US Justice Department Increases AI Regulatory Efforts, Warns of White-Collar Crime Risks


Meta plans a PAC to back California candidates favoring relaxed AI rules, aligning with $100M Silicon Valley AI funding.....
Recently, OpenAI released a document titled 'Economic Blueprint,' aimed at discussing policies with the U.S. government and its allies to solidify America's technological leadership in the field of artificial intelligence. The blueprint mentions that the U.S. must attract billions of dollars in funding to secure chips, data, energy, and talent in order to win the AI competition. Chris Lehane, Vice President of Global Affairs at OpenAI, stated in the preface that while some countries are taking steps towards AI and its economic potential,
Against the backdrop of Trump's return to the White House, top entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley are quietly becoming key technological advisors to the president. Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, and David Sacks are among those strategizing for Trump, with their most notable point being their strong criticism of AI regulation. This group of tech elites believes that AI chatbots are emerging as a new ideological battleground. Their core concern is that large tech companies may use AI systems to propagate specific political positions, achieving a more covert and effective form of 'regulation'.
In today's rapidly advancing era of artificial intelligence technology, AI regulation in the United States finds itself in an extremely chaotic time. With the Trump administration about to take office, its hands-off approach to tech regulation is driving a dramatic regulatory struggle. Currently, the landscape of AI regulation in the U.S. resembles a fragmented puzzle: there is a lack of unified policy at the federal level, states are acting independently, and some areas lack clear rules altogether. This regulatory vacuum is creating an arena filled with uncertainty and risks for tech giants. The Trump team is considering appointing an 'AI Tsar'...
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced that a hearing will be held this Thursday, focusing on privacy issues related to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). The hearing will discuss how AI "has accelerated the need for comprehensive federal privacy legislation," as stated in the committee's announcement.Image Source Note: The image was generated by AI, and the image is provided by the licensing service Midjourney The scheduling of this hearing comes amidst increasing pressure on Congr