A new estimate from governance.ai suggests the UK could face an additional $100 billion in annual cybercrime costs, a 20% increase, as AI-related threats rise. The figure is one of several projections…
The White House's finalized AI framework, established under June's executive order, has united safety advocates and regulation skeptics in opposition due to its vague definitions, exemption of open-we…
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to address cybersecurity risks from advanced AI models but is keeping the details secret, a White House official confirmed to WIRED. The framework, shared…
Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, introduced the AI Kill Switch Act on Thursday, mandating that AI developers implement kill switches to immediately shut down advanced models fol…
Lawmakers are preparing to introduce an 'AI Kill Switch Act' that would require AI companies to shut down or throttle their systems on orders from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a r…
Public First Action, a bipartisan nonprofit co-founded by former Representatives Brad Carson and Chris Stewart, is spending $15 million to back 16 Republican lawmakers who support stricter AI oversigh…
Public First Action, a bipartisan nonprofit founded by former Representatives Brad Carson and Chris Stewart, has raised approximately $80 million for AI advocacy, with Anthropic as its largest donor a…
The Trump White House is pressuring OpenAI to restrict the release of its GPT 5.6 model, demanding veto power over customer access during a preview period. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman informed staff that th…
Two super PACs aligned with major AI firms, Public First (allied with Anthropic) and Leading the Future (aligned with OpenAI), are engaged in a bitter feud during the 2026 midterm elections, having al…
At an invite-only symposium at the New York Academy of Sciences, a growing subculture of "AI successionists" argued that artificial intelligence should replace humanity as the next step in cosmic evol…
Vox reported on May 28, 2026 that a subculture of thinkers and technologists called "AI successionists" argues artificial intelligences should succeed humans as the next stage of moral and cognitive e…