A flurry of General Services Administration agreements with artificial intelligence providers has obscured the risk that AI tools will be installed on federal systems without proper oversight, training or controls, says the Center of Democracy and Technology, adding its voice to civil society criticism of the highly touted, low-cost deals.
October 5, 2025
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Proponents of a Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity standard that is being quickly adopted in an attempt to mitigate harm from deepfakes -- despite significant concerns about privacy and its general effectiveness -- kicked off an AI “festival” hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project.
The enactment in California of SB 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act by state Sen. Scott Wiener (D), has drawn just enough support from the tech sector that it might attract attention from members of Congress looking for modest safety requirements to pair with a federal moratorium on state AI regulation.
A Delaware judge erred in his assessment of copyright law’s fair-use factors, according to amicus briefs filed by tech industry associations and digital rights advocates that have both come to the defense of Ross Intelligence in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
The R Street Institute, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and Chamber of Progress are among the groups on a recent letter to Senate Commerce leaders urging them to hit pause on the “CHAT Act” by Sen. John Husted (R-OH), saying the measure to protect children from risks associated with chatbots is well-intentioned but fundamentally flawed.
The Trump administration is citing a report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in asserting U.S. artificial intelligence dominance over China, but the presidentially ordered evaluation of DeepSeek by NIST’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation comes with some major disclaimers.
The government shutdown spurred by a funding stalemate in Congress will have an increasingly dire impact on federal technology modernization, cybersecurity and contractors, according to the Professional Services Council.
Key AI-related activities at federal agencies will continue if Congress cannot agree on a funding measure in time to avoid a general government shutdown, including those at the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Center for Artificial Intelligence Standards and Innovation, according to the Commerce Department’s contingency plan.
Accountability for government agencies using artificial intelligence in the distribution of public benefits must involve end-users and other humans throughout the design and operation of their systems, according to a new report from the Center for Democracy and Technology.
The innovative “toolbox” for artificial intelligence procurement called for in President Trump’s AI action plan is already in play, according to the General Services Administration, and is guiding the rapid-fire acquisition of AI services from major developers.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and senior colleagues have introduced a bill aimed at addressing artificial intelligence and other risks associated with neurotechnology, calling for regulatory recommendations from the Federal Trade Commission and guidance to federal agencies on use of the technology.
The idea of a regulatory “sandbox” enabling artificial intelligence companies to market their products and services without fear of violating federal laws is generally welcome but such a proposal from Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) should be modified, according to Americans for Responsible Innovation.
White House advisor Sacks presses case for exporting U.S. AI stack as China ramps up chip production
White House AI advisor David Sacks says policymakers must rethink approaches to export controls and fully embrace selling the U.S. artificial intelligence technology stack abroad as China quickly expands its AI capacities.
Plaintiffs alleging Humana unjustly enriched itself by deliberately rejecting claims are basing it on the false assumption that artificial intelligence was used to replace doctors in adjudicating their coverage, according to the health insurance giant.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has issued a request for feedback on regulations that could slow the development and rollout of artificial intelligence products and services, under one of the key initiatives mandated by President Trump’s July AI action plan.
Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios in a Sept. 24 presentation to the United Nations Security Council made his case for broad global adoption of artificial intelligence based on the U.S. AI technology stack.
The Office of Science and Technology Policy is seeking public feedback as it crafts a “technology roadmap” to help combat wildfires inflicting billions of dollars in damages across the country, posing specific questions to stakeholders on commercializing and scaling related artificial intelligence tools.
The General Services Administration emphasized the benefits of open-source large language models in announcing an agreement with Meta to provide “Llama” across the federal government, GSA’s latest deal with a major artificial intelligence provider under the OneGov tech modernization initiative.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman David Rosner, who assumed the top position in August, is asking electricity grid-operator groups to weigh in on issues surrounding “load forecasting” as the power sector grapples with the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence data centers.
As policymakers look to benchmarks as a way to regulate artificial intelligence systems, they should demand evidence to support claims based on such evaluations, researchers from Stanford University’s institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence said, offering a logical framework for assistance.
Federal agencies can access Grok artificial intelligence models at a drastically discounted rate under an 18-month General Services Administration deal with xAI, the longest-term AI procurement agreement so far in the agency’s OneGov modernization initiative.
The latest “AI corporate heatmap” report from Moody’s Ratings looks into the industry sectors likely to benefit from artificial intelligence in the next few years and disparities across different regions driven by factors including energy costs and regulation.
Policies regarding the disclosure of source code and other artificial intelligence regulations are among those in the crosshairs of tech industry associations that responded to a Trump administration request for comment on “unfair trade practices by other countries” that is factoring into non-public trade negotiations, according to a new report by Public Citizen.
More than 270 prominent individuals and organizations from industry, academia and civil society are calling on governments to agree on drawing a set of “red lines” around the development and proliferation of artificial intelligence, which they suggest could be enforced in part by an enduring international network of AI safety and security institutes.
The National Science Foundation in a letter describes funding opportunities to help support “center to centre” artificial intelligence research collaboration between the U.S. and United Kingdom, in alignment with a new “Tech Prosperity Deal.”
President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have completed a “Technology Prosperity Deal” launching research, standards and permitting reform initiatives across the policy realms of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and nuclear power.
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has given preliminary approval to what litigants agreed was the largest-ever class action settlement in a copyright case, ending the first of several high-profile lawsuits pending against major artificial intelligence developers on the issue.
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion to dismiss some claims plaintiffs have brought alleging copyright violation in connection with Google training various artificial intelligence models but is allowing others to proceed, in a case that takes a different approach to the issue from other high-profile examples.
Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) sees recent “remedies” the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered to address antitrust violations by Google spurring a revival of a bipartisan effort to limit the control big tech companies have over the digital marketplace, in the age of artificial intelligence.
A California law aimed at protecting election integrity from “deepfakes” enabled by artificial intelligence entirely violates the Constitution’s free speech provisions and shall not be enforced, according to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
A White House memo directs federal agencies to focus on issues including artificial intelligence in their research priorities for an upcoming fiscal year, while emphasizing the role of the private sector and the value of government-industry partnerships in achieving the Trump administration’s advanced-tech R&D goals.
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget and Office of Science and Technology Policy have issued their technology research and development priorities for fiscal 2027, in a memo for agency heads that emphasizes artificial intelligence, energy and security.
Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) described an imposing mission statement for Ethan Klein at his confirmation hearing to serve as U.S. Chief Technology Officer and a top deputy at the Office of Science and Technology Policy, placing the nominee at the center of efforts to prevail over China in a race for artificial intelligence dominance.
Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence is promoting a framework it has developed to “approximate" political neutrality, including to facilitate use of the technology by federal agencies.