An open letter against superintelligent AI
The statement, issued by the nonprofit Future of Life Institute, has been signed by more than 700 individuals, including Nobel laureates, technology industry veterans, policymakers, artists, and…
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RIF’d State Department workers get confusing furlough messages; Education workers’ automatic email replies changed to blame shutdown on Democrats
That included notifications that roles were “excepted” during a shutdown. A spokesperson pointed to “minor data” discrepancies, which the agency worked to fix.
White House directs agencies to consider staff reductions in case of shutdown; CISA alerts federal agencies of widespread Cisco zero-days
The White House Office of Management and Budget is instructing agencies to consider reducing staff for programs that have a lapse in funding in the event of…
OPM makes Copilot, ChatGPT available to its workforce; Meta offers Llama AI models to government for free
The Office of Personnel Management is rolling out Microsoft Copilot and OpenAI’s ChatGPT to its workforce, following a similar move by the Department of Health and Human…
A new effort to rebuild federal capacity in the wake of cuts
Former OPM Director Rob Shriver
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Border agency taps ‘chatCBP’ to assist workforce; Democrats call on DHS to reinstate Cyber Safety Review Board membership
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is implementing an AI chatbot called “chatCBP” for its workforce, following in the footsteps of similar federal government creations like DHSChat and…
NSF director Panchanathan resigns; Bill to reauthorize TMF would extend program to 2032
Sethuraman Panchanathan has been at the science research agency since the first Trump administration.
The Department of Labor gets access to OpenAI tech; Top officials behind CISA’s ‘Secure by Design’ resign
The move makes Labor one of the latest agencies to gain access to generative AI tools from the maker of ChatGPT.
White House releases guidance for AI use, acquisition in government; Senators look to expand Secret Service’s financial cybercrime authorities
The two memos follow Trump’s decision to rescind the Biden administration’s executive order on AI and review its actions — but much appears similar.
IRS cuts about 50 IT executives; Treasury elevates Jeffrey King to CIO
The reshuffle in Treasury’s IT shop comes as the IRS cut about 50 IT staffers Friday.
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