AI Policy

Former Kansas City Fed President Esther George warns that the Federal Reserve under new chair Kevin Warsh will likely raise interest rates, contradicting President Trump's calls for cuts. George cited persistent inflatio…

The Bank for International Settlements warned that dollar-pegged stablecoins like USDT and USDC reinforce US dollar dominance rather than challenging it, posing structural risks for emerging markets. The BIS argued stabl…

An EY early careers leader revealed that a candidate who sneaked into a career fair at a university he did not attend impressed the firm with his initiative and curiosity, ultimately securing an internship offer. The mov…

The Fifth Hong Kong Science Fair, organized by the Hong Kong Innovation Foundation and supported by Sino Group and the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau, concluded with over 60,000 visits. Around 120 student tea…

Philip Morris used AI to generate hundreds of fake citizen responses opposing stricter EU vape regulations, with the Netherlands accounting for over 700 submissions, 71% of which were AI-generated, according to an invest…

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned lawmakers that open-source AI is moving down a 'very dangerous path,' arguing that once powerful models are released openly, companies lose the ability to monitor misuse, revoke access, …

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told shareholders that national security takes priority over commercial opportunities, acknowledging the company's delicate position amid Senate scrutiny over chip exports to China and reports of …

Amazon Web Services raised prices for EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML by 20% starting in July, the second increase in six months, citing supply and demand for Nvidia GPUs amid a memory crunch. The hike affects reserved GPU co…

Steven Spielberg's 2001 film 'A.I.: Artificial Intelligence' predicted the collapse of objective reality through its depiction of a digital interface called Dr. Know, which embodies all human knowledge. The scene, in whi…

A new poll by the AI Policy Institute finds that an overwhelming majority of likely voters from both parties want mandatory safety reviews for powerful AI systems before public release, with Republicans showing stronger …

South Korea announced a $520 billion chip plant project in partnership with Samsung and SK Hynix to dominate the global semiconductor market, aiming to solidify its position in advanced AI chip production. The investment…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls for AI 2.0, emphasizing lower costs, customer choice, and enterprise control, signaling a shift from expensive frontier models to more accessible and flexible AI. Open-source development…

Healthcare and skilled trades offer stronger job security due to steady demand and resistance to AI replacement, while tech and media roles face higher risk from automation and layoffs. Economists note that licensed prof…

Baidu is spinning off its AI chip subsidiary Kunlunxin into a standalone public company, targeting a valuation of up to $50 billion in a Hong Kong IPO. The move capitalizes on China's push for semiconductor self-reliance…

A developer warns that the most dangerous AI edge is the one that works, as it commoditizes faster than defenses can be built. Nine in ten organizations use AI, but fewer than four in ten see measurable profit impact, wi…

Austria's State Secretary for Digitalization, Alexander Pröll, urged the European Commission to bring Anthropic to Europe in response to a U.S. ban on advanced AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic for foreign users. The p…

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix announced a combined 800 trillion won ($518 billion) investment to build a new chipmaking hub in southwestern South Korea, aiming to meet surging AI-driven demand for memory chips. Presid…

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced a sweeping industrial strategy with over $1 trillion in investments for semiconductor chips and AI projects, aiming to secure the country's leadership in the AI boom. The pl…

Germany is promoting artificial intelligence as a solution to its worker shortage, with over half of German firms now using or planning to use generative AI by year-end. A homebuilder cut invoice processing time from fou…

The UK government proposes forcing social media algorithms to prioritize public service media (PSM) content to combat declining viewership, but critics argue the plan is unenforceable, unpopular, and misunderstands PSM's…