Trump Announces Creation of 'AI Force,' Vows to Appoint 'AI Czar'

President Trump said he was launching a new unit focused on artificial intelligence after leading figures in the industry publicly sounded the alarm over the growing technology. The announcement marks the first time the president has suggested there could be a new federal government entity solely dedicated to AI, but it isn’t clear what role it would play.

U.S. Senators Debate Legislation Imposing 'Duty of Care' on AI

U.S. Senate negotiators are debating legislation that would require AI companies to demonstrate they are taking reasonable precautions to keep their tools from causing harm, according to a Senate aide ​and a lobbyist familiar with the talks. The senators are debating giving the U.S. commerce secretary the power to ​request proof that AI developers are taking reasonable steps to prevent harm, known as a "duty ⁠of care," according to the Senate aide and lobbyist.

Chinese State Media Says Calls for AI Slowdown 'Self-Serving'

Chinese state media accused leading US AI executives of using calls for slower development of frontier models to blunt competition from China, describing the push as a “self-serving” effort to preserve American dominance. An editorial published by state-owned China Daily said recent remarks from AI leaders in the US show how restrictions aimed at limiting China’s AI development are shifting to software after curbs on chips and equipment had failed to stop companies in the Asian nation from building competitive models.

Trump Labels Calls for AI Slowdown 'A Sick Conspiracy'

President Donald Trump dismissed the push for new guardrails to protect Americans from the rapid growth of artificial intelligence and warned of "a SICK conspiracy" that is turning people against AI and data centers in the United States. Trump made the comments in a Sept. 14 post on Truth Social as he lashed out against Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who raised concerns about the unchecked pace of AI development and called for new guardrails in an essay published over the weekend.

Top AI Leaders Support Anthropic CEO's Call for Slowdown

Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, called for a global slowdown of artificial intelligence development in a 3,800-word essay, just days after one of the company’s employees quit over concerns about the safety of the technology. Top executives of other major AI companies quickly signed on to the effort. Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI; Elon Musk, whose SpaceX rocket company has been ramping up spending on A.I.; and Demis Hassabis, the chair of Google DeepMind, wrote in social media posts that they agreed on the need for a slower pace.

Microsoft Unveils Draft Code of Conduct for Its Own AI Tools

Microsoft unveiled a draft code of conduct for its in-house artificial intelligence that reflects growing industry concern that companies must keep future powerful AI under human control. The document, in the works for five to six months, would require Microsoft's ​AI to never resist correction or shutdown, to communicate in ways that humans can understand, ​and to consider any conduct violation to be a failure — an effort to ⁠address concerns that AI can go to dangerous lengths to accomplish a task.

EU to Propose Ban on Children Using Social Media, Video Apps

The European Union will propose ​a ban restricting under 15s from social media, video sharing platforms, AI chatbots and online games, ‌in the most sweeping plan yet to protect children from online dangers, a European Commission document seen by Reuters shows. The ​EU proposal is part of an EU Kids Act that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ​and EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen will present.

White House Agrees to Ethics Language in Cryptocurrency Bill

The White House has agreed to new ethics language in the Clarity Act ahead of a key vote on the cryptocurrency regulation bill in the Senate. The provision, which would bar public officials from issuing or sponsoring digital assets, could be enforced by both state attorneys general and the Department of Justice (DOJ) under updated language released by Senate Republicans.

Anthropic Researcher Quits, Calling Tech 'Out of Control'

An Anthropic researcher is quitting the artificial-intelligence industry over fears that the lab and its competitors are racing to build systems they won’t be able to control, a sign of mounting safety concerns within top AI companies. Jacob Coxon, a researcher who specializes in training new AI models by having them consume vast amounts of data, said that he is leaving the company because he doesn’t want to participate in an industrywide rush to build AI systems that can improve themselves, worried such systems could spiral out of control and destroy humanity.

AI Testing Environment Breaches Prompt Calls for Better Safety

A series of recent online hacks carried out by artificial intelligence models made by Anthropic PBC, OpenAI and Meta Platforms Inc. have caused widespread concern about the security risks posed by this increasingly powerful technology. As such incidents pile up and the pace of AI agents’ hacking abilities rapidly improves, security researchers and lawmakers are calling for more rigorous testing and safer testing environments.

U.S. Accuses Chinese AI Companies of Copying Technology

The U.S. government accused Chinese artificial intelligence companies of maliciously ​copying technology from American AI firms, potentially complicating relations ahead of a planned ‌meeting between leaders of the world's two biggest economies later this month. The Chinese companies copied U.S. AI labs’ intellectual property through a technique known as distillation, according to a statement from U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials.

Judge Won't Force Google to Sell Ad Business in Antitrust Case

A federal judge ruled that Google must make changes to address its advertising technology monopoly but would not need to break up that business, as the company staved off the most extreme measures to curb its power. Judge Leonie M. Brinkema, who sits on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, issued her sealed decision after finding last year that Google broke the law to protect its dominance over the largely invisible system of technology that places ads on pages across the web.

OpenAI Puts Limits on Models Capable of Automating Cyberattacks

OpenAI is limiting the cyber capabilities of a new model it deems capable of pulling off automated cyberattacks, adding layers of security after a swarm of its AI agents hacked a company earlier this summer. The ChatGPT maker said that its internal testing had determined that the forthcoming model, called Astra, is capable of devising and executing novel cyberattacks against difficult targets with only limited human input.

U.S. Officials Seize Domain Names Used by Russian Hacking Operation

A two-decade-old Russian hacking operation dubbed "Sality" is being dismantled, U.S. law enforcement officials and cybersecurity ‌company CrowdStrike announced. U.S. officials said they had seized the web domains hackers used to take over computers to send spam, carry out distributed denial-of-service operations or steal cryptocurrency, while CrowdStrike said it had cut off a network of compromised computers ​from the mastermind controlling it.

FTC Sues Amazon for 'Secretly and Systematically' Overcharging Advertisers

The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant “secretly and systematically overcharged” advertisers on its platform by manipulating its pricing and auction systems. The lawsuit, which was joined by 22 state attorneys general, argues that Amazon may have reaped more than $20 billion from advertisers by using “hidden surcharges” dating back to a change to its auction rules that took effect in 2019.

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Judge Says U.S. Ban Violated Anthropic’s First Amendment Rights

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated Anthropic’s First Amendment rights by blacklisting the artificial-intelligence company as a supply-chain risk. U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin of the Northern District of California mostly sided with Anthropic in her ruling on the company’s March lawsuit against the Trump administration, saying the government had erred in its haste to give Anthropic that designation.

Bill Gates Says AI Insiders Privately Worried About Risks

Bill Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, is loudly warning that artificial intelligence poses a grave threat to jobs and human life, and that urgently addressing the risks should be “the world’s top priority.” In an hourlong interview with The New York Times last week, Mr. Gates said the tech industry was knowingly downplaying those threats because there was too much money on the line.

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