White House officials threaten Silicon Valley donors backing a new $100 million bipartisan AI super PAC for 2026 elections, calling the effort a 'slap in the face' and warning tech leaders including Marc Andreessen and OpenAI's Greg Brockman to avoid 'getting on the wrong side of Trump world.'
Meta fires undisclosed numbers of risk organization employees while replacing human privacy compliance reviewers with AI automation, marking the latest cuts following 600 layoffs from its Superintelligence Labs this week as the tech giant restructures operations around artificial intelligence.
NHTSA launches investigation into 2,000 Waymo self-driving cars after one illegally bypassed a stopped school bus with flashing lights while children were getting off in Atlanta, with regulators suspecting similar dangerous incidents have occurred before.
New research reveals that AI pricing algorithms automatically drive up consumer prices through learned retaliation against competitors without any explicit collusion, creating a regulatory nightmare as traditional anti-trust laws cannot address this algorithmic price-fixing that requires no communication between companies.
Meta rolls out groundbreaking parental controls that block teenagers from accessing romantic AI chatbots and one-on-one conversations, implementing PG-13 rating guidelines while automatically detecting suspected underage users who falsely claim adult status, with Instagram features launching early 2025.
A new national survey reveals 73% of Americans demand heavy AI regulation as the public expects superhuman AI within 5 years, with 64% believing such technology should not be developed until proven safe and controllable.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defends controversial decision to allow adult erotica content on ChatGPT, declaring the company is not the 'elected moral police of the world' as advocacy groups demand reversal and the AI giant faces mounting safety scrutiny including FTC inquiry and wrongful death lawsuit.
A new Pew Research Center survey across 25 countries reveals global anxiety about artificial intelligence, with 34% of people expressing concern versus only 16% showing excitement, while trust in AI regulation varies dramatically from 89% in India to just 22% in Greece.
South Korea strips AI textbooks of official status after just four months due to technical failures, factual errors, and privacy concerns, with adoption rates plummeting from 37% to 19% amid political turmoil and promises to cancel the $850 million program.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announces ChatGPT will permit adult content for verified users starting December under a new age-gating system, while the company launches a more personable AI version and forms a mental health council amid safety concerns.