Category Legislation & Government

News on AI-related laws, policies, and government regulations.

Chinese Open-Weight AI Models Are Forcing Silicon Valley to Rethink Its Playbook

Chinese open-weight AI models are nearing U.S. frontier systems, rattling Silicon Valley, Washington and the business case for closed AI.

OpenAI’s AI spending plan rises to $750B, led by a $20B Georgia campus that could reshape power, policy and the AI infrastructure race.

Trump’s AI energy bill pledge gains more signatories, but weak enforcement and state control over rates limit its impact.

Pat Gelsinger is betting on Moore’s law revival through light-based chipmaking, AI hardware, and energy innovation at Playground Capital.

BloombergNEF says data center electricity demand could quadruple by 2035 as AI compute strains U.S. grids and pushes prices higher.

Google’s new Gemini models focus on speed, cost and security while the long-awaited Pro update remains delayed.

U.S. officials say Chinese AI models could face sanctions if IP theft is found, escalating the battle over open source and frontier AI.

Stanford students’ walkout against Sundar Pichai became a Stanford walkout over Google, Gaza, ICE, and AI’s role in power and surveillance.

Chinese AI models from Moonshot and Alibaba are pressuring US rivals, investors and policymakers with cheaper, open-weight frontier systems.

The Army burned through its AI tokens fast, forcing limits back on and raising questions about the real cost of AI tokens in government.