China intends to restrict exports of 23 core AI technologies, including model weights, source code and training methods for systems above 10^26 FLOPs or 2 trillion parameters. Open-source releases would still be cleared quickly once registered, but the move could push Western firms toward American open-weight models.
In his annual threat update on 13 October, MI5 director general Ken McCallum warned that humanity has never faced an actor able to out-think it, and announced a new AI-focused centre. At the same time, OpenAI told British MPs that further AI incidents may occur.
Donald Trump's Super Intelligence Force, led by Jay Clayton, Andrew Ferguson, Scott Kupor and Emil Michael, has started work. Its leaders warned AI companies this week that late notification, inadequate fixes or a failure to take responsibility for rogue behaviour will not be tolerated.
Speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box, DNI Clayton cited the bugging case involving a Saudi national at OpenAI as a threat to US leadership in AI. He said AI amplifies existing cybersecurity risks to the country's digital infrastructure.
Legal experts say Meta business account holders are now consenting to having their data scraped for AI. There is no way to opt out.
Gabriela Castillo Madrid, SpaceX's head of global government affairs for AI, faced pointed questions from the New York City Council on Friday. Council members pressed her on Grok's safety and on sexualized images.