Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., speaks as ranking member Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, listens during a hearing February 2023 hearing. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Sen. Ted Cruz takes aim at foreign influence on AI policy The Texas Republican is seeking documents from the DOJ to investigate whether a foreign group is illegally influencing federal AI work. Dec 3, 2024 By Madison Alder
Britain’s Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan (R) greets U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo during the U.K. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, in central England, on Nov. 1, 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) Anthropic model subject of first joint evaluation by US, UK AI Safety Institutes An updated Claude 3.5 Sonnet underwent the first-ever joint pre-deployment evaluation by the U.S. and U.K. AI safety bodies. Nov 20, 2024 By Madison Alder
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on Sept. 6, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Raimondo announces picks for U.S. AI Safety Institute’s director, CTO National Economic Council adviser Elizabeth Kelly will lead NIST’s new AI group, while Elham Tabassi is on board as chief technology officer. Feb 7, 2024 By Matt Bracken