Treasury’s Scott Bessent says no liability exemptions for AI labs
The secretary told House Financial Services Committee lawmakers that the “best way to guarantee safety” is for AI creators to be held “liable for what they build…
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xAI is working to get Grok approved for wider government use
And, a top Energy official says the agency needs ‘a lot more’ funding to reach Genesis Mission goals
Grok-maker xAI gets USDA backing in pursuit of FedRAMP High authorization
The company behind the controversial generative AI tool wants to continue building adoption momentum as usage spreads across federal agencies.
OPM drops Claude, adds Grok and Codex to AI use disclosure
Its disclosure of Grok use follows Treasury’s statement that the department was testing the controversial chatbot.
As Trump targets fraud, the government’s identity focus reaches a new peak
Jordan Burris joins the Daily Scoop to discuss.
An Energy Department-run national lab is piloting xAI’s Grok
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, plus HHS, are using the controversial chatbot to create documents and complete general research, AI use case inventories show.
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GSA nominee open to reviewing Grok AI selection process
Edward Forst told Sen. Gary Peters that if confirmed, he’d meet with the GSA team behind the tool’s procurement and would “rectify” issues “if there was incompleteness…
xAI strikes GSA deal for Grok after weeks of speculation
The GSA’s AI safety team determined Grok 4 met its guidelines after testing, an agency official said.
Elizabeth Warren calls on Pete Hegseth to defend Pentagon’s deal with xAI; a new CIO for Secret Service
The Department of Homeland Security component’s new CIO has been focused on AI and emerging tech.
Consumer complaints to FTC on AI tools: Deceptive practices, poor service, sexual content
A database run by the agency and used by law enforcement now includes about 200 AI complaints, per documents obtained by FedScoop.