OpenAI executives defend allowing sexual conversations with chatbots for adult users, framing restrictions as culturally subjective while rivals grapple with safety concerns.
As federal AI framework stalls in Congress, insurers launch specialized coverage for AI-related lawsuits, signaling shift from optional to mandatory protection for businesses.
White House proposal for light-touch federal AI policy offers preemption promise but lacks congressional path, leaving firms exposed to divergent state mandates in election year.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence now classifies artificial intelligence as a defining 21st-century threat, warning that Beijing's deployment velocity challenges American dominance.
Researchers warn that AI agents may act like insider threats, prompting enterprises to deploy containerized isolation while utilities scramble to power the compute surge.
A Silicon Valley congressman says Congress lacks capacity to regulate AI, while states and local governments deploy the technology across public services with minimal oversight.
Federal lawmakers are preparing legislation to override state-level AI regulation, as Ohio and Tennessee lawmakers grapple with how to govern the technology without clear consensus.
Policymakers weigh updates to HIPAA and lean on GDPR as foundation models in medical imaging raise new data protection challenges, while enforcement spreads to consumer AI applications.
