The rise of powerful AI will be either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity. We do not yet know which."
—Stephen Hawking
Latest news and analysis on Donald Trump’s tech policies, AI data center initiatives, US technology tariffs, and executive actions.
President Donald Trump is expected to name Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as his next AI czar, according to CBS News, although the White House has not officially confirmed the appointment.
US President Donald Trump and executives from Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI and Nvidia have signed a voluntary accord outlining internal controls, independent audits and board oversight for advanced AI systems.
US President Donald Trump has announced plans to create an “AI Force” and appoint an AI czar, while suggesting that Artificial Intelligence could be renamed “Superior Intelligence,” “Extreme Intelligence” or “Supreme Intelligence.”
US President Donald Trump said he is okay with Republicans opposing data centers, while emphasizing that AI data centers can bring jobs, increased income and lower taxes to communities.
There has not been any official complaint by Anthropic against Moonshot AI of training their Kimi K3 model through distillation of Claude Fable model.
The order directs an update to the US National Quantum Strategy and launches a national effort to develop the first quantum computer powerful enough to enable scientific discovery and accelerate commercial applications.
Bondi’s appointment in the CSAT comes barely a month after she was unceremoniously fired by Trump as Attorney General.
The executive order would have required AI companies to share first-tier models with the Federal government at least 90 days before public release under a voluntary framework.
The executive order arrives one week after Trump concluded a 36-hour state visit to Beijing on May 14th and May 15th and is a reversal of the Trump administration’s earlier stance on AI oversight.
While Beijing has formally confirmed that Trump and Xi agreed to launch intergovernmental AI dialogue during last week’s Beijing summit, Washington appears to have completely omitted mentioning this commitment in their official fact sheet.
