Policy & Regulation

Policy and regulation encompass government laws, agency rules and legal frameworks that govern artificial intelligence development and deployment. Truncated covers legislative bills, regulatory enforcement actions, compliance standards and international governance agreements.

Saturday 7 November

Democrat shaping AI policy bought chip stocks despite backing congressional trading ban

AI-generated summary Representative Josh Gottheimer, who helps shape his party's artificial intelligence agenda, disclosed new purchases of artificial intelligence linked stocks. His spokesman, Haraden Bottomley, said the congressman turned over control of his investments to a third party with full investment discretion before taking office in 2017.

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Microsoft patent filing describes AI that rewrites what people say in livestreams in real time

AI-generated summary Microsoft has filed a patent for generative artificial intelligence that can alter content in livestreams in real time by listening for certain words and replacing them. Microsoft says the technology is intended for cleaning up and translating broadcasts, though the filing has raised concerns regarding potential misinformation.

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Friday 6 November

China reportedly recruited AI exec to spy on Jensen Huang

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AI-generated summary China reportedly recruited Megaspeed executive Alice Huang to gather intelligence on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang regarding American artificial intelligence chips. Three House committees requested that Jensen Huang appear for a joint briefing concerning his interactions with Alice Huang.

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LeBron James Sent a Y Combinator-Backed Startup a Cease-and-Desist Letter. That May Have Been the Point

AI-generated summary LeBron James sent a cease-and-desist letter to Bron AI after the sports-betting analytics app used an unauthorized artificial intelligence-generated version of his likeness and voice in a promotional video. A spokesperson for James stated that the athlete is not affiliated with the platform, while representatives demanded the company permanently stop using his likeness and remove the advertisement.

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Nvidia Faces Congressional Scrutiny Over AI Chip Sales, Export Controls

AI-generated summary Nvidia Corp. faces stricter scrutiny from a new Democratic majority in Congress regarding its artificial intelligence chip sales and export controls. Democrats plan to summon executives like Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang to testify publicly and provide information for investigations into industry practices.

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Assessing the Impact of the Midterm Elections on US Tech Policy

AI-generated summary Tech Policy Press published a discussion analyzing how the midterm elections impact United States technology policy, corporate accountability, artificial intelligence, and data centers. Guests including Alexandra Reeve Givens, Robert Weissman, and Brian J. Chen discussed the election results and what policies will endure in Washington and state capitols.

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Russia and US seek to block plan for binding rules on autonomous weapons

AI-generated summary Plans to fill a gap in the global governance of autonomous weapons face opposition as a group of nations led by Russia and the US move to block proposals for a legally binding set of rules at a UN conference. The UN conference in Geneva brings together 128 countries to discuss whether to back a mandate to negotiate a legally binding instrument within a defined timetable.