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In a Decoder interview, California Senator Adam Schiff discussed oversight of tech and AI, criticizing self-dealing in politics and the Trump administration's non-binding White House pact with AI CEOs on safety. Schiff said he supports creating a new regulatory agency for AI and discussed how the Supreme Court's Loper Bright ruling, which ended Chevron deference, could complicate such regulation through litigation.
A Wall Street Journal survey of 1,500 registered voters conducted in late September found 63 percent support pausing AI development, 57 percent want immediate government regulation of AI, and only 12 percent trust AI companies to regulate themselves. The same poll found broad bipartisan support for populist economic measures, including a 61 percent backing for a federal wealth tax on billionaires, 90 percent support for banning surprise medical bills, and 79 percent favoring a 10 percent cap on credit card interest rates.
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen said AI companies must genuinely comply with the spirit, not just the letter, of a voluntary safety agreement signed recently by Mark Zuckerberg and other tech CEOs at the White House. She warned companies historically follow only the literal wording of such commitments while finding loopholes in flexible systems. Haugen also credited Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's push for independent auditors as a sign of awareness that companies may cut corners when given room to do so.
The FTC is examining OpenAI and Anthropic under long-standing consumer protection statutes rather than drafting new AI-specific regulations, according to Fast Company's AI Decoded newsletter. The approach suggests the agency intends to apply decades-old legal frameworks to oversee frontier AI companies' conduct.
Nvidia announced on September 28, 2026 the Open Agent Safety Platform, an open software platform and reference system design meant to enforce security boundaries outside AI models' application layer. It aims to stop agents from escaping sandboxes, running unauthorized code, accessing critical infrastructure, or bypassing guardrails.
OpenAI President Greg Brockman has reversed a planned $25-million contribution to a political action committee supporting AI-friendly candidates. The reversal follows pushback from OpenAI employees who favor tougher AI regulation.
The Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into Anthropic and OpenAI, examining whether the companies misled the public about the dangers of their AI technology. The agency is using its consumer-protection authority as the basis for the probe.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed for a temporary injunction against OpenAI and Sam Altman as part of the state's June lawsuit. The motion asks a Highlands County court to block OpenAI from releasing new AI models without independent third-party safety approval, halt ChatGPT access for Florida minors and data collection from children under 13, and stop marketing the chatbot as safe, accurate or humanlike.
Leaders from major AI companies signed an accord with the White House outlining voluntary commitments to develop AI technology safely. Executives described the agreement as an initial step meant to build public and customer confidence that AI systems work as intended, rather than a final or comprehensive solution.
During a press scrum following a meeting with tech executives including Jeff Bezos, Dario Amodei and Elon Musk, a reporter asked President Trump why he has called AI safety concerns a 'hoax.' White House staffers quickly ended the event and moved to clear reporters from the room as the question was asked.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey wrote in his first Substack post that AI risks are 'real and increasingly significant' but that regulation is not the starting point. He argued for rigorous testing to identify vulnerabilities first, alongside safeguards and boundaries for AI operation, while stressing AI development should continue given its immense benefits.
President Donald Trump convened a meeting of leading US technology executives at the White House, describing it as a gathering aimed at advancing 'America's Golden Age' in AI. Attendees included leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia, SpaceX, Meta and Google. The meeting took place amid growing calls from some industry figures and experts for stronger regulation of AI's potential risks.