Regulation and governance
Washington Post investigation reveals Chinese AI firms are marketing detailed intelligence on US military movements in the Iran war, using AI to analyze satellite imagery, social media, and open-source data to expose carrier positions, base equipment, and strike preparations....
Ex-OpenAI researcher Daniel Kokotajlo claims 70% probability of human extinction from AI within 5 years. His 2021 predictions about 2026 were eerily accurate....
China released the world's first national industry standard for embodied AI, with 10,000+ test tasks and a June 1 effective date — while the West still has no unified framework....
A new global gig economy has emerged where thousands sell their biometric data to train AI. From Cape Town to Chicago, people micro-license their identities for pennies while Silicon Valley builds billion-dollar models....
US congressional advisory commission warns that chip restrictions are failing and China is building a "self-reinforcing competitive advantage" in open-source AI despite being cut off from advanced chips....
New court filings reveal the Pentagon privately told Anthropic they were "nearly aligned" on disputed issues just days after publicly declaring the company a national security threat. The timeline contradiction and disputed technical claims threaten to undermine the governments case ahead of Tuesdays hearing....
The White House released a national AI framework that preempts state laws and strips regulatory authority — all while claiming to protect children and ensure American AI dominance....
