Tag: U.S. government

OpenAI announced it will comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order that calls for government review of advanced artificial‑intelligence models before they reach the public. The company said it will submit its frontier models for assessment, citing the need for democratic oversight while urging regulators to build flexible, powerful bodies. The order, originally drafted with industry input and a 90‑day review window, was trimmed to a 30‑day voluntary benchmark after pushback from tech leaders. Critics argue the scaled‑back measures fall short of ensuring safety. Leggi di più

President Donald Trump postponed the signing of a proposed executive order that would have required artificial‑intelligence firms to share advanced models with the federal government before public release. The decision follows last‑minute objections from tech leaders, including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and former AI czar David Sacks, who warned the measure could hinder U.S. innovation. While the original draft mandated compulsory disclosures, a revised version made participation voluntary, yet concerns about a chilling effect persisted. The White House has not indicated when or how the order will be revisited. Leggi di più

Google, Microsoft, xAI, OpenAI and Anthropic have signed on to give the U.S. Commerce Department’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation pre‑release access to their newest models. The voluntary arrangement, built by a staff of fewer than 200, provides the closest approximation the United States has to an AI oversight system, though it carries no statutory authority and cannot block deployments. The expansion follows the so‑called Mythos crisis, which highlighted the need for early government scrutiny of powerful AI capabilities. Leggi di più

Anthropic’s newest AI model, Claude Mythos Preview, is being pitched as a cyber‑security tool that can spot vulnerabilities in major software platforms. The rollout follows months of acrimonious exchanges with the Trump administration, which branded the company a “radical left, woke” threat to national security. With Apple, Nvidia and JPMorgan Chase already on board, and senior officials reportedly briefed on the model’s capabilities, Anthropic appears to be rebuilding bridges with the Pentagon, the White House and other agencies. Leggi di più

The U.S. government has labeled AI firm Anthropic a supply‑chain risk after the company declined to sign a Pentagon intelligence agreement. Anthropic’s chief executive called the move legally unsound and announced plans to contest the designation in court. The label applies only to government contracts and does not affect Claude, Anthropic’s chatbot, whose daily sign‑ups have topped a million. The company says the designation is meant to protect the government rather than punish suppliers, and it continues to attract users amid broader debates over AI use in the military. Leggi di più

Anthropic is expanding Claude's capabilities by offering a free memory feature that lets the chatbot reference past conversations. Users can also import chats from rival bots and control memory storage by pausing or deleting data. At the same time, the company faces a high‑stakes contract dispute with the U.S. government after the Defense Secretary called Anthropic a "supply chain risk" for refusing a Pentagon contract. Anthropic says it will contest the designation while its chatbot enjoys top rankings in the App Store. Leggi di più

Anthropic faced a large‑scale disruption affecting Claude.ai and Claude Code, with thousands of users unable to log in. The company said the issue was tied to login/logout paths and that the Claude API remained functional while a fix was being implemented. The outage occurred as the Claude app surged to the top of the App Store, overtaking ChatGPT, and as the company faced scrutiny from the U.S. government over its AI safeguards for defense use. Leggi di più

President Donald Trump instructed U.S. federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's Claude artificial‑intelligence system after the company refused to let the Department of Defense apply the technology for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons. The president’s post on Truth Social called Anthropic a "radical left, woke company" and set a six‑month phase‑out for agencies. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the firm could not in good conscience remove contract clauses that prohibit use of Claude in autonomous weapons or surveillance. The clash highlights growing tension between government demands and AI firms’ safety commitments. Leggi di più

The White House is close to finalizing a deal that would shift TikTok ownership from ByteDance to a U.S. consortium and place U.S. user data under Oracle’s control. While the plan promises to keep data on American soil, critics warn that a rewritten algorithm and the prospect of a new app could change the user experience and raise questions about content moderation. The move also leaves open the fate of related apps such as CapCut and Lemon8, fueling uncertainty about the broader ecosystem. Leggi di più

Nvidia and Intel announced a major partnership that will integrate Nvidia's RTX GPU chiplets into Intel system‑on‑chips for data‑center and client CPUs. The deal, described as a multi‑billion‑dollar collaboration, positions Nvidia as a key customer of Intel and aims to boost Intel's integrated graphics capabilities while giving Nvidia a foothold in the x86 market. Executives from both companies highlighted the focus on datacenter and client CPU integration, and industry observers noted the potential impact on competitors such as AMD. The announcement also referenced recent U.S. government involvement in Intel's ownership structure. Leggi di più