CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Trump administration officials came to this week's G20 innovation summit to project a united front on U.S. AI leadership. But tensions between the Commerce Department and the White House's tech policy shop are playing out behind the scenes. Why it matters: The Trump administration wants the world to follow its lead on AI policy, even as it grapples with divisions at home. Driving the news: The G20 Innovation Ministerial on Tuesday and Wednesday features some of the tech industry's heaviest hitters and officials from the world's most powerful countries. - Officials and executives pitched the U.S. as a model for other countries on AI, contrasting its lighter regulatory approach with the European Union's heavier hand.…
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Palantir is battling the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency for the ability to bid for a contract to modernize its data analytics system, according to a filing obtained by Axios. Why it matters: Palantir's already massive foothold at the Pentagon could eventually expand to an agency tasked with providing foreign military intelligence to prevent and win wars. What's inside: Palantir argues in its protest that the DIA is wasting taxpayer money, and flouting the law, by refusing to consider a commercial solution for its data analytics modernization efforts. - The agency launched MARS (Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-repository System) eight years ago and has been developing it ever since to replace a Cold War-era system. - Palantir…
It's a CEO's job to sell their product — not scare people it'll ruin their lives. - Tell that to OpenAI's Sam Altman and Palantir's Alex Karp, who've both delivered bleak warnings about the disruption AI could bring. Why it matters: Portraying AI as immensely powerful — even dangerous — reinforces the idea that only a few companies can build it safely. That's an effective message for fundraising but a scary pitch to consumers. The big picture: AI is getting scarier and more unpopular as the technology improves and elections approach. - Only 26% of voters view AI positively, making it even less popular than ICE , according to an NBC News poll of 1,000 voters. - Privately, several AI CEOs tell Axios they're nervous an anti-AI wave…
Sentiment around widely used home surveillance tools is souring as high-profile cases reveal just how deeply law enforcement can tap the data they generate. Why it matters: What once felt like a personal security upgrade now feels to many like participation in a broader law enforcement apparatus they didn't sign up for. - New AI advancements have made it easier to search, cross-reference and retain massive amounts of video and license plate data, raising the stakes of what once felt like localized neighborhood tools. Driving the news: A Super Bowl ad for Amazon's Ring doorbell camera touting the ability of the device's new Search Party feature to locate lost dogs has spurred widespread backlash. - But many viewers assumed the tool was…
