On Tuesday, news broke that the White House will not publicly release their anticipated federal AI framework, opting instead to share the...
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AI Policy Leaders Urge Trump Administration to Investigate OpenAI Security Incident
Coalition calls for an independent investigation into how OpenAI models breached Hugging Face systems On Thursday, a coalition of AI policy, safety, and research leaders sent a letter to the...
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New Poll: On Data Centers, Voters Prefer Guardrails and Transparency Over Moratoriums
On Tuesday, Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) released new polling on voters’ attitudes towards data centers. The polling asked voters about their concerns regarding data centers in their communities and...
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FRONTIER Act Improves on Prior Proposal, but Requires Critical Changes
Reps. Trahan and Obernolte Introduce Revised AI Regulatory Measure On Tuesday, Reps. Lori Trahan (D-MA) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) introduced the FRONTIER Act, legislation that would establish a federal framework...
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ARI Applauds Bipartisan AI Kill Switch Act
Reps. Lieu and Moran introduce bill requiring technical capability to shut down AI models; providing federal authority to require shutdown On Thursday, Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)...
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Senate NDAA Takes Major Step to Strengthen AI Chip Export Controls
Three bills would strengthen AI chip and manufacturing equipment export controls On Tuesday, news broke that the Senate NDAA manager’s amendment will include three major AI chip and manufacturing equipment...
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ARI Launches Data Center Playbook for Local Advocates and Lawmakers
Guide for voters, lawmakers, non-profits on data center advocacy On Tuesday, Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) launched DataCenterPlaybook.org, a website including field guides for voters, lawmakers, county officials, and non-profits...
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CREATE AI Act Passes House Committee
Legislation expands access to AI resources for researchers, students, small businesses On Thursday, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee passed the CREATE AI Act by a vote of 29-0,...
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Civil Society Groups Urge Congress to Close Surveillance Loopholes Supercharged by AI
Letters to leaders call on greater privacy protections in FISA reauthorization As Congress considers the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a broad coalition of...
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Senate NDAA Draft Strengthens Human Oversight of Autonomous Weapons
Bill includes important steps to improve oversight of AI in the military The Senate on Tuesday released its draft National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bill which includes important steps towards improving oversight...
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Over 200 State Lawmakers Call on Congress to Oppose Great American AI Act Preemption Proposal
Bipartisan letter points to growing risks for children, workers, communities On Tuesday, a bipartisan coalition of over 200 state lawmakers urged Congress to oppose a new scheme to preempt state...
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ARI Calls for AI Evaluations on Kids Safety at CAISI, NIST
On Monday, Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) released a new report exploring chatbot harms to minors and calling on federal agencies to develop new national evaluations examining AI chatbot safety...
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