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New from me—Trump signed off on Friday's move to ban foreign use of Anthropic's latest AI model and a call between Amazon's Andy Jassy and Scott Bessent about potential issues with the model got many in the White House worried.
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Reporting by @AmrithRamkumar: wsj.com/politics/policy/whit…
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Ron DeSantis responding to my latest story on the wave of bills from Democrats seeking to regulate AI, including a new one from Adam Schiff on guardrails for the Pentagon's use of the technology:
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I doubt Democrats will produce good policy re: AI, but Republicans have allowed them to capitalize on public concern about the power and influence of Big Tech by failing to adopt a sensible framework that will protect the public from the very real downsides of the technology.
A policy that says transhumanists in Silicon Valley should be able to do what they want is not an acceptable approach, nor is it a politically viable approach.
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Wall Street Journal confirming our reporting today, with some new details that gov shares in OpenAi could go to Trump account-type program by @AmrithRamkumar & co
Jun 4
SCOOP: US officials have had talks about having government acquire shares in AI giants, sources say
Altman has discussed w/ senior officials, including Trump. Did again recently
May be *ceding* shares to USG - not a purchase
Shares could go 2 dividend
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Scoop w/ @AmrithRamkumar: Trump administration is in negotiations to fund U.S. drone startups with new debt-and-equity deals (including one company linked to Donald Trump Jr.) wsj.com/politics/national-se…
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David Sacks’s 11th-Hour Plea Led to Trump’s Backtrack on AI Executive Order—The move marked a win for business-minded officials wary of Chinese competition
@AmrithRamkumar @natalieandrews @MeghanBobrowsky
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NEW: U.S. to Award Quantum-Computing Firms $2 Billion and Take Equity Stakes
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The only thing growing faster than the AI industry is Americans' negative feelings about AI.
"People just feel under siege."
Fascinating story by @AmrithRamkumar @KatherineBlunt @lindsayaellis
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The only thing growing faster than the AI industry may be Americans’ negative feelings about it.
Fears about energy prices, job losses, and the impact on children are fueling the growing backlash.
Story w/ @KatherineBlunt & @lindsayaellis:
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The American Rebellion Against AI Is Gaining Steam wsj.com/tech/ai/the-american… @AmrithRamkumar @KatherineBlunt @lindsayaellis
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Anthropic last week began letting Mythos users share cybersecurity threats with others who may face similar vulnerabilities, modifying its previous stance (@amrithramkumar / Wall Street Journal)
(Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)
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Trump Brings Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Along on China Trip—A last-minute addition to the group of CEOs joining President Trump on his trip to China was Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang, who wasn’t initially included on the travel list.
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Scoop: Half-a-dozen GOP State Attorneys General Ask SEC to Review Sam Altman’s Business Dealings wsj.com/livecoverage/cpi-inf…
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On a recent call with the top AI CEOs, JD Vance warned that models like Mythos pose cyber threats to small town banks and hospitals.
Now a chaotic White House response has allies worried more regulation lies ahead. W/ @schwartzbWSJ & @natalieandrews:
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It’s the latest moment of the VP being a leader on tech policy — from TikTok to the AI moratorium to this — as the administration navigates the rapidly developing tech.
W/ @AmrithRamkumar and @schwartzbWSJ
GIFT LINK
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May 8
SCOOP: VP JD Vance held a secret call with CEOs of giant AI companies including Elon Musk, Dario Amodei and Sam Altman.
Vance expressed concern with the potential of AI systems and impact they could have on local banks other smaller businesses.
It’s an instance of the administration scrambling to decide what to do with AI.
Story w/ @AmrithRamkumar @natalieandrews
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May 7
BIG STORY: Trump is dramatically expanding the state's role in the economy with public stakes in firms and aggressive regulatory plans.
The State Capitalist policies all have one upshot: they increase Trump's personal power.
With @MaggieSeverns, @jdawsey1, @meridithmcgraw
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Anthropic wants to expand access to its powerful Mythos model, but the White House opposes the move. The relationship remains complicated despite recent steps to de-escalate the conflict. W/ @bobmcmillan:
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Anthropic’s new Mythos model is proving to be a very useful tool for thawing its frosty relationship with the Trump Administration.
Dario is headed to the West Wing today. w/ @AmrithRamkumar
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