Former US labor secretary Robert Reich argues that liability lawsuits, which once held tobacco, oil and pharmaceutical firms to account, could do the same for AI. He says investors will not ignore that threat.
AI labs are hiring people with political experience as frontier technology is increasingly treated as a national security matter. OpenAI and Anthropic have both recruited former Trump administration officials.
SiliconANGLE's weekly column says it is too early to call an AI bubble, given the money still flowing into AI companies. It notes OpenAI told investors its revenue was $18 billion below the figure previously cited, alongside a busy week of model releases and a Trump crackdown on tech green cards.
The Verge looks at President Donald Trump’s recent effort to rename artificial intelligence. It places the attempt within his long habit of turning words against opponents.
Rules on AI in the workplace are advancing slowly in the United States. For now, efforts remain at the level of individual states.
The UK data protection regulator, the ICO, has published the results of its oversight of foundation models. Ten developers changed or pledged to change their notices and legal assessments, though sensitive data remains a sticking point.