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Tech: The data center conundrum
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (194+ words) Punchbowl News Tech: The data center conundrum As the public has grown increasingly skeptical about AI data centers, a funny thing is happening in Washington: A lot of lawmakers are in basic agreement about how to handle the issue. The…...
Tech: House Science advances AI bills
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (216+ words) Punchbowl News Tech: House Science advances AI bills The House Science Committee advanced a bipartisan bill that would codify increasingly prominent artificial intelligence oversight work being done by the Commerce Department, including measuring the risks posed by the most powerful…...
Tech: The preemption skeptics praising Obernolte
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (117+ words) Punchbowl News Tech: The preemption skeptics praising Obernolte That choice from the conservative-allied family group wasa rare one among the interests that share its view that, as ABF Chair Tim Estes recently said, some tech figures would "sacrifice the next…...
Tech: The AI sprint to August has begun
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (150+ words) Punchbowl News Tech: The AI sprint to August has begun The sprint is on to make headway on kids" digital bills and artificial intelligence before August " and the course is strewn with hurdles. The latest obstacle arrived Friday night when…...
Tech: Pentagon weaning itself off Anthropic, Michael says
2+ week, 2+ day ago (145+ words) Punchbowl News Tech: Pentagon weaning itself off Anthropic, Michael says The Pentagon has switched at least two-thirds of its use of Anthropic to competing artificial intelligence providers, Emil Michael, the department's chief technology officer, said on Friday. The comments come…...
Tech: Amodei asks Washington to tightly regulate AI
2+ week, 4+ day ago (153+ words) Punchbowl News Tech: Amodei asks Washington to tightly regulate AI Anthropic wants the federal government to have the ability to block the release of new artificial intelligence models if officials believe they're too dangerous. In a lengthy essay Wednesday, Anthropic…...
Tech: Kelly, Banks lead labor AI data bill
2+ week, 4+ day ago (151+ words) Punchbowl News Tech: Kelly, Banks lead labor AI data bill Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) are introducing a bill to make sure the Labor Department's key surveys are capturing the impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce....
Tech: Cruz discussing AI framework for markup
2+ week, 5+ day ago (143+ words) Punchbowl News Tech: Cruz discussing AI framework for markup Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is planning a markup that will go beyond kids" online safety bills to tackle federal artificial intelligence regulation. Cruz told us that legislation to…...
Tech: What's next for an AI framework
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (135+ words) Punchbowl News Tech: What's next for an AI framework The long-awaited bipartisan proposal on artificial intelligence regulation from Reps. Jay Obernolte It didn't take long for leaders in both parties to tap the brakes on the nearly 300-page draft. Speaker…...
Tech: What else Altman said on the Hill
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (152+ words) Punchbowl News Tech: What else Altman said on the Hill Open AI CEO Sam Altman came to Capitol Hill last week for his latest round of meetings with lawmakers. Regular readers know Altman was there to deliver the message that…...