ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - OpenAI CEO calls for AI pacing as Trump insists he's not downplaying risk
AI development is "walking a narrow middle path," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.
AXIOS (Sam Sabin) - OpenAI unveils plan to protect critical services from AI cyberattacks
OpenAI is launching a new initiaitve designed to provide subsidized access to its models to water systems, electricity providers, local governments and other critical services . Why it matters: Critical infrastructure organizations — which have long lacked the budget, manpower and time needed to shore up their cyber defenses — have been struggling to prepare for the anticipated wave of AI-enabled cyberattacks. Driving the news: OpenAI president Greg Brockman announced the new program while hosting 300 security leaders for a summit at the company's headquarters Thursday. - Axios first reported on the summit and Brockman's anticipated announcement. Zoom in: OpenAI is committing $1 billion to a new Daybreak for Frontline Defenders…
AXIOS (Maria Curi) - Altman raises stakes on government scrutiny as AI advances
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called the Trump administration's voluntary review of the company's forthcoming Astra model a "productive process" and said that closer engagement with government officials around the world will matter more as AI capabilities advance. Why it matters: OpenAI is close to releasing Astra, the first model designated at its "critical" cyber capability level that the company says requires stronger safeguards during development and before release. The Trump administration has developed a voluntary framework for reviewing some advanced AI models before release, including potentially giving government officials access for up to 30 days. The White House does not plan to publicly release the framework. …
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'
A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon
DAILYCALLER (Dylan Kresak) - Pentagon’s Anthropic Ban Lifted After Clash Over Claude
‘illegal and baseless’
JUSTTHENEWS (Joseph Weber) - Judge rules Pentagon unlawfully labeled Anthropic supply chain risk
The dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic started earlier this year when the tech firm refused to remove internal guardrails to prevent the military from using its Claude AI model in weapons and surveillance
AXIOS (Mackenzie Weinger) - Judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic blacklist
A federal judge on Thursday struck down the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk , ruling that the government's actions violated Anthropic's constitutional rights. Why it matters: The ruling marks a major legal victory for Anthropic in its months-long fight with the Trump administration over how the military can use its AI models. Driving the news: "The empty invocation of national security is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics," U.S. District Judge Rita Lin wrote in her 59-page ruling. - Lin noted that the Pentagon continued pursuing work with Anthropic even after the designation: "None of that is consistent with a genuine fear that Anthropic is a saboteur who would poison its…
NYTIMES (Kenneth P. Vogel and Hamed Aleaziz) - Prison Firm Donated to Trump’s PAC After ICE Gave It $165 Million a Year in Contracts
The GEO Group has profited from the administration’s mass deportation campaign. A subsidiary donated more than $1.4 million to the president’s super PAC last month.
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Robotics CEO pitches humanoid border patrol to DHS as contract talks advance
A U.S. robotics company says it has demonstrated a humanoid robot to Department of Homeland Security officials and is negotiating contracts to deploy the machines along the southern border, though DHS says no formal deal exists. Foundation, the company behind a humanoid robot called Phantom, told Fox News Digital that it has shown the technology […] The post Robotics CEO pitches humanoid border patrol to DHS as contract talks advance appeared first on American Almanac .
A U.S. robotics company says it has demonstrated a humanoid robot to Department of Homeland Security officials and is negotiating contracts to deploy the machines along the southern border, though DHS says no formal deal exists. Foundation, the company behind a humanoid robot called Phantom, told Fox News Digital that it has shown the technology to DHS officials and is in active discussions with multiple national security agencies about putting the machines to work in one of the most dangerous and difficult operating environments in federal law enforcement. Founder and CEO Sankaet Pathak said the company is ready to move fast, claiming a pilot program could launch almost immediately and a broader deployment within months. DHS pushed…Open
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Fight breaks out at Flock camera protest, new safeguards announced amid backlash | NEWSNATION
Flock Safety will implement new privacy and data retention policies as pressure grows on the automated license plate operator to prevent its technology from being abused or used to conduct mass surveillance. #flockcameras #privacy #safety