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President Trump is prioritizing competition with China as the central rationale for his approach to AI regulation, pushing for continued rapid development rather than restrictions. This stance comes even as some tech executives publicly warn that advanced AI models could pose serious risks to society and call for a more cautious pace.
After Anthropic's Dario Amodei called for pacing AI progress and got public backing from Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Demis Hassabis, President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected the idea. Trump told the Financial Times the US must keep leading China in AI, while Johnson warned on CNN that rushed regulation could pose a national security risk.
Senators Bernie Sanders and Greg Cezar unveiled the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would criminalize efforts to build artificial superintelligence, with violators facing up to 20 years in prison—comparable to penalties for illegal nuclear weapons development. The bill also calls for a new cabinet-level federal agency to enforce the ban domestically and push for international agreements restricting superintelligence development worldwide.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on AI companies to open their systems to independent evaluators and work with government bodies to establish shared safety standards. Rather than a moratorium on development, he framed this as a call for structured oversight mechanisms to keep pace with rapid AI progress.
Dario Amodei published an essay calling on AI companies to deliberately pace the advancement of model capabilities rather than halt progress altogether. His plan includes granting third-party evaluators employee-level access to verify safety practices, coordinating safety standards among AI firms in democratic nations, and eventually extending that coordination to include authoritarian governments. Anthropic says it has already unilaterally adopted the first step.
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei published an essay arguing that AI progress should not be halted but must be paced and closely watched given serious risks. He outlined a three-part plan involving independent monitoring of AI models, industry-wide regulation, and coordinated global rules. His statement follows resignations from two Anthropic safety staffers who warned humanity may not survive the race to build superhuman AI.
A Politico investigation found more than a dozen lawmakers and congressional aides admitting Congress is unprepared to craft meaningful AI legislation, with Rep. Sam Liccardo saying some colleagues 'can't even spell AI.' The report comes amid renewed urgency after an Anthropic researcher publicly warned AI firms are 'gambling with our lives' by building models that could pose existential risks.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay arguing AI development should be slowed to allow safety safeguards to catch up, starting by giving outside evaluators like METR broad access to Anthropic's models. He outlined a three-stage plan: unilateral transparency now, industry-wide safety standards among democratic AI firms next, and eventually persuading authoritarian governments such as China and Russia to accept shared global limits.
A group of former EPA officials, working through the Environmental Protection Network, released a report identifying 30 federal actions since January 2025 that they say weaken environmental protections to speed AI data center construction. They argue this has pushed data centers toward dirtier power sources, worsening pollution exposure even for people who don't live near the facilities, and are calling on Trump to adopt a 'Data Center Health Protection Pledge.'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed multiple bills targeting tech risks to children, including fines up to $1 million per child for negligent social media platforms, a ban on addictive feeds for users under 16, mandatory risk assessments for AI chatbot operators, and an opt-out option for school-issued laptops. Separately, Newsom signed AI oversight measures backed by Anthropic that establish rules for independent safety evaluations of AI models and create a registry of financially independent auditors.
More than 20 members of Congress voiced support for tighter AI oversight this week following Jacob Coxon's departure from Anthropic, where he warned that companies like Anthropic and OpenAI believe their technology could kill everyone by decade's end. His resignation post drew over 150 million views on X and triggered bipartisan reactions from figures including Rep. Lori Trahan and Rep. Nathaniel Moran, who called for careful but decisive policymaking.
An Instagram executive argued that most users don't actually want their feed shown in strict time order, despite frequent requests for the option. The comment comes as Australian regulators move toward rules that would require platforms to give users control over how their feeds are sorted.