AI Policy

A new study from research firm Gartner found that companies laying off workers due to AI automation are failing to generate returns from the technology. A survey of 350 global business executives revealed that 80% of tho…

Mainstream media outlets have adopted the alarmist language and crisis framing previously associated with alternative platforms like Zero Hedge and Info Wars, blurring the line between the two categories. The shift, driv…

Podcaster and AI commentator Dwarkesh Patel launched an essay competition asking participants to answer one of four unresolved questions about artificial intelligence, including why AI scaling continues despite predictio…

Anthropic has developed a new AI model, Claude Mythos, which it claims is too powerful to release publicly due to its ability to identify critical security flaws in operating systems, browsers, and software libraries. Th…

Cytokinetics’ aficamten met both primary and secondary endpoints in a Phase 3 trial for non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, positioning the drug for a potential regulatory filing and setting up a strategic infle…

Scholar Paul Nemitz, a former European Commission official and co-author of *The Open Future and its Enemies*, warns that three decades of under-regulation have enabled concentrations of wealth and power that now threate…

RightsCon organizer Access Now was forced to cancel the annual digital and human rights conference in Lusaka, Zambia, last week after learning of Chinese pressure on the Zambian government to restrict participation by de…

Eric Ries, author of *The Lean Startup*, released a new book titled *Incorruptible* that examines why successful companies become corrupted into mediocrity and how governance structures can protect their mission. Ries no…

A writer argues that left-wing critics of artificial intelligence overlook how large language models serve as powerful disability aids, helping people with brain fog, chronic pain, neurodivergence, and mobility or vision…

A speculative scenario projects that by 2125, AI-generated disinformation will have eroded public trust in democratic processes to the point where voters voluntarily cede governance to algorithms. The scenario cites a 90…

Between 1.2 and 3 million ChatGPT users per week show signals of psychosis, mania, suicidal planning, or unhealthy emotional dependence, according to OpenAI's own data. While labs gate bioweapons and other catastrophic r…

Silicon Valley executives have successfully promoted the narrative of an AI race with China to advance their policy agenda in Washington, according to a forthcoming academic paper. The tech industry's campaign, including…

METR reviewed Anthropic's February 2026 Risk Report section on automated R&D risks and concluded that while the report's bottom-line finding—that catastrophic risk from Claude Opus 4.6 or a less capable model automating …

Elon Musk’s xAI has reportedly struck a deal with rival Anthropic, a move that signals Musk’s company is not leading the artificial intelligence race. The agreement suggests xAI is seeking external partnerships rather th…

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and NVIDIA Vice President Ian Buck argued Thursday at the SCSP AI+ Expo that American leadership in artificial intelligence depends on expanding domestic energy production. Wright empha…

The U.S. Congress has introduced over 100 AI-related bills in the past two years, but only one standalone measure—the Take It Down Act—has become law. Structural hurdles, fragmented committee jurisdictions, and procedura…

Chrome 148 shipped this week with native lazy loading for video and audio elements, a feature driven by Squarespace engineer Scott Jehl that received support from all major browser engines. In the same release, Google sh…

AI has reduced the window between vulnerability discovery and exploitation from weeks to minutes, eliminating the buffer that once made periodic security assessments sufficient. API-related incidents have climbed to 87% …

Former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers was sentenced to prison for his role in a massive fraud that inflated billions of dollars in fiber optic orders, but the company's buried cables remain in use today, providing high-speed…

Anthropic has been banning, suspending, or deleting Claude accounts for violations including prohibited content generation, automated abuse, account sharing, and VPN usage, with enforcement often automated and prone to f…