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World model startups guard their plans as AI rivals race to define the market

World models are drawing funding and buzz, but AMI Labs and World Labs are still guarding their plans. Here’s why the secrecy matters.

An AI slowdown may require audits, compute tracking, chip controls and treaties — but experts warn enforcement is still an unsolved problem.

Virginia’s new data center rules could slow approvals, boost transparency and create an AI task force to study privacy, jobs and harms.

OpenAI alum Diogo Almeida’s AI decision model Jev skips text to deliver fast, cheap probabilities for automation, routing and safety checks.

Disney’s first CTO comes from Character.AI, the startup Disney once accused of copying its characters, underscoring its AI ambitions.

Google is testing a family AI agent called CC to manage schedules, chores and household tasks across Gmail, Calendar and Docs.

Newsom wants California to study an AI kill switch, independent audits and tighter safety reporting as Congress stalls on regulation.

Anthropic’s AI safety proposal sparks debate as Dario Amodei calls for slower frontier development and independent review.

Dario Amodei wants AI labs to pace the frontier with safety evaluators, but Nvidia’s Jensen Huang is pushing back. Here’s what it means.

Hollywood unions are pushing back on AI safety warnings, saying the urgent issue is worker harm, digital replicas, and weak regulation.