Experts Raise Alarms on AI Risks, Advocate Oversight and Ethical Guardrails
Scholars sound alarms on AI risks like scams and collusion, advocating oversight, ethical guardrails, and pluralism to complement rather than replace human intelligence.
Regulation
Anthropic Backs Groundbreaking California AI Transparency Bill
In a groundbreaking move, Anthropic becomes the first major tech company to endorse California's SB 53 AI bill, mandating transparency measures and safety procedures for advanced AI models offered in the state, aligning with recommendations from California's AI policy working group.
Language Models Integrated into Operating Systems, Raising Safety and Privacy Concerns
Major tech giants integrate powerful language models directly into operating systems, sparking debates over AI safety and user privacy as these models gain unprecedented access to personal data, while proponents argue it enables risk mitigation strategies.
Databricks Launches Unity AI Gateway to Centralize AI Governance, Cost Control, and Real-Time Compliance
Databricks launches Unity AI Gateway, a centralized governance platform giving organizations real-time control over AI costs, compliance, and access across agents, models, and tools without vendor lock-in.
Trump, Tech Giants Join Forces to Propel US AI Supremacy
President Trump and top tech CEOs join forces, announcing massive US investments to power American supremacy in the rapidly advancing artificial intelligence frontier, hailing pro-business policies as fueling AI innovation and growth.
Xi Calls for AI Cooperation, Rejects Cold War Mentality at SCO Summit
At the SCO Summit, China's President Xi Jinping calls for strengthening artificial intelligence cooperation among members, rejects a 'Cold War mentality', proposes a new 'Global Governance Initiative', and urges peaceful coexistence without imposing rules of a few countries on others.
Geopolitics
Regulation
Korean Tech Giants Unveil Homegrown AI Models in Sovereign AI Push
Korean tech titans LG, Naver, SKT, Upstage, and NC AI unveil homegrown AI models like Exaone, A.X, Solar Pro, and HyperClova X, tailored for Korean language and context, aiming to match 95% performance of ChatGPT as part of government's 'sovereign AI' push.
Meta Restricts Chatbots from Sensitive Topics with Teens
Meta imposes new restrictions on its chatbots, preventing them from discussing sensitive topics like self-harm, suicide, disordered eating, or romantic conversations with teenage users, limiting their access to select educational and creative AI characters.
White House Rushes to Add Controversial AI Chatbot to Approved Vendors
The White House rushes the General Services Administration to add xAI's controversial Grok chatbot, which previously praised Hitler and made antisemitic remarks, to the list of approved vendors 'ASAP' after a planned partnership fell through earlier this summer.
Anthropic to Use User Data for AI Training Unless Opted Out by September 28th
Anthropic announces it will train AI models on user data like chat logs and coding sessions unless users opt out by September 28th, extending data retention to 5 years for those who don't opt out.