™All Policy & Regulation
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Appeals Court Halts Minnesota's AI 'Nudification' Law as xAI's Constitutional Fight Advances
Why it mattersMinnesota's law, in effect since August 1, is the first US ban on AI nudification images; this ruling only pauses enforcement, the First Amendment merits are still undecided, and xAI's opening brief is due October 29.
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Bipartisan AI Agent Accountability Act: Agent Hacks Could Mean Criminal Liability, Developers on the Hook Too
Why it mattersThe bill extends criminal and civil liability to developers who knew or should have known their agents could hack but failed to add reasonable safeguards; it is at the announcement stage, with no formal text yet filed in the Senate.
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FTC Opens Probe of OpenAI and Anthropic Over Rogue AI Agents; Subpoenas Being Drafted
Why it mattersReuters calls it the first official US regulatory action against rogue AI agents; the probe will also seek information from the auditor METR, and the civil investigative demands, which can compel documents and executive testimony, are expected in the coming weeks.
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Six Tech CEOs Sign White House Superintelligence Accord: Trump Calls It "Almost Like a Constitution"
Why it mattersSix companies signed four voluntary commitments, including independent outside evaluation and an independent board committee; Trump called the accord morally binding, not legally binding.
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Trump Renames AI: Government Docs Switch to Super Intelligence, Executive Order Tonight
Why it mattersThe executive order replaces "artificial intelligence" with "super intelligence" in US government communications; at the same lunch Trump rejected new federal AI safety rules.
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Florida AG Asks Court to Bar OpenAI from Developing New AI Models
Why it mattersThe motion seeks to bar OpenAI from developing new models without independent safety approval, reaching into model development itself; OpenAI says it has paused training its most capable models.
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Trump Hosts Anthropic CEO at White House, 48 Hours After Court Backed the Blacklist
Why it mattersIt is the first one-on-one between Trump and Amodei, 48 hours after an appeals court upheld, 2-1, the Pentagon's "supply-chain risk" designation of Anthropic.
