The Trump administration this week staked out a new position that could reshape its approach to AI policy, accusing Chinese companies of stealing U.S. technology even as it defends open AI development. Why it matters: That distinction could become the foundation for U.S. action against Chinese AI companies without broadly restricting the open-weight models that businesses, researchers and startups increasingly rely on. Driving the news: The Trump administration is backing open-weight models while accusing China's Moonshot of using distillation — the process of training a smaller AI model using the outputs of a larger model — to copy Anthropic's Fable model. - "Legitimate AI distillation used to create smaller, more efficient models…
Commerce spokesperson Kristen Eichamer said National Institute of Standards and Technology Director Dr. Arvind Raman will serve as acting-director of CAISI after Fall's departure, until a new director is named.
Chris Fall, the director of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, is resigning just three months after taking over the federal AI testing institute, the Commerce Department confirmed on Monday. Why it matters: The abrupt departure comes as the Trump administration grapples with how to deploy AI safely and the agency hashes out standards. - Commerce spokesperson Benno Kass confirmed Fall's resignation to Axios. Context: Fall was appointed in April to lead Commerce's Center for AI Standards and Innovation after the administration reorganized the agency formerly known as the U.S. AI Safety Institute. - CAISI is responsible for developing AI testing and evaluation capabilities and supporting standards for advanced AI systems. What…
America's commanding lead in advanced AI is gone. - A Chinese moonshot — literally and figuratively — has caught up to models that defined the U.S. frontier just weeks ago, at a substantially lower price. Why it matters: Kimi K3 , a massive new model by Beijing-based Moonshot AI, threatens the foundations of America's AI boom. Its release Thursday dazzled developers, jolted Silicon Valley and reset the AI race overnight. Driving the news: Kimi immediately vaulted into the top tier of global AI, beating Anthropic's Fable 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol in front-end coding tests by AI evaluator Arena . - In Arena's broader text ranking , Kimi finished ahead of Anthropic's Opus 4.8 — the company's flagship model until Fable 5 arrived in…
A time capsule marking the 250th birthday of America and filled with items from all states won’t be unearthed until 2276. Engineer Mike Berilla of National Institute of Standards and Technology told “The Hill” how the capsule was packed and secured: “We’ve got archival boxes, we’ve got shelves, we’ve got special containment vessels that will keep things separate, safe, and alive for 250 years.” #TimeCapsule #History #America250 "NewsNation Prime" is America’s source for unbiased news offering a full range of perspectives from across the U.S. Weekends starting at 7p/6C. #Prime NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
AI:NIST engineer Mike Berilla has officially sealed a time capsule to commemorate America's 250th birthday, ensuring that artifacts from all fifty states are preserved for future generations. Using advanced archival boxes and specialized containment vessels designed to keep items safe and intact, this patriotic monument is scheduled to remain undisturbed until the year 2276.Open
Federal investigators announced that the Surfside, Florida, condo building collapse that killed 98 people in June 2021 began three weeks prior to the structure falling.
President Trump signed a narrowed executive order on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity Tuesday. Why it matters: The new order lets the White House kick the can down the road while they consider new rules for cutting-edge AI models and what to do about AI's advanced cybersecurity capabilities. Driving the news: The surprise move comes more than a week after Trump cancelled the release of another version of the order with stricter requirements, saying it could hurt American competitiveness. What they're saying: "Advanced AI capabilities make our Nation stronger, but also introduce new national security considerations that require coordinated action across executive departments and agencies (agencies), and components," the executive…
Everything seemed set for a photo op of tech and AI CEOs who would surround President Trump Thursday as he signed a much-anticipated executive order on AI and cybersecurity. - Then it fell apart hours before the signing as a top Trump adviser and some tech executives gave it a big thumbs down — to a president who didn't really want to regulate AI in the first place. Why it matters: Any further delay of the order means more time for infighting and for the text to get bogged down in disagreements among different parts of the government and industry. Behind the scenes: Ahead of the signing, Trump, AI adviser David Sacks , and some in industry discussed the executive order, sources familiar told Axios. - The main reason why the executive…
